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Modeling and Sculpting the Human Figure by Edouard Lanteri
Proko Skull
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portrait-sculpting-how-to-sculpt-a-simple-skull-in-clay.mp4
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ASSIGNMENTS
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.
Some student work will be featured in critique videos so if you want your work featured, be sure to do the assignment and submit it.
My favorite part is the simplification of the skull and in this case studying the races and sex of my model.
Personally, a scan of the skull helps me draw
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1yr
Hey nicely done on the simplified head and simple skull. The main thing that stands out to me on the skull is the shape of the eye sockets. Remember that the outside corner of the eye sockets is pulled down slightly and are generally more boxy. Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing your life size skull!
I took photos of the two block in methods and a simplified skull which has too many teeth. I’ll be more careful on the realistic life size skull
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2yr
This is looking really cool! the black and white gives it such a serious feel. The back of the skull (cranial mass) might be able to use just a little more clay and the mound of the mouth might be a little large but it also depends on what the reference was you were using. Keep it up this is looking great!
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2yr
Looking good! you might want to pull out some of the features like the jaw line a bit more to elongate the face. Pay attention to how the features relate to one another (for example the nose on yours looks a bit off compared to the cheekbones and eye sockets) Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing more of your work!
Moved the chin over the mouth when finishing because it looked like I sculpted the mouth way down. Any mistakes besides that?
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.
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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3yr
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!
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.
