Creature Design and Sculpture for Film
Creating the Head 1
A course by Jordu Schell , Sculptor
About the video: Creating the Head 1
Overview
“The next step is building the head. I will teach you how to make the head from scratch, sculpting it separately before attaching it to the main body. ”
In this video lesson Jordu Schell addresses the topic: Creating the Head 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
“In the last lesson, we detailed the surface of our sculpture with fine wrinkles and details. Now we're going to create the head. I create the head separately and then attach it after it's baked. It's a lot easier to pose the head the way I want it and that way I don't have to worry about trying to create all these intricate details while it's attached to the body. I sculpt it separately and then attach it later on and I'll show you how I do that. But first, let's get the armature for the head ready. I'm going to take some thin armature wire. I'm going to quadruple it, cut it. I'm going to s...”
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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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