Sculpting a Boxy Rib Cage
Sculpting a Boxy Rib Cage
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Figure Sculpting Fundamentals

Sculpting a Boxy Rib Cage

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Sculpting a Boxy Rib Cage

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Build a simplified geometric rib cage for yourself.  Start with a egg-shaped ball of aluminum foil or optimally, newspaper and masking tape, and add warm clay around it. Make indications for planes and center lines accordingly before adding more clay to establish the primary form before refining and defining the details. 

Keep in mind these measurements for the rib cage as you work:

Height: 2.5 cranial units

Width: 1.75 units 

Depth: 1.5 units

For this exercise, 1 cranial unit will equal 2 inches.

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@simon99swanson
Here is a smaller one I worked on, just about 2.5 inches tall.
Andrew Joseph Keith
Hey this is great!
@simon99swanson
Here is my rib cage! I would love any critiques you could give. I am wondering if the top plane is big enough, and if the sternum length is the right length.
Andrew Joseph Keith
wow really nicely done! nothing stands out as being incorrect in the design. Of course people can have differently shaped rib cages from thin to stocky but as a generalization I think you're spot on and I can see you were working hard on accuracy. Keep it up!
Scott Camazine
I attached a Loomis head, a rib cage and a pelvis to this armature. I used polymer clay for durability. I am wondering whether the head is a bit large.
Andrew Joseph Keith
Hey this is great! Idk why I didn't see it earlier but it must have slipped past my notifications. really nicely done Scott! Head might be a bit large and the rib cage a bit small but the basic shapes are there.
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