Creature Design and Sculpture for Film
Adding Details 1
A course by Jordu Schell , Sculptor
About the video: Adding Details 1
Overview
“The detail in your piece can convince the viewer of the absolute reality of your creation. In this lesson, I will demonstrate how to home in on those details. ”
In this video lesson Jordu Schell addresses the topic: Adding Details 1, 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
“So in the last lesson, we covered the secondary form and washing it down and blending all the parts together. And now we're going to get into detail, which should help to bring the creature to full life. One of the first things that I do to establish an overall texture is use something called texture stamps. These texture stamps are made out of latex and basically you paint liquid latex onto any surface that has a cool wrinkle pattern. You can use an orange, you can paint it on a suitcase with a faux leather finish. All kinds of things are good for texture stamps. An avocado is one of my fa...”
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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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