How to Start Sculpting on a Budget
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How to Start Sculpting on a Budget
courseFigure Sculpting FundamentalsFull course (64 lessons)
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Tania Carmichael
Hello Andrew and new friends!! I've finally joined the course and am very excited! Also, happy to upload my first work done mostly with a wooden skewer, two other tools and monster clay that I already purchased some time ago. I found this oil based clay product very difficult to work with and smooth out, particularly when trying to refine the figure with details. I did try and use methylated spirits but it wasn't that helpful.. It is a copy of Rodin's 'The thinker' and it got me thinking a lot about how I really want to work hard at becoming a good female sculptor and so am looking forward to learning from you and being inspired by you all.
LESSON NOTES

Sculpting is thought of as an expensive art form, but it really doesn’t have to be! In this lesson we cover the basic materials you’ll need for this course along with some cost saving measures you can take so you can sculpt for $10 or less. There’s also going to be a fun challenge with some prizes you can win when you submit your first sculpture in the assignments tab.

The Sculpting Challenge Prize List:

  • Proko modeling pack of the winner's choice
  • Andrew's ebook, "An Artist's X-Ray Vision" on the male figure
  • Zoom call lesson for some guidance
  • Live Group Online Sculpting Session Live
  • Eye cast in resin for the 1st place prize


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Related Links:
Bridgman Quick Sculpt Demo
Sculpt of the Living Dead - Step by Step with Andrew Joseph Keith
Speed Sculpting - What you NEED to Know

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ASSIGNMENTS

Assignment


Create a figure sculpture on a budget!

  1. Don’t break the bank. You should be able to get all the materials you need for $5-10.
  2. Don’t use any tools intended specifically for sculpture. Be creative and try to use materials you already have laying around.
  3. Use the reference photos provided in the downloads tab. Unlike a drawing, we’ll want photos from multiple angles. The more visual information the better.

These photos were provided by PoseSpace which has the full HD uncensored versions of these and other poses on their website. (reference photos or video that show the model turning 360 degrees, possibly a head reference, a full figure standing, sitting, and lying down)

You are able to use these reference photos in any way you like. You can do a bust of the head, a close up of the facial features, a torso study or the full figure, low or high relief, realistic or abstract, whatever you want!


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Nice! great gesture study. the head might be a bit large compared to the rest of the figure and the rib cage feels like it might cave in a little too much from the front view but it's a good exercise and I encourage you to keep going with another! Every one will help you improve.
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