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I understand for your course, you suggested oil based clay, and you recommended:NSP medium by Chavant. Will you post complete list of what is necessary for your course. How many bricks do you suggest I order for the course?. Do I need a lighter, a torch? a double boiler? which solvent is safest to use in a basement, my work space? Do I need a solvent? I am seeing hints from youtube that different folks are using different stuff. I have worked in water based clay, but have no idea what tools are specific to oil-based clay. I would like to begin to order, make, or locate them in preparation for coursework.
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Submit your questions now! I'll be online during the premiere of my pre-recorded demo to answer any questions you have about sculpting or my new course.
My video will also have questions that I answered from the Proko community about my upcoming sculpture course and you'll see me sculpt a figure based on one of Bridgman's drawings!
Hello Andrew! I'm excited to start this class. Are you going to do any type of demo for building the armature?
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4yr
Yes absolutely that lesson will come out in a couple of weeks.
will you be using female studies as well as male? I noticed many of your works are of males.
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4yr
Yes there will be both male and female sculptures and references.
What materials would you suggest for people just beginning sculpture?
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4yr
The first video lesson on the 9th is on starting cheap for under $10 of materials. But it depends on how much you have to spend, the materials I use are probably closer to $100 for the clay for the course and tools but I use a lot of clay.
Hey Andrew, which traditional sculpting masters did you or would you recommend studying?
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4yr
I like the book “modeling and sculpting the Human figure” by Edward Lanteri. It depends on what style your going for. You’ll be drawn to different styles and so I’d find what you like and then learn as much as you can about that artists methods.
Is your new course ment for only begginers? Or it will teach some intermediate and hight techniques and skills?
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It’s for all levels. I kept beginners in mind but the principles will also help intermediate and advanced artists improve their work.
Hello! I love your artwork! I was wondering... do you have perhaps a daily routine or something similar, to get better results in your art?
Good question, would love to hear more about this from andrew. I’m oh so aimless...
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4yr
Yeah I’ve found that making a list of what I need to accomplish for the week and then doing a daily list that has the 3 most important items is very helpful. Without some type of structure it’s easy to be aimless.
Hi! Your figures have such great gesture in them. How do you capture the gesture or the rhythmic motion of the body then sculpting?
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4yr
why thank you! That’s why I love studying George Bridgman because his drawings are both structured and very gestural. I try to push the gesture early on because as we add details the gesture often becomes more stiff. I prefer to err on the side of too much gesture rather than too little
Looking forward to the upcoming sculpture course. I think the approach that you and Stan are taking - combining gesture, anatomy, sketching and sculpture - is exciting. I am looking forward to taking my sculpts to a new level.
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Hey I’m excited too! Are these sculptures done in microcrystalline wax? I like the color for gesture studies.
When getting started, how many heads figures you are using for man and woman for the design? If you are planning to mold the figure, would you design to have a separate removable parts like the head, torso and etc? My end goal is able to made into bronze or other materials in the future. Thank you.
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4yr
I use the cranial units system from Robert Beverly Hale that Stan talks about in one of his proportions videos. (Average figure is 11 1/2 cranial units tall instead of 7-8 head units) I prefer that because it aligns better with bony landmarks and joints of the figure. If the bronze is larger, around life size, then it is beneficial to build it so the head can be removed to work on the portrait. But for smaller pieces you can usually mold them without disassembly depending on the complexity of the figure.
I understand for your course, you suggested oil based clay, and you recommended:NSP medium by Chavant. Will you post complete list of what is necessary for your course. How many bricks do you suggest I order for the course?. Do I need a lighter, a torch? a double boiler? which solvent is safest to use in a basement, my work space? Do I need a solvent? I am seeing hints from youtube that different folks are using different stuff. I have worked in water based clay, but have no idea what tools are specific to oil-based clay. I would like to begin to order, make, or locate them in preparation for coursework.
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4yr
Yes there will be a video that dives into all the supplies coming soon. A couple bricks of chavant clay or the 5 lbs of Monster clay should work fine. You might not be able to do the larger figures with only 5-6 lbs of clay unless you build most of it out with aluminum foil or newspaper. The tools you use for water based clay should work fine. The other things you mentioned are optional but not necessary.
To start you only need the clay, armature and a stand. And of course tools. Check Tiranti.co.uk they have the best in my opinion.
So far, this is what i use, to start this is enough. Later the other things could be usefull.
How do you study anatomy from Bridgman? What are the prerequisites or necessary skills/theories you need to learn before delving into that? Also, aside from Bridgman, what others artists or sources would you suggest for beginners to use to learn anatomy?
Thank you very much for taking questions from us!
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I do like Bridgman’s anatomy but I think Stan’s Proko anatomy courses are the best resource for learning anatomy. He approached anatomy very 3dimensionally so it’s a great resource for sculpture. I hope to do an anatomy for sculptors course where we sculpt an ecorche and build on what Stan teaches in his courses.
I like Anatomy for the Artist (Sarah Simblet) (lovely photos). Also Anatomy for the Artist: The Dynamics of Human Form (Tom Flint)
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