Modeling Torsos with Clay
First volumes
A course by José Manuel Martínez Pérez , Sculptor and Illustrator
Joined May 2022
Joined May 2022
About the video: First volumes
Overview
“In a very organic way, we are going to use large volumes to fit our modeling. We will base ourselves on the large skeletal structures (rib cage and pelvis).”
In this video lesson José Manuel Martínez Pérez addresses the topic: First volumes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Modeling Torsos with Clay. Dive into figurative sculpture and learn to model an expressive male torso, focusing on human musculature and bone structure.
Partial transcription of the video
“first volumes In this new lesson when we have finished our structure, we will begin to place the first volumes in a very general way, that the desire we have to start can be seen. We will press hard so that it is well attached to the structure. In principle I have my mud pella and I have uncovered it, I have removed the plastic and I have cut a series of steaks that will serve as the beginning of the modeling. I'll take the fillet and make the goop as I need it and I will place it in principle in a very general way in my base. With my piece of clay in hand I'll just dig around a bit the sha...”
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Course summary for: Modeling Torsos with Clay
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Category
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Areas
Fine Arts, Sculpture
José Manuel Martínez Pérez
A course by José Manuel Martínez Pérez
The human body, its ability to express emotions and its dynamics represent the center of the creative work of the sculptor and draftsman José Manuel Martínez. In his career he has been recognized with the 56th Reina Sofía Prize for Painting and Sculpture (AEPE), the "Miguel Blay y Fábregas" sculpture medal and the honorable mention twice in the "Figurativas 2019/2021" contest.
He has materialized public commissions such as the tribute bust to Don José Folgado Blanco (2021), the monument to Alonso Barba (2019), the monument to the Elderly and to the Virgin Bella (2007), among others. His work can be seen at the European Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona (MEAM) or at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Sicily in Catania (MACS). In addition, he combines his work as a sculptor with that of a professor of anatomy and natural drawing at the Escuela Superior de Dibujo Profesional (ESDIP) in Madrid.
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