Completed beginner attempts asking for comments

[karim]

sorry to bother you with more beginner work,
but i see that you give great comments and advice
so thank u for being so helpful

 

[karim]

i also have some questions:
how long does it take to make a whole figure (only sculpting)?
what is the english name of the clay i am using ? I really dont know the name but i know that its a natural substance
can you give me some tutorial links?
thank you

 

[Jamie Stokes]

Hi Karim
good start....

Check the symmetry of the face, on the male head, the right eye is at a different angle to the left.

The female head is very good also.

Links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH5Eri5pGW0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYa0P4Ww4yU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZTm5miRiGY&feature=related

Overall, your understanding of anatomy and form is heading in the right directon!


If you can post a pciture of the packet, we might be able to work out the putty from there?

Good luck,
keep it up!

Cheers

 

[Ferris]

Too bad to note that you don't hear from some of the sculptors out here on the planet Karim, as they can probably give you much more sound advice than I can....

But for what it's worth, my general observation of the sculpts you posted here is that you focus too much at getting the specifics right (nose, mouth, eyes) and tend to forget the overall composition. The nose/mouth areas to me look quite good. The overall volume of the head, however, is missing something.
The male's head jaw is almost absent; this looks better in the female sculpt.

I suggest that you experiment with head shapes without detailing the eyes, nose, mouth and ears right away. Try to focus on the overall volume and the relation between the positions of all different parts. Leave the detailing until last. A fine example of this approach is given by Antonio Argudo's sculpts, have a look at his threads via a forum search.

And the rest....as with everything, even outside this figure hobby, comes down to practice and patience....

Good luck, and I hope to see more of your work!

Cheers,
Adrian

 

[captfue]

your work show promise. I'd focus on proportions. Heres what I remember from my school days.1. The basic shape of the head is a sphere or oval.2. Thake the sphere/oval divide in two that line is the top of the eyes3. take the remaining half, divide in two this is the bottom of the nose, between these two point are the top and bottom of the ears.4. Divide the remainder for the top lip.

 

[TonyT]

Well it is a million times better than anything I could ever do, agreed wish some of the " professional " sculptors would chirp up and help, only way to learn....

 

[darkeye]

hiya,

my advice is to buy a plastic replica skull and study that. once you can sculpt a skull, the issues you have will pass,.
another tip is to make the shapes very symetrical and blocky at first , this allows you to line stuff up better. a book i'd recommend is 'Portrait Sculpture' by Philip Faraut; he also has dvd's.
good beginnings, keep at it, gotta keep doing sculpture! its a journey that never ends...

atb --tim

 

[Gaudin]

agreed wish some of the " professional " sculptors would chirp up and help, only way to learn....

Well, all of the beginner's stuff has been discussed so many times and its been already stuck up in so many sticky notes that I can totally see that their fingers and eyes are quite sore and swollen typing it again and again.

basics are basics, thats what this forum is for - its all there, one just needs to use the search and practice, practice, practice.

Just some usefull links to help
use google translate if needed

http://www.spanish-team.com/foro/viewtopic.php?t=2788&highlight=
http://www.spanish-team.com/foro/viewtopic.php?t=8227&highlight=
http://spanish-team.com/foro/viewtopic.php?t=2512

 

[Colin_Fraser]

I find some of the polymer putty character books our there to be very useful in sculpting. They are far better than most anatomy books. While they focus on creating carcicatures and characters, the techniques and photos are very useful.

See http://www.amazon.com/Make-Clay-Cha...7216/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1326382628&sr=8-6

and http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Lifelike-Figures-Polymer-Clay/dp/0823015033/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b

and http://www.amazon.com/Family-Friends-Polymer-Maureen-Carlson/dp/0891349278/ref=pd_sim_b_9

Colin

 

[Gaudin]

I find some of the polymer putty character books our there to be very useful in sculpting. They are far better than most anatomy books. While they focus on creating carcicatures and characters, the techniques and photos are very useful.

See http://www.amazon.com/Make-Clay-Cha...7216/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1326382628&sr=8-6

and http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Lifelike-Figures-Polymer-Clay/dp/0823015033/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b

and http://www.amazon.com/Family-Friends-Polymer-Maureen-Carlson/dp/0891349278/ref=pd_sim_b_9

Colin

these books unfortunately don't focus on teaching proportions too well, but techniques will be usefull to start with. it will all depend on what goals Karim has for future