Sculpture and Color: Polychrome Techniques

Overview

“In this lesson I want to talk about the relationship between painting and sculpture. Above all, to ask ourselves the question of why "serious" sculptures are not painted.”

In this video lesson Tomas Barcelo addresses the topic: To paint or not to paint: why aren't “serious” sculptures painted?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Sculpture and Color: Polychrome Techniques. Learn to use polychrome techniques to achieve unique effects with your sculptures and create your own catalog of pictorial resources.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson. we are going to talk about something extremely important that will affect the big decision have to make before starting. And that is whether we truly want to paint our sculptures or not. Because we live in a time in history where it seems that serious sculptures are not painted. and we need to understand why this is the case. If we review the history of art. since antiquity. sculptures have always been painted. Across all cultures. throughout history. and in every corner of the globe. painting sculptures has been the norm. It's the most instinctive action. If a child is give...”

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Course summary for: Sculpture and Color: Polychrome Techniques

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 17 lessons (3h 51m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Decorative Painting, Fine Arts, Sculpture