I’m teaching two new figure sculpture classes starting April 14. One is sculpting with wax and polymer clay on armature. The other is Colorful Clay Busts. To get the party started in my Colorful Clay Busts course, we’re going to practice some fundamental clay sculpting techniques. For inspiration, I collected some figurative shapes that really work the fun in fundamental. Essentially these can be distilled down to beginner friendly forms, while still being interesting to repeat students.
Enjoy this collection of “simple” figures.
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Tjikkie KreugerTheodoros PapagiannisElisabeth Dupin-SjöstedtMagdalena AbakanowiczJacqueline LeratJacqueline LeratJacqueline LeratJacqueline LeratJacqueline LeratJacqueline LeratPre-Columbian, South America, Peru, Chimú culture, ca. 900 to 1470 CEPre-ColumbianPre-ColumbianPre-ColumbianPre-ColumbianPre-ColumbianPre-Columbian Chancay Standing Female Figure 1200-1450
Automatic drawing was developed by the surrealists, as a means of expressing the subconscious. In automatic drawing, the hand is allowed to move ‘randomly’ across the paper. From Wikipedia Surrealist automatism is a method of art making in which the artist suppresses conscious control over the making process, allowing the unconscious mind to have great sway. …
My thoughts so far have separated this warped perspective into two potential causes. First, when we look directly at something such as a pipe or an architectural beam, when in front of us it appears to be straight, but if we don’t move our eyes, it might be that the object slightly bends in our …
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Reductive Figure Sculptures
I’m teaching two new figure sculpture classes starting April 14. One is sculpting with wax and polymer clay on armature. The other is Colorful Clay Busts. To get the party started in my Colorful Clay Busts course, we’re going to practice some fundamental clay sculpting techniques. For inspiration, I collected some figurative shapes that really work the fun in fundamental. Essentially these can be distilled down to beginner friendly forms, while still being interesting to repeat students.
Enjoy this collection of “simple” figures.
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