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Anthony patton
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1mo
added comment inSculpting Gesture: Bridgman Master Study Demo
Hiya, I am really struggling with motivation on this sculpture assignment. I selected an artwork from a master artist who has inspired me from childhood, and initially i really enjoyed it, but now im down to hands and head and i just cant seem to work up the inspiration to get going. This commonly affects my drawing and painting, and then i normally take a break and in a week or two im good to go (sometimes it can take months to rebuild my inspiration though) but since this is a new medium I thought id ask about the ways you guys overcome it when the muse is gone?
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12d
There's a saying among artists "inspiration is for amateurs" which basically means that the real artists force themselves to create even when they feel unmotivated or uninspired. I'll admit I often get frustrated with a project and move on before I should but there is a real value in finishing what you start. That being said if it's just a study then you might just learn what you can and then move on to the next exercise. I would suggest just setting a timer and having a location that you go to just to create and being consistent even when you feel the "muse is gone".
Anthony patton
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2mo
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My three armatures - i accidentally measured the one's legs as two instead of three units long, so i figure he'll just have to be an ogre or dwarf or similarly reduced-leg character :D It was actually fairly hard to source the aluminum wire; had to settle for the bonsai stuff - which seems to work the same way.
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2mo
Hey looking good! I would also slim down the hips a little bit to 1/2 a unite on each side instead of 1 unit because it's easy to add clay to thicken the hips but if the wire is to wide (which it appears to be) it will cause problems during the sculpt. Keep up the great work! Can't wait to see some clay on those armatures.
Anthony patton
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2mo
My second sculpture (since I was a kid), loved it! Used a turning wheel i had lying around, a safety pin, knife and a loop tool i made from some wire and a takeout chopstick
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2mo
Hey a great start I hope you keep going and keep posting your progress throughout the course!
