Creature Design and Sculpture for Film
Getting Inspired
A course by Jordu Schell , Sculptor
About the video: Getting Inspired
Overview
“Getting prepared to tackle a sculpture is a thrilling moment for the artist. Let's look at ways in which we can inspire ourselves before beginning.”
In this video lesson Jordu Schell addresses the topic: Getting Inspired, 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 the last lesson, we discussed comparative anatomy. In this lesson, we're going to discuss getting inspired. This is one of my favorite aspects of creature creation, where you sit down at the computer or open up an art book, and you start looking into the work that's been done before and letting your imagination just kind of catch on fire and start getting excited to create. Movies, art books, and even discussion with another artist are all great ways to get inspired for working on your piece. Now, the web is a fantastic way to find content that, even if it isn't specifically related to w...”
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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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