Creature Design and Sculpture for Film
Influences
A course by Jordu Schell , Sculptor
About the video: Influences
Overview
“ In this lesson, I'll share some of the artists that influenced both my general artistic sensibilities and style, as well as my design tastes. ”
In this video lesson Jordu Schell addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creature Design and Sculpture for Film. A professional approach to creating fantasy and horror characters out of Sculpty clay.
Partial transcription of the video
“In our last lesson, you learned a little bit about me and my career. In this lesson, I'm going to talk to you about the influences, both early and more recent, that helped to inform my work, give it more realism, and inspire me. The first artist I'm going to talk about is an artist named Michael Whalen. His fantasy paintings were among the most imaginative and detailed I had ever seen, and they revealed a level of reality that hadn't been seen in fantasy illustration before. I'm very fortunate to be able to call Michael Whalen a good friend of mine, and when I discuss art with him, I'm amaz...”
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Course summary for: Creature Design and Sculpture for Film
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Arts & Crafts, Character Design, Concept Art, Fine Arts, Sculpture
Jordu Schell
A course by Jordu Schell
Jordu Schell is a U.S.-based fantasy artist with decades of experience under his belt. Inspired by fantasy films of the 70s and 80s, designing creatures has always been the most exciting thing in the world for Schell. He got his big break in Hollywood in 1989 when he was hired to assist on a low-budget movie called “The Bride of Re-Animator.” From there, his career took off; he worked as a sculptor and designer on “Edward Scissorhands,” “Predator 2,” “Men in Black,” “Alien: Resurrection,” “The X-Files Movie,” and many others. Notably, he masterminded Neytiri, the lead heroine in the Oscar-winning film, Avatar.
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