Courses in English, Decorative techniques, Initiation courses, Wood carving

La ronde-bosse EN • 3D sculpting initiation

Full-round wood sculpture

This class introduces you to three-dimensional wood sculpting. You will learn which wood species are best as well as the tools and safe work techniques to making full-round sculptures (three-dimensional sculptures which can be viewed from every angle). You will also learn how to sharpen the various sculpting gouges and tools. To put these notions to use, each participant will sculpt their own full-round figure in basswood.

Practical course

  • Presentations and demonstrations by the teacher
  • Technical exercises and making of an object/piece of furniture by the participants

Schedule

Prerequisites for the course

Level 1 course – No prerequisites

Number of sessions

3 sessions

Training duration

12 hours

Cost

300 $ + txs

Group 1

Sunday March 2nd, 9th and 16th 2025, 8 AM to 12 PM

Course plan

Equipment used
  • Set of sculpting gouges, parting and detail carving tools
  • Mallet
  • Sharpening machines
  • Bandsaw
Techniques taught
  • Appropriate and safe techniques for working with sculpting gouges, parting tools and detail carving tools
  • Bandsaw operation
  • Tracing forms and doing rough cuts on the bandsaw
  • Sculpting full-round shapes
  • Sharpening gouges, parting and detail carving tools
Materials and equipment provided
  • Materials and tools needed to carry out exercises and/or projects
  • Course notebook
  • If necessary, loan of hearing protectors and safety glasses
Equipment to bring

If you have one, you can bring:

  • a dust mask
  • hearing protectors
  • safety glasses
  • safety shoes

Schedule for the 3D sculpting initiation course

Day 1
  • Presentations, course objectives and project
  • Presentation on wood carving (wood species, tools, drawing and modeling)
  • Appropriate and safe techniques for using the tools and equipment
  • First carving exercise on a piece of basswood
Day 2
  • Tracing the figure
  • Rough cutting the figure on the bandsaw
  • Full-round sculpting of figure on basswood
  • Gouge sharpening demonstration
Day 3
  • Full-round sculpting of figure on basswood

Woodworking training programs

This course is part of a program bringing together a series of courses that allow progressive and in-depth learning of cabinetmaking techniques.

Participants

Unless otherwise specified, ÉÉAM general public courses are only open to people 18 years of age and older.

As openness and inclusion are essential values for the ÉÉAM, the school strives to accommodate everyone who is interested in cabinetmaking. If you live with a functional limitation and have questions regarding your ability to attend training, please contact us to discuss.