Knowing the difficulty of the task before him in preparing this book on one of the most daunting challenges of the woodcarver–carving the expressions of the human face–Master woodcarver Ian Norbury begins with a detailed analysis of the skeletal and muscular structure of the face and then proceeds, step-by-step through the process of translating human expression into a wooden likeness. Illustrated with highly detailed photographs of human faces, carvings completed and carvings in progress, each photo is accompanied by numerous real world tips on how to render a specific expression in the work. If you are a carver, an artist or a student of art, this new book will prove very valuable indeed.