Ceramic sculpture : making faces : a guide to modeling the head and face with clay
Irvine, Alexander2014
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This step-by-step illustrated guide thoroughly demystifies the process of sculpting the face, explaining everything from creating basic, rough outlines to surface refinements to finely detailed replicas, accompanied by photographs and sketches.
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Imprint:
New York Lark Ceramics 2014
Collation:
128 pages colour illustrations
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Before you begin -- Tools and materials -- Getting to know the head -- Anatomy -- Head building techniques -- Slab building (the cylinder technique) -- Building from a solid clay block -- Building with an armature -- Facial features -- The refining process -- Eyes -- Simple eyes -- Nose -- Ears -- Mouth and chin -- The forehead and brows -- Hair -- Facial expressions and aging -- Happiness -- Sadness -- Anger -- Sculpting an open mouth -- Fear -- Surprise -- Disgust -- Aging -- Gravity versus elasticity -- Types of anatomical changes -- Age group generalizations -- Firing and finishing techniques -- Bisque firing -- Finishing techniques -- Testing -- Multiple bisque firings
ISBN:
9781454707769 (paperback)
Dewey class:
738.1 CER
Local class:
738.1
Language:
English
BRN:
36088
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