La sculpture EN • The art of wood carving
CO-LINGUAL COURSE
Relief motifs and 3D forms
This course introduces you to relief carving and three-dimensional wood carving. You’ll learn how to choose the right wood species, use tools safely and master the basic techniques needed to create bas-relief (motifs that are lightly raised from the background) and in-the-round (three-dimensional forms in space) carvings.
This course also includes learning how to sharpen gouges and carving tools. To put the learning material into practice, each participant will create a composition of carved motifs and a work in 3D, both carved in solid wood.
PLEASE NOTE: This course is co-lingual (French–English), which means that francophone and anglophone participants form a single group and attend the same classes. The trainer adjusts the language of teaching to accommodate the group or alternates between French and English. All participants may speak the language of their choice, and the trainer will make sure that everyone understands the content.
It is not necessary to be bilingual to register, but basic understanding of both languages may be helpful. Because this course is based on manual work and individual exploration, it is particularly well suited to this way of working. We consider linguistic diversity an asset, and we ask that you show inclusiveness, kindness, and respect.
Practical course
- Presentations and demonstrations by the teacher
- Technical exercises and making of an object by the participants
Schedule
Prerequisites for the course
Level 1 – No prerequisites
Number of sessions
5 sessions
Training duration
20 hours
Cost
510 $ + txs
Group 1
Sunday February 8th, 15th and 22nd, March 1st and 8th 2026, 8 AM to NOON
Course plan
- Set of gouges, burin et straight chisel
- Mallet
- Bandsaw
- Grinder and sharpening stones
- Safe and appropriate use of carving chisels
- Creating bas-relief carvings
- Operating a bandsaw
- Carving in the round
- Sharpening gouges and other carving chisels
- Materials and tools needed to carry out exercises and/or projects
- Course notebook
- If necessary, loan of hearing protectors and safety glasses
If you have one, you can bring:
- a dust mask
- hearing protectors
- safety glasses
- safety shoes
Course outline for an introduction to bas-relief carving
- Introduction, course objectives and project
- Introduction to carving wood (wood species, tools, drawing layout and modeling)
- Techniques for the safe and proper use of equipment to create bas-relief carvings
- First carving exercise on a test piece of wood
- Demonstration/practice of sharpening a gouge
- Sketch a composition for bas-relief carving
- Creation of a bas-relief carving on a flat piece of wood
- Demonstration/practice of sharpening a gouge
- Creation of a bas-relief carving on a flat piece of wood
- Demonstration/practice of sharpening a gouge
- Explanation and demonstration of layout techniques for carving in the round
- Demonstration of rough cutting the form on the band saw
- Exercise in creating a sculpture in the round
This course is part of a program bringing together a series of courses that allow progressive and in-depth learning of cabinetmaking techniques
Woodworking training program
This course is part of two programs 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.
