Relief Carving: Patterns, Tips, and Techniques by William F. Judt     (More Details)
Relief Carving is a popular but challenging style of woodcarving used for signs, plaques, murals, and decoration for architecture and furniture. This manual reduces relief carving to its simplest elements so beginners can make a confident start in mastering the necessary techniques, and shows the stages through which a successful piece must pass.

Wildlife Carving in Relief by Lora S. Irish     (More Details)
Relief carving is a challenging technique that lies somewhere between two-dimensional and three-dimensional artwork. Color photographs of the author's finished carvings of wildlife subjects demonstrate the stunning capabilities of this technique. Step-by-step instructions on how to carve a bison bust, line art and shaded contour illustrations for 30 other animal images, and descriptions of the special techniques needed to render fur, antlers, and animal faces are also included.