Portrait Sculpting

Portrait Sculpting

Class | This program has been canceled

1501 10th Ave East Seattle, WA 98102 United States

TBD

Beginner

1/13/2020-3/16/2020

6:30 PM-9:30 PM PDT on Mon

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$520.00

$468.00

$10.00

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Learn to sculpt the portrait and capture likeness and personality in clay. Focus on sculpting a full-scale portrait in water clay on a fixed armature while working from a live model. Instruction topics include an introduction to tools and techniques, proportions, structural anatomy and learning to closely observe the nuances of the human face. Each student begins by first massing-in the shape of the skull, and learning to incorporate facial features in relation to this structure. Instruction includes demonstrations, brief lectures and individual feedback throughout the class. By the end of the session, create one portrait from a live model.

  • The academy will provide the clay and armature materials needed for the first day of class.
  • However, Please bring a pair of wire cutting, needle nose pliers the first day of class.
  • The usefulness of the following tools will be discussed during the first session.
  • Most of the tools below can be found locally at Seattle Pottery Supply, Artist & Craftsmans Supply, and/or Hardwicks
  • Clay Modeling Tools These tools are strongly recommended
  • Needle Nose, Wire Cutting pliers Please have by first day of class
  • Fettling Knife Stiff type, Don’t get a flexible one
  • Small Ribbon rake* (Sculpture House 404 or 405a) - can often be purchased locally at SPS or A&C Supply and online at SculptureHouse.com
  • Not required, but good to have
  • 100g sandpaper - 1/4 sheet
  • ruler or measuring tape
  • Kemper WT16 and/or JA17
  • and/or Mini Duron Set (5 Pcs)
  • Hardwicks, SPS, Sculpture House
  • Rubber or metal pottery Kidney SPS
  • Links
  • Sculpture House http://www.sculpturehouse.com/
  • Seattle Pottery Supply Phone:   (206) 587-0670 35 South Hanford   Seattle , WA   98134 http://www.seattlepotterysupply.com/
  • Hardwick & Son's Phone:  (206) 632-1203 4214 Roosevelt Way   Seattle , WA   98101
  • University Book Store Phone: (206) 634-3400 4450 University Ave, Seattle, WA   98101
  • Artist & Craftsman Supply Phone: (206) 545-0091 4350 8th Avenue NE, Seattle
  • Resources - Interesting books
  • Sculpting the Human Figure Edouard Lanteri - If you only buy one, buy this one.
  • Modeling And Sculpture Albert Toft
  • Sculpture, Inside & Out Malvina Hoffman
  • From Clay to Bronze, Tuck Langland
  • Human Anatomy for Artists Eliott Goldfinger
  • Facial Expression Gary Faigin
  • Living Materials Oliver Andrews