Download or read book Portrait Sculpting written by Philippe Faraut and published by Pcf Studios. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step-by-step techniques for modeling the portrait in clay, firing meethods and mold making.
Download or read book The Portrait in Clay written by Peter Rubino and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2015-11-24 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simulating a workshop studio course, this book provides action-photography sequences that enable readers to observe every step a master sculptor takes in building a portrait in clay.
Download or read book Sculpting the Figure in Clay written by Peter Rubino and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide for sculptors looking to recreate the human body using clay, from the author of The Portrait in Clay In Sculpting the Figure in Clay, acclaimed portrait bust sculptor Peter Rubio teaches a master class in the essentials of figurative sculpture. In this intensive, all-inclusive guide, he introduces students to a natural, straightforward geometry that will help them become masters at forming figures of clay. Rubino’s unique approach utilizes a geometric system consisting of blocks, simple shapes, and guidelines that instruct students in a new and instinctive sculptural style, With these easy-to-follow instructions and informative concepts, students will see figures as the basic shapes beneath the form as well as learn vital approaches such as BLT: Bend, Lean, and Turn, to create evocative expression, and the Three Ps: Position, Proportion, and Plans, for accurate representation. Other topics include: • The Fundamentals of the Clay Torso • Observing the Model • Essential Materials and Tools • Sculpting the Female Torso from the Live Model • Sculpting the Reclining Figure from the Live Model • Sculpting the Hand, Foot, and Lower Arm • Plus Many Photographic Reference Poses for Continued Study This unparalleled resource is the definitive guide to figurative sculpture.
Download or read book Mastering Portraiture written by Philippe Faraut and published by Pcf Studios Incorporated. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this follow-up book to his first volume, Portrait Sculpting: Anatomy & Expression in Clay, Philippe Faraut expands on modeling the human face in water-based clay featuring more than 100 new sculptures. Designed for the advanced artist, this text utilizes nearly 600 photographs including 64 full-page images to analyze the requirements for capturing a likeness. Emphasis is place on an in-depth study of facial anatomy critical in developing compelling expressions and bringing life to three-dimensional representations of the face. Additional studies are included to show successful treatments of hair and drapery, as well as the effect of the aging process.
Download or read book Artistic Ambivalence in Clay written by Courtney Lee Weida and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-25 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of glimpses into the lives and works of fifteen prominent women artists in contemporary ceramics. Spanning multiple genres, generations, and geographies, these potters and ceramic sculptors describe nuances, contradictions, and tensions surrounding their artworks, artistic processes, and professional lives. Within this text, artistic ambivalences are questioned and analyzed in terms of myriad gender issues. Featured ceramicists include: Maureen Burns-Bowie, Esta Carnahan, Ellen Day, Cara Gay Driscoll, Dolores Dunning, Heidi Fahrenbacher, DeBorah Goletz, Lynn Goodman, Joan Hardin, Beth Heit, Tsehai Johnson, Kate Malone, Norma Messing, Elspeth Owen, and Mary Trainor. The qualitative research summarized within this book draws influence from feminist methodologies and the visual arts methodology of portraiture. Artists, art historians, and art educators interested in ceramics and gender will find detailed discussion of unexpected persistence of gendered associations within ceramic technology, social binaries of gender identity in symbols and traditions of clay, and subtle sexism surrounding ceramics in education. At the same time, this text celebrates women’s work in ceramics as an often neglected set of perspectives, highlighting the intricate complexities of artistic ambivalences and lived experiences of art within a dynamic dialogue.
Download or read book Modeling a Likeness in Clay written by Daisy Grubbs and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artists have always been fascinated by the special challenge of capturing the character, personality, and likeness of their portrait subjects. For the scupltor, clay is certainly the most sympathetic medium. Daisy Grubbs demonstrates in thorough detail a proven method for fashioning clay into convincing portraits. The book is for the beginning as well as the more experienced sculptor. The newcomer will find every detail he needs to know to model a faithful likeness, while the more knowledgeable artist will discover another artist’s approach sure to enlarge his own vocabulary and working methods.
Download or read book Modeling the Head in Clay written by Bruno Lucchesi and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers the reader an opportunity to watch the step-by-step creation of a single life-size head through all the states of roughing in, modeling, refining the surface, and finishing and texturing, recreating the immediacy of an actual workshop situation.
Download or read book Beginner s Guide to Sculpting Characters in Clay written by 3dtotal Publishing and published by Beginner's Guide. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginner's Guide to Sculpting Characters in Clay is a comprehensive guide to traditional sculpting tools, materials and techniques for beginners.
