Creation and Modeling of Ceramic Characters
Head
A course by Martin Ferreyra , Plastic Artist
About the video: Head
Overview
“We will start building a head. For this we will take the proportional paste that we will occupy in relation to the body, in this case it will be about a kilo and to model it we will begin to work the pinching technique.”
In this video lesson Martin Ferreyra addresses the topic: Head, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creation and Modeling of Ceramic Characters. Learn techniques to model and paint with clay and bring unique characters to life.
Partial transcription of the video
“Head In this unit, to begin, we will work on the modeling of the final project. For this, I would like to show you the amount of pasta that I usually calculate when starting a project. I try to present the pasta on the table according to the dimension in which I want to work the pieces. For our final project I calculated a piece about 40 cm high, for about 15 to 20 cm wide and long. This is a low temperature mud, in Mexico we call it KTD. You can buy it ready, I bought it in powder. I prepared it with water, mixed it, I loved it. I try to measure the dimensions and start working in relation...”
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Course summary for: Creation and Modeling of Ceramic Characters
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Ceramics, Character Design, Fine Arts

Martin Ferreyra
A course by Martin Ferreyra
Martin Ferreyra was born in Córdoba, Argentina. With a degree in psychology, he is mostly self-taught when it comes to the arts. His work includes both painting and ceramics, creating the Totem Bowls line of ceramics, a personal world within his visual imagination. He also investigates concepts around identity, ritual, and myth that are latent in the collective unconscious of our culture.
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