00:04 Challenges of heads
01:15 Proportion measurements
01:45 Observing proportions
02:35 Armature for portraits
03:21 Armature wire
06:54 Attaching the armature
08:21 Armature “butterfly”
10:26 Adding styrofoam
11:22 Air dry terracotta clay
14:49 Packing the clay
20:21 Anatomy
21:55 Sculpting the neck
22:54 Adding the shoulders
23:53 Nose & mouth relationship
26:22 Sculpting hair
28:11 Wrapping the sculpture
29:47 Dry time
31:26 Bloopers
Clara Lieu
Art Prof & Partner
Annelise Yee
Jeweler & Designer
Prompt
Sculpt a portrait using air dry clay and a wire armature.
Core Ideas
Form, gesture, space, skull, facial features.
Materials provided by Clay House Art
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