Workshop Review
Dani's Beginner Speedsculpting Class
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| Super focus :-) |
Good morning my dear sculptors friends,
today I'm talking about about my Miniatures Sculpting class I recently taught at Nautilus Art Academy, Catania.
My workshop was born thanks to the kind concession by Ambra Cucinotta and Filippo Silvestro, the owner and founder of the Academy.
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| I had a webcam over me that show my students what i did |
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| Different students |
Ambra and Filippo are two great artists who have created this awesome school of Character Design, Digital Art, 3d Sculpting, Filmmaking and Videogames Development.
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| I covered all the parts od sculpting process |
They have collaborated with some of the greatest international artists and boast successful partnerships with many production companies and more.
Thanks to them I have been able to teach my introductory class to miniature traditional sculpture, born as a link to 3D sculpture.
The Goal
My idea was to create a beginner class that provide you the basics to start in miniature sculpting.
Essentially this class is the course version of this my article i wrote previously.
The course goal is to provide a complete overview of all the materials, the main techniques, and the methods to start with miniature sculpting.
Seriously: Is it possible to learn to sculpt miniatures in just one day ?
The answer is obviously NO. :-) :-)
But you can learn what you need to improve yourself and start with the right step.
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| While I'm showing the tools i use most |
What We Did
The students sculpted a 1/10 bust and they learned the basics of traditional sculpture, we talked about:
-What are miniature sculpting
-What are miniature sculpting
-Link between 3D and Traditional
-Sculpting process analisys
- Intro to different Materials, and how to use them
- Basic techniques with first masses and volumes
- Intro to to create basic texture such as hair, skin and scales
-How to use the references to sculpt a thumbnail
-Examples of clay sketching and creation of unique characters
-How to create the different armature and how to correctly set the supports for the sculpture
- Cooking, finishing, and presentation of the models
-Sculpting process analisys
- Intro to different Materials, and how to use them
- Basic techniques with first masses and volumes
- Intro to to create basic texture such as hair, skin and scales
-How to use the references to sculpt a thumbnail
-Examples of clay sketching and creation of unique characters
-How to create the different armature and how to correctly set the supports for the sculpture
- Cooking, finishing, and presentation of the models
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| Clay sketching |
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| Masses and Volumes |
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| Create textures (introduce) |
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| Filippo helps me to show better details |
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| First part to create e bust |
We also talked about exhibitions, painting and how to start sculpting miniatures as amateur way or professional way.
We had a lot of fun, and I'm sure we'll repeat this workshop in the future.
Keep Sculpting
Daniele
Link and resources:
-Ultimate Guide to Miniatures sculpting
-Nautilus Art Academy
-Daniele Found Miniatures
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Link and resources:
-Ultimate Guide to Miniatures sculpting
-Nautilus Art Academy
-Daniele Found Miniatures
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