Course Description

This workshop will give you the necessary tools to sculpt a lifelike portrait. You will learn all the basics of working from life, from how to set up an armature, take and record measurements, and manage clay. You will learn our approach to the block-in, and progress to finding likeness in skull shape, identifying important structural landmarks along the way. The course will feature demonstration and hands-on instruction on building the features, finding likeness in the character of the nose, mouth, and eyes. We will address hair design, gesture, and eye direction as ways to push naturalism and bring the portrait to life.

Maia and Sam will alternate teaching days.

A Look Ahead to Spring & Summer Sculpture Programming:
The Spring session will focus on portrait sculpting. Summer Workshops will include portrait sculpting, figure sculpting and figure sketch.