How to Sculpt the Mouth

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How to Sculpt the Mouth

Lesson by

Andrew Joseph Keith

in Portrait Sculpting

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Sculpt a life size mouth study using yourself as a reference.

Make sure to share your work down below for a chance to be featured in the upcoming critique!

DANI DIKMAN

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7mo

@a_b

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9mo

Dear Andrew, Here's my first mouth exercise. Cheers, Alex

Andrew Joseph Keith

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9mo

Nicely done! If I had to give a suggestion I would recommend softening the forms especially those that outline the lips. The lips appear outlined by sharp edges and plane changes but in reality these forms are very soft, pillowy, and they flow into one another. Keep up the great work!

Dominique

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9mo

Hi Andrew’s, Far from perfect... it seems to me that the most difficult part of my first experience with sculpture is the symmetry of dimensions and volumes. your comments? Thank you.

Andrew Joseph Keith

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9mo

Nicely done! I definitely see the forms of the mouth you were going for. The distance between the mouth and nose might be a little long. also the raised form around the lips could be more soft and subtle. Remember to treat the lips and everything around them as soft and pillowy. Keep it up!

SilverbackCT

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10mo

Roughish life sized mouth assignment. A couple of pictures of it next to my first attempt that looked more like Shrek.

SilverbackCT

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10mo

SketchFab Model: https://skfb.ly/oRtQS

DANI DIKMAN

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1yr

my assignment. thanks for the instruction.

@mdm206

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2yr

It took a long time to give as much volume to the areas around the lips to avoid flatness. I had problems with the corner of the mouth. Redid them a few times. It looks like a smile from the side, but normal from the front. I can't figure it out. How can I do it better? Also are there any big mistakes?

Andrew Joseph Keith

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2yr

Hey it's looking good. it does look like the secondary forms are too blocky. Try smoothing out the transitions between forms. Also pay close attention to your references from the front, side, above and below angles. Keep it up! you're doing great!

Roy Nottage

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2yr

Life size mouth assignment. Decided to ignore the facial hair and focus on the facial forms. Not sure I pushed the dental mound out far enough. And it was tough getting inside the lips. Feel like my noses are getting better though 👃.

Scott Camazine

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2yr

Lovely work Roy. I agree with your self-critique that the dental mound does not protrude enough, or perhaps the nose protrudes too far. I like the final smooth surface you achieve. Are you getting that just with tool work, or are you using oil or a solvent as well?

Rajat G

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2yr

Hi Andrew, I have no experience in drawing or sculpting at all. I am very curious and interested to learn face sculpting. Can you please suggest me if I can join this or any other course that suits a beginner like me? Thanks in advance.

Andrew Joseph Keith

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2yr

Yeah I definitely recommend the Portrait Sculpting Course because I try to approach it as if students are beginners but then also provide tips for sculptors at any level. We all were beginners at some point but the faster you get into actual sculpting and practice the fundamentals the faster you'll move on from the beginner stage. Even just starting with the free content should help you get started!

Anthony Leckie

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2yr

Obviously I'm not Andrew but I may have a good answer for your question. The Proko Figure Drawing Fundamentals course is where I started and it felt like a great place to build some fundamentals. I really enjoyed it and grew a lot while I worked through the course. I've applied things I learned there to both drawing and sculpture.