How to Sculpt a Simple Skull in Clay
How to Sculpt a Simple Skull in Clay

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How to Sculpt a Simple Skull in Clay

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How to Sculpt a Simple Skull in Clay

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Your assignment is to sculpt a simplified skull. It doesn’t have to be done exactly the same and Andrew’s but it should be the right proportions and have an indication of the bony features covered in the video.

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gulnask
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mdm206
Moved the chin over the mouth when finishing because it looked like I sculpted the mouth way down. Any mistakes besides that?
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Andrew Joseph Keith
Looking good though I would add a bit more to the chin. there should be a mound for the mouth and a mound for the chin.
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sscottie
Finally my attempt to do the skull. Did it from a small plastic skull I had purchased. Do think I could raise the forehead just a bit.
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Andrew Joseph Keith
It looks like the bottom of the jaw might also need to be angled more. The angle of the jaw looks to be too close to 90 degrees. In the latest video on 10 anatomical features of the skull for artists there’s some visuals that might help. Doing great! Keep it up!
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Scott Camazine
I thought I would try carving a skull rather using clay for this assignment. I found it quite a bit more difficult to sculpt using ONLY a subtractive process, rather than being able to add and subtract, correcting my mistakes. I laminated pieces of plywood and used their vertical orientation to help me maintain the bilateral symmetry of the skull. My piece is not as abstract as you suggested in the assignment, but I really enjoyed this exercise.
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Andrew Joseph Keith
nice! subtractive is definitely more difficult. I'll probably do a course on subtractive sculpture eventually. I would try to focus more on the primary form of the mound of the mouth and I would align a reference photo with the side profile of the sculpture. it looks like some other features might be a bit off like the back bottom plane of the skull. Keep it up! very cool take on the assignment!
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Manthiravel M
I'm neither beginner nor expert. I'm here to get better along with lessons. When I finished sculpting my models something seems off. Hardest part is, I don't even know what's wrong. Help me to find the odds (including this model and upcoming ones) and make me grow like you. I will try to keep up with the upcoming lessons. Thank you Andrew.
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Andrew Joseph Keith
hey looking good! the mound of the mouth might be a bit large compared to the other features. the chin might have the same issue of being a bit large. but other than those minor issues it's looking awesome! keep it up!
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