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These Masterclasses have top production values and excellent clear instruction from Ruben himself whose techniques stem from traditional carving, but have been evolving.  This form of art has developed into Ruben's specialty through years of experience.  He has innovated many of his own techniques and adapted a wide array of tools to make carving easier, more streamlined, and more suited to surfboards.  He shares everything you need to know and saves you time by sharing his vast expertise in this unique field of art.  Ruben is great at explaining his process in simple, clear language and he holds nothing back. 

The filming is both beautiful to watch and very easy to understand both visually and verbally to allow you to see and hear his explanations of how he completes each step from the initial dirty and sometimes broken old surfboard into a gorgeous new piece of valuable art.  This is not your typical DIY YouTube tripod-shot tutorial.  This was filmed professionally by a skilled cameraman and the angles are always adjusted to show each step clearly. If you are accustomed to seeing the bloopers of many tutorials (even from top artists), this course will be a memorable new gold standard for quality.  It is refreshingly free of the off-camera action, focus foibles, and bad lighting of so many of online art courses.   

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