- Lesson Details
- Instructor
- James Stewart
- Subjects
- Modeling & Sculpture
- Topics
- Human Figure
- Mediums
- Oil-Based Clay
- Duration
- 12h 15m 53s
In this video lesson artist James Stewart will sculpt a female figure in clay using the New Masters Academy 3D Viewer as reference. James will show you how to construct an armature, define the major forms and planes, and use three dimensional reference to create sculpture with a strong sense of naturalism and believability.
Materials
- Tape Measure
- 3/4″ Melamine Square
- 10″ Plumbers Pipe
- 1/2″ Flange
- 90° J-Joint
- Electric Drill
- Wrench
- Industrial Hangin Wire (or 3/16″ Aluminum Wire)
- Needle Nose Pliers
- 1/4″ T-Junction
- 1/2″ to 1/4″ Connector
- 1/4″ Pipe
- Chavant Le Beau Touché Clay
- Crock Pot (Clay Warmer)
- Flat Wood Modeling Tool
- Small Wood Modeling Tools
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1. Lesson Overview
37sNow playing... -
1. Measuring, finding our "truths", building armature support
25m 49sNow playing... -
1. Building/posing armature, computer pose breakdown
29m 38sNow playing... -
1. Pelvis and rib cage blocking
27m 35sNow playing...
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2. Legs and general rough in of shapes to measurements
27m 47s -
3. Checking measurements, adding volume, adding head
25m 31s -
4. Adding volume, adjusting pose, staying loose
24m 30s -
5. Computer refresher and marking and measuring sculpture again
31m 6s -
6. Refining forms
29m 22s -
7. Refining upper body, adding upper arms, overlapping clay
24m 19s -
8. Refining pelvic volumes
25m 32s -
9. Blocking in volumes upper body
23m 46s -
10. Mirroring forms, upper body planes
23m 14s -
11. Mirroring forms, upper body planes, hand blocking
23m 34s -
12. Modelling volumes
25m 44s -
13. Overall relationship refining Part 1
22m 48s -
14. Overall relationship refining Part 2
23m 49s -
15. Overall relationship refining Part 3
22m 56s -
16. Modelling, focus on smaller areas/joints
23m 18s -
17. Step back, reshaping to match model, head blocking
24m 55s -
18. Head/face work and rework
25m 10s -
19. Face and anatomical shaping
27m 39s -
20. Detailing phase in general
21m 10s -
21. Detailing phase, starting with head then arms
23m 52s -
22. Detailing phase, talking highlights/overlapping forms
21m 15s -
23. Detailing joints/weight, using small tools
23m 43s -
24. Detailing weight/compressions arms
25m 15s -
25. Detailing hands, eyes
20m 23s -
26. Detailing all over
24m 9s -
27. Finishing touches, ear, hands, feet
25m 48s -
28. Once over finishing pass
11m 39s
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