Alexander Sandeman
England
I have many both strange, and interesting ideas for sculptures I want to make, but first I gotta know what I'm doing!
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Alexander Sandeman
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13d
added comment inStudying Gesture from Master Studies
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Super cool assignment! Should I be blending the clay together more for these or is it better that the primary shapes are more distinctive? Also, are my creations too flat? Thanks!
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11d
Really great studies! I would absolutely take these to a little more finished stage and try to work out things like anatomy from the reference. The make ecorche drawing is especially good to study closely and understand where the muscles are traveling from and to and how they move through space. I don't think they are too flat though the posture of the man from the side view could probably use some work. the female gesture feel more lively and accurate of a pose to me. Keep up the great work!
there's also a in person workshop I'll be hosting. Idk if you'd be interested or if it's possible but here is a video with more info.
https://youtu.be/lrwnYiV9aWM?si=INQeZzeaLKS61P-O
Alexander Sandeman
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13d
Asked for help
This was a really fun and rewarding assignment, thank you! I still tend to have a bit of trouble with creating dark indent lines in my creations (closed lip gap shadow, skin folds etc.), in this instance, it's the indents on the sides of the nose, something about them feels off to me. If you could give me any advice or even make a video at some point (unless there already is one that I don't know about), then that would be great!
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11d
Hey looking good! with the sharp creases and plane changes (like the wing of the nostril transitioning to the front plane of the face as you mentioned) observing the reference closely is really helpful. A lot of the time these "sharp" transitions are actually softer than we realize and making them overly sharp can make it feel unnatural. Usually it's better to have a transition between forms that's too soft rather than too sharp. these transitions also vary greatly as they travel so the crease is usually much sharper at the bottom of the nose and then softens a lot as it moves up and curls around the nostril. Hopefully this makes sense. Keep up the great work!
Alexander Sandeman
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13d
Asked for help
Hey there, here is my completed assignment for the finished head, do you have any advice when it comes to the degree to which the front of the cheeks should wrap around the side of the face? Also, aside from it not being perfectly symmetrical (I should generally work on this more), would you say there is anything at a glance wrong with the top view of the skull?
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11d
It's looking good but for an average I would make the nose a bit shorter and add the mound of the mouth, from above it looks really good, from the side view I think the neck could be more angled forward (it appears to be too upright) but overall a great study and it looks like you've learned a lot so far!
Alexander Sandeman
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3mo
Hi there! Found this method super useful and far more realistic than the previous method. I made a pair in the half scale shown in the video, and was also able to get them working on a 1/6 scale armature, please tell me what you think!
