Figure ceramic sculpture
Preparing Your Templates
A course by Cristina Córdova , Figurative ceramic artist and teacher
Joined May 2019
Joined May 2019
About the video: Preparing Your Templates
Overview
“You will learn to create and use templates for cutting clay forms. I will show you how these templates can facilitate the sculpting of three-dimensional figures, allowing you to reproduce basic and complex shapes with precision and consistency.”
In this video lesson Cristina Córdova addresses the topic: Preparing Your Templates, which is part of the Domestika online course: Figure ceramic sculpture. Join sculptor Cristina Cordova's course on figure ceramic sculpture. Explore workspace setup, detailed sculpting techniques, and finishing touches..
Partial transcription of the video
“All right, let's talk about templates. Templates are a great way to cut a form from a slab and reconstitute it three dimensionally to expedite the sculpting process. The way I've created these set of templates is I've built the forms in their most basic shape. I've segmented them in different parts, and then I've opened those parts and flattened them, trace them, and fed them into the computer to clean them up, and then be able to enlarge or reduce that file to create the same shape again and again. You will have two different sets in this course. One is going to be of a medium size and one...”
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Course summary for: Figure ceramic sculpture
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Ceramics
Cristina Córdova
A course by Cristina Córdova
Cristina Córdova is a renowned figurative ceramic artist from Puerto Rico. With nearly 20 years of experience, she has dedicated her career to creating clay sculptures that explore the human figure and its various expressions.
After completing her graduate studies in ceramics and a three-year residency at the prestigious Penland School of Craft, Cristina founded Córdova Studios, where she has developed her artistic practice.
Her work is part of the permanent collections of major institutions such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Mint Museum, the Everson Museum, and the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico.
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