Learn to sculpt the human portrait to capture likeness and personality in clay. The focus will be sculpting a full scale portrait bust in water clay on a fixed armature while working from a live model. Topics include an introduction to tools and techniques, proportions, structural anatomy and learning to closely observe the nuances of the human face. Instruction includes demonstrations, brief lectures, and individual feedback throughout the class. We begin by massing the shape of the skull based off of the measurements of the model. Then move on to create facial features in relation to this structure. By the end of the course we create one fully realized human portrait based off of the live model.