Sculpture with Sara Myers (series)
Sara Myers
Ever wanted to learn to sculpt? Here's your chance in this online series of bite-sized videos, exclusively for our gold subscribers.
Join Sara Myers as she shows you how to take your first head sculpture from start to finish. You'll start by learning about what materials you need, then build an armature, sculpt the head and then finally how to find a kiln to fire it.
Sculpting is the perfect way for artists of all disciplines to understand the structure and three dimensional form of the head.
Saturday 17 February, 2024
Sara introduces herself and explains what you'll learn in the series.
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
Learn what you'll need to successfully create your sculpture, from start to finish.
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
Learn how to build the armature that your sculpture needs to support the clay.
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
The way you pose your model will affect the feel of your sculpture.
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
Be sure to place your armature in the right place so it doesn't poke out the top or side of your head!
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
Now you can start building up the clay structure of the head.
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
The human head is a three dimensional object, largely defined by the shape of the skull. Learn more in this episode.
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
Armed with your anatomical knowledge, you can apply more clay.
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
Learn about the Lanteri measuring system, a relatively simple way to guarantee the correct proportions of your head.
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
As you start to refine your sculpture, you'll use some of the tools we covered in the materials list.
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
Now you can carry on the sculpture. Sara will take hers up to a solid block in, but you are welcome to take it further if you like!
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
Learn how to store the sculpture between sessions and after you have finished.
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
You have two ways to take your sculpture forward once it's finished. We'll be firing it, but Sara will talk briefly about casting too.
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
Before you can fire your sculpture, you'll need to hollow it out to an even thickness. You'll start by slicing off the top of your head and digging that out.
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
Next, you'll dig out the rest of your head.
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Now your sculpture is prepared, it's time to wait for it to dry, and then find a kiln.
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Saturday 17 February, 2024
Different sculptors in history have approached sculpting the head in different ways. Sara talks through a handful of examples, and how applicable the techniques you have covered would be to each one.
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