This is a 5 week class that meets on Mondays, 5-8pm (dates below).
Welcome to Figure Sculpture; beginners and masters alike!
This 5 week class explores the fundamental techniques of figure sculpture as a tradition working directly with the live model. Individualized instruction is tailored to ability in a relaxed atmosphere suitable for all levels of experience. Emphasis is placed upon practical study and application of traditional proportional systems, working with an armature, clay modeling techniques, and understanding how our underlying anatomical structure informs our universal and individual physical characteristics.
Included Materials:
18" Figure Armature
5 Blocks of Le Beau Touché pro-grade oil-based clay (plasticine)
Model fee
Bring your tool kit (if you have one) and wear clothes you do not mind getting dirty, additional tools are always available for purchase at TCS.
Please note that as figures will be sculpted on an armature, they must be molded and cast in order to permanently preserve the form; workshops are available through TCS. Alternatively, provided armatures and clay are durable, reusable, and well suited to continued independent work on the class project and/or re-use during subsequent figure-study efforts/classes.
Suggested Reading:
Artistic Anatomy - Robert Beverly Hale
Human Anatomy for Artists – Eliot Goldfinger
Modelling and Sculpting the Human Figure – Edouard Lanteri
Dates: October 14, 21 November 4, 11, 18
