00:10 References for figure sculpture
00:31 Shooting reference photos
01:08 Natural Lighting
01:35 Angles to shoot
02:08 Shooting details of the figure
02:41 Working with artist models
03:18 Wire armatures
03:55 Different types of armature wire
04:39 Height of the sculpture
05:16 Bending the wire
07:17 Making the arm
08:06 Posing the armature
09:35 Attaching the armature
10:59 Air dry clay from Clay House Art
11:44 Lazy Susan
12:03 Blocking the torso
12:37 Covering the armature
13:50 Centerline on the torso
14:27 Sculpting planes
14:43 Preparing students for sculpture
15:13 Anatomy: major masses
16:28 Bony Landmarks
17:20 Important muscles
18:48 Sculpture tools
20:28 Dry time with air dry clay
22:04 Wrapping up the sculpture
23:04 Interpreting the figure
23:58 Finishing the sculpture
25:44 Bloopers
Prompt
Sculpt a figure using air dry clay.
Core Ideas
Form, gesture, space, skeleton, anatomy
Recommended Tutorials
Supplies
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