Download or read book Figure Sculpting written by Philippe Faraut and published by . This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Creating Lifelike Figures in Polymer Clay written by Katherine Dewey and published by Potter Craft. This book was released on 2013-05-29 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katherine Dewey's expressive and elegantly detailed sculptures enchant all who see them. With the magical medium of polymer clay and this book, you can follow in her footsteps. Thorough instructions supported by more than 400 step-by-step color photos and 200 detailed drawings cover the entire process of sculpting realistic figures, from selecting clay and gathering essential tools to the basics of modeling the human figure, to incorporating poses, facial expressions, ethnic and gender subtleties, costumes, and painted finishing touches. Easy-to-read maps of the figure illustrate the landmarks of the body, while scale diagrams indicate the simple shapes hidden within the human form, as well as how to combine and model those shapes. For anyone who loves fantasy, romance, nature—or sophisticated crafting—this book is a must-have.
Download or read book Portraits written by Lee Friedlander and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of six publications to be released over three years, each of which focuses on different aspects of Friedlander's images of people, featuring photographs chosen and sequenced by the artist from his archive.
Download or read book Modelling and Sculpting the Human Figure written by Edouard Lanteri and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-02 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers modelling from casts, live models; measurements; frameworks; scale of proportions; compositions; reliefs, drapery, medals, etc. 107 full-page photographic plates. 27 other photographs. 175 drawings and diagrams.
Download or read book Clay Work and Body Image in Art Therapy written by Trisha Crocker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-09 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clay Work and Body Image in Art Therapy provides an important addition to resources available in the field of clay work and art therapy, highlighting the unique sensory aspects of the medium and its ability to provide a therapeutic resource for women who experience body image issues. Chapters offer a comprehensive distillation of current knowledge in the field of body image, clay work, neuroscience, and art therapy, building a theoretical framework around personal narratives. Case studies examine the benefits of exploring body image through clay work within art therapy practice, providing a positive and contained way to find personal acceptance and featuring photographs of clay body image sculptures created by research participants that highlight their individual stories and experiences. As well as offering both clinical and practical implications, the text provides a full protocol for the research and evaluation methods carried out, enabling further replication of the intervention and research methods by other therapists. This book highlights clay work as a significant resource for art therapists, arts in health practitioners, and counsellors, providing an emotive yet contained approach to the development of personal body image acceptance and self-compassion.
Download or read book Polymer Clay Global Perspectives written by Cynthia Tinapple and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the World--in Polymer Clay! Polymer artists are connected like never before. As the acclaimed curator of the popular blog PolymerClayDaily.com, Cynthia Tinapple brings together 115 diverse artists from around the world to showcase the work of this new international community. Polymer Clay Global Perspectives invites you to explore the trends and cutting-edge styles that are influencing the future of this medium. In this masterful collection, you'll find: · Tips to create meaningful art that reflects your personality and vision · Behind-the-scenes profiles of 13 innovative artists in their studios · Step-by-step projects by contributors who share their signature methods, such as mokume gane,extruded canes, and adapted glass-blowing techniques · Galleries showcasing the best of the best polymer work in jewelry, miniatures, sculpture, and much more With artists including Kim Korringa, Shay Aaron, and Fabiola Perez offering their expertise, you'll find endless inspiration to take your art to the next level. Begin your own journey through the new landscape of contemporary polymer. A world of possibilities awaits.
Download or read book Raised in Clay written by Nancy Sweezy and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1984 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raised in Clay: The Southern Pottery Tradition
Download or read book Artful Paper Clay written by Rogene Manas and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create Beautiful Paintings With Dimension Forge a bold creative path by adding hand-sculpted elements to your two-dimensional work. Discover an entirely fresh and fun approach for creating fine art with paper clay, developed by artist and teacher Rogene Mañas. This all-new bas-relief art form combines air-drying clay, paint, collage and texture to build dimensional mixed-media works that pop right off the wall. The book is divided into four parts: • Part 1: Working with Clay - Techniques and tips to begin working with clay in bas-relief, starting with the absolute basics. Includes 15 easy practice projects to work on cutting, shaping, sculpting and stamping. • Part 2: Clay Work Projects - 5 full step-by-step clay-art project demos. Create your own art using Rogene's methods for composing, sculpting, placing and drying. • Part 3: Finishing Techniques - Finish the 5 demonstrations from Part 2 with different painting, collage and mixed-media techniques. • Part 4: Get Creative - Includes ideas for framing, practice patterns, creative exercises and additional three-dimensional art projects and gifts. Whether you're a seasoned sculptor or just starting out, Artful Paper Clay will teach you the skills necessary to craft complex and vivacious multi-dimensional masterpieces and paint them for gorgeous effect.
Download or read book Clay Sculpting with the Shiflett Brothers written by Brandon & Jarrod Shiflett and published by 3dtotal Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clay sculpting royalty "The Shiflett Brothers" offer unique insight into their practices and the techniques used to create their stunning fantasy characters.
