Modeling Torsos with Clay
Analysis of anatomical detail: skin and superficial elements 2
A course by José Manuel Martínez Pérez , Sculptor and Illustrator
Joined May 2022
Joined May 2022
About the video: Analysis of anatomical detail: skin and superficial elements 2
Overview
“I continue working on the details of the piece until I can consider it finished.”
In this video lesson José Manuel Martínez Pérez addresses the topic: Analysis of anatomical detail: skin and superficial elements 2, 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
“Analysis of anatomical detail: skin and superficial elements When I moisten the figure I can't work on it with new clay because it slips, logically, So I take advantage of that little while in which it dries, that the clay absorbs the water and I work in another area. I go behind, for example, and start working here. We do the same operation. Those points that are contrasted and very prominent, I cover them with a little goop without losing the pattern that I have marked of the scapular muscles, deltoid and trapezius. Here the number, right? Then I am applying clay and melting exactly the s...”
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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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