Cardboard Sculptures for Beginners
Picking a Model and Sketching It
A course by Laurence Vallières , Sculptor
About the video: Picking a Model and Sketching It
Overview
“Once you've prepared your workspace, you will choose the subject of your sculpture and prepare to start. In this lesson, I will walk you through the sketching process.”
In this video lesson Laurence Vallières addresses the topic: Picking a Model and Sketching It, which is part of the Domestika online course: Cardboard Sculptures for Beginners. Learn to transform your favorite subjects into cardboard sculptures of any size, playing with shape, volume, and scale.
Partial transcription of the video
“Picking a Model and Sketching It In this lesson, you'll pick a model and sketch it. It's important to choose a 3D model to base your future sculpture on. If you only choose an image, you will not have the right proportions. You can use images as references, but it should not be solely based on them, it should accompany your 3D model. I like to use toys and little objects to base my sculptures on. In this project, we will use a panda bear here which I find pretty accurate. When I can't find a toy or an object that inspires me, I make it myself out of clay. I have a model here. Sometimes, I u...”
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Course summary for: Cardboard Sculptures for Beginners
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Character Design, Fine Arts, Sculpture
Laurence Vallières
A course by Laurence Vallières
Laurence Vallières is a Montreal-based sculptor with a degree in ceramics. Shortly after graduating, she decided to organize her own art show and built a huge cardboard statue to commemorate the event. The piece was an instant hit and propelled her career thanks to exposure on social media. She has since made cardboard her material of choice, as it’s accessible, eco-friendly, and easy to scale.
Laurence’s sculptures reflect her views on the environment and question humankind’s relationship with it. She has exhibited her work in galleries around the world as well as major festivals, including Burning Man in the US and the MURAL festival in Canada. She has also collaborated with brands like Carhartt WIP, Patrón Tequila, and TikTok.
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