Introduction to Realistic Figurative Sculpture

Introduction to Realistic Figurative Sculpture

“Congratulations on finishing this course. I hope you have found it interesting and that you enjoyed sculpting alongside. You've learned to sculpt a realistic portrait with a life model. Now it's your turn to navigate in the incredible figurative sculpture world. Let me show you an example of how I would like to see your course project process: The First Step Choose a model. Then, build your armature.

The Profile Place yourself well according to the model! And start with blocking in your profile. Work on the Sculpture When you are happy with your profile, grow the width and establish the features plus the hair of the portrait. Finishing the Sculpture Lastly, model the surface and play with different light and shadow planes. Take as much time as you need until the result is what you're looking for. Once your project is ready, share it on the forum by clicking the "Create your project" button. I will look at your publications as soon as possible and answer any doubts that need clarification. In the meantime, I encourage you to see what your fellow students have been up to and comment on their posts. See you soon!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Thank you for taking this course with me. I hope you're happy with your final project and you could learn a lot. I just quickly want to recap the five essential steps we were talking about. The first one was building your armature and choosing your tools. And then you would go and find a model. It can be either a friend or a family member or a professional model if you want to hire somebody. Your next step would be establishing your profile and growing your width. Take time to establish the features And for the last step, you would start modeling the surface and looking at the light and sha...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Realistic Figurative Sculpture

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (85)
• 6366 students
• 5 units
• 16 lessons (2h 38m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Fine Arts, Sculpture