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Inuit Carving for High School project
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Inuit Carving
NunavutInuit means “The People”
Origins of Inuit Carving
Carving began as a Shamanistic practice, and grew into a major source of income for the Inuit people.
Bone Carving
Abraham Anghik Ruben
Dancing NanukStone Carving
• Think about your own story, family legends, and survival skills• Find or Create an image that is meaningful to you• Sketch at least three thumbnails to work out your idea
What is the Inuit aesthetic?
Carvings in the roun
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Draw all sides of the image onto block
Carve foam with fettling knife
Coat with water putty, let dry and repeat.
Legend of Qalupalik
Billy Merkosak
amauti
Faux Finishing
Faux FinishingPainting a surface so that it looks like another material.
Faux bois = fake wood grain
Faux Stone
Faux Leather
Faux finishing typically uses layers of glazes. Glaze is a medium that thins the paint and keeps it wet so that it can be manipulated. Find an image of the type of material you want on your sculpture. Experiment on paper to create it.
Serpentineivory
musk ox horn
bone
Printmaking
Printmaking
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