2024 Figure Sculpture Competition!
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Hello Everyone! My Name is Carlos and I´m from Venezuela.
I´m glad and thankful to participate on this sculpture competition, is always a pleasure for me to have an excuse to reconnect with the sculpture of human body, and see the fantastic work of other sculptors. Here I show you my work based on the reference photos of our model Charlie. I have taken the dare to add some elements to contribute to a narrative of the pose. At first Charlie´s pose reminded me that ancient roman sculture of The Farnese Hercules, so I added the skin of the Nemean lion, leaning on the club. So, in the end with these two elements, and with her hair in movement, Charlie becomes in my sculture the Queen Omphale, who owned Hercules as a slave and wore Hercules' lion skin and club while he was her servant. By the way, the name Omphale means ¨woman with beautiful navel¨ So I couldn't ignore the piercing in her navel.
LESSON NOTES
Join the competition! The year is coming to a close but before it ends Andrew wants to offer a friendly competition to test your skills. He’s going to be offering cash prizes to the top 3 spots and everyone who participates will get a free censored pose to work from. A huge thanks to the sponsors participating in the contest.
If you’re interested in participating, you can download the free pose references in the downloads tab.
The Black Friday Sale will be going through the month of November so you can use code “BLACK20” for 20% OFF of all sculpting courses.
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Using the reference image provided, create a figure sculpture and submit 10 Images of your finished work!
- Make sure the images are taken from 360 degrees all around your sculpture and have lots of visual information.
Challenge is open to all participants 13 and older
Key Dates
- Starts: November 1, 2024
- Submission Deadline: November 21, 2024
- Winners Announced: November 29, 2024
Reference Images
Download free censored version in the downloads tab or purchase the uncensored version by searching “Charliek020” on PoseSpace
Sculpture Requirements
- Recommended Size: ~12 inches (30 cm) tall (no strict limit)
- Material: Any consistent-colored clay (polymer clay recommended)
- Tools Needed: Basic sculpting tools, wire armature (optional), aluminum foil (for internal bulk)
Judging Criteria
Submissions are evaluated on:
- Clear documentation (good photos)
- Accurate proportions and anatomy
- Gesture, balance, and style
- Quality of portrait, hands, feet, and surface texture
Full criteria rubric can be grabbed in "Downloads" tab.
Prizes
- 1st Place: $500
- 2nd Place: $150
- 3rd Place: $100
Prizes provided by Andrew Keith, Proko, and Posespace
Livestream
Q&A/Demo Session: November 11, 2024 at 10am PT on the Proko 3D YouTube Channel.
Jump in, sculpt the pose, and share your work with the community!
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I don't see in the requirements/task (that @Andrew Joseph Keith mentioned for the winners)!!!
1. Figurative clay sculpting type for the "Bronze Casting".
2. That design can be "Fantasy".
3. That figure and the portrait - "Don't Should be like the Model".
Actually - Requirements are opposite!!!
Greetings from Vietnam.
I am a student of the Figure Sculpting Fundamentals Course by Andrew Joseph Keith. Thank you for organizing this competition; I am very excited. However, I discovered it too late to complete my work by the deadline on the 21st. Nevertheless, I still want to submit my piece with great enthusiasm and joy.
I didn’t realise the deadline was 21st was so busy! Anyway thought I would post anyway since I’m past the deadline it’s unfinished but learnt a lot as I restarted 3 times. Thanks
Welp, I was not able to refine the hands or feet in time. Job got in the way and fell sick recently. The whole sculpture overall is decent considering its my first full human figure. There is of course still room for improvement on stuff like anatomy and cleaning up the surface. I used polymer clay, foil, and 20 gauge steel wire. It is around five inches, so it was really difficult to model at times. Some bits of wire are sticking out because the steel was really hard to twist and it hurt my fingers : ( . For the block, I could not get wood, so I had to use an old sanding block which was wobbly. I replaced the stand with a sword cause swords are cool. Regardless of the obstacles and future disappointment, it was nice to work on this.
Hello everyone, Im Veronica!! I'm re-uploading my assignment!! These are cropped. I had just found out about this contest today so I tried my best to get a sculpture in. Its around 12 in tall (I followed the armature making video in the course) SUCH great info!! Thank you so much for this platform. I have learned sooo much :))
Thank you so much Proko and Andrew for this great opportunity to participate to this competition for free.
I'm a bit disapointed with the result but considering this is my first figure sculpting in clay...I used water base air dry clay. Big mistake! At first, it's too soft and then it dries out so fast, it gets crusty, it shrinks and cracks. Next time, I'll be using oil base Sculptey as you recommended. I used Dash because it's cheaper (15$ versus 25$ for Scultey in Canada), but I think it worth spending a bit more.
Thank you so very much Andrew for the free scupting lessons. You're a great teacher!
Can't wait for the next competition!
My name is Sladjana Buhovac and this sculpture is done in water based clay and the hight is 14 inch.
Sculpture 35 cm high. Made with monsterclay. I took the liberty of modifying the chest.
Thanks for the opportunity!
This figure is 40.5 cms / 16 in tall and was done with Chavant NSP Hard, which gave me trouble because right now we get very hot and very cold weather on the same day.
Cheers everyone!
I know it ain’t the greatest but for my first sculpture I’m happy with it
learned a lot about the clay and my tools, plus time management haha
