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Your journey into clay sculpting towards modeling artistry is no longer a mystery with the simple-to-follow tips and techniques found on these pages.

I have even designed the perfect starter tool set and explain in detail how to use each of the clay modeling tools.

These pages are designed to help you mess around with mud and have fun making glorified mud pies! .... AND it's all free.





A simple piece of clay is possibly the most useful and intuitive art material known to man.


Clay Is Earth Now its time to find your creative touch.

Working with our hands in clay is a primeval force not to be ignored. Clay sculpting is almost as old as mankind. It has evolved right alongside us. We like staring into fires. We love to work with clay. You will find a lot more information on this subject in the 'Clay Art' section of this website.

See the myriad of ideas you can achieve with 3-dimentional art on a special webpage I put together here: 'art sculpting'.

Don't worry if you're just starting out. In this section I will show you simple methods in order for you to create gorgeous and diverse art.

It's all part of the fun and ' The War Of Art ' in the 21st Century. Are you a warrior or a wimp? You need to turn thoughts into actions and be accountable for your own creative self-fulfillment.

Who knows, you might even make a living from your hobby one day, like me! It sure beats working for a living! Meet some other 'warrior' clay artists who do what they do best - mess around with mud.



A Rundown of What's in the
Clay Sculpting 'How to Sculpt'
Section Of This Website



Sculpting Tips: Top Tips including:
  • 1. The Different Types of Modeling Clay
  • 2. How To Work With Each Type of Clay
    • Sculpture Technique: Basic techniques to ground you correctly.

    Sculpture Lesson: Elegant angel figurines appear from a lump of earth.

    Sculpting Tutorials: Finessing / finishing techniques including:

  • 1. Important preparation before you start the sculpting tutorials
  • 2. The Clay Sculpture Tutorials
  • 3. Sprig Decoration and Smoothing for Ceramic Sculpture





    • *** Time to quickly flag up some of the most often asked questions from my contact page.....

    "Armatures???". Go to my specialist page "Armatures for Clay modeling" for all the answers.

    Secondly, "Hollowing clay sculptures" ready for firing has a special page.

    .. And remember, one classic beginners mistake is trying to complete a sculpt without using "off-sculpt" techniques. What do I mean? Go to my "off-sculpt" techniques page .

    Where do air drying clays like Cold Porcelain fit into the picture? Click here to find out . ***


    Advice On Which Books Compliment These Free Online Sculpture Tutorials
    And Where To Get Them Online At A Discount

    Important Sidebar: You can't get it all from books, but the combination of books plus this website is a very powerful aid to your learning curve.


    Other Neat Places To Go For Sculpting Info:

    When I was starting out in clay sculpting, I would have given anything for a website like this one to guide me through. There was no internet then. I didn't go to college, so had to pick up bits of knowledge from here and there. If you click on the book links you will see in my notes that several of the books listed were great sources of info for me at that time.

    What finally got the ball rolling was going to a workshop run by a pro sculptor. Once there I began to realize my latent talent and produce work I was proud of and was validated by others.

    By all means work with the information on this website, and purchase a couple of complimentary books but also I recommend you cement this learning by attending a local workshop, or night class. By doing so, you make a personal statement of intent - a commitment to yourself which holds you accountable and makes your intentions more pro-active. It worked for me!

    I have listing of local sculpting classes where ever you are in the world. Go to this page to find out your nearest ceramic sculpture / clay modeling class (the info is totally free, just fill in a quick form with your details and you get the information by return).

    IMPORTANT NOTE FOR SCULPTING TUTORS, TEACHERS, COLLEGES & SCHOOLS

    REGISTER YOUR COURSE FOR FREE - DO NOT MISS OUT!

    You can register your course or workshop or teaching group FOR FREE in my information exchange program. All you have to do is fill in a form (which takes seconds) here . This site has a phenomenal feedback response and visitor loyalty - and compliments your teaching facility. Don't delay, please do it now.


    Montreal sculptor Joel A Prevost runs very well thought of workshops in Canada and I would recommend checking out his sculpting workshop site.

     art website is listed at All Art Links! This is a great resource for internet art enthusiasts.

    Alternatively, If you wanted to put a sample of your own clay sculpting online there is a free online photo gallery called SculptureArtists.org where sculptors can display photos of their art by creating their own personalized online portfolio gallery to display photos of their artwork.


    Last, but by no means least:

    Are you aware of the cult following of the DVD series:

    Art: 21 - Art in the 21st Century ?

    (PBS' acclaimed documentary)

    Go to my dedicated page on the subject - you need to check it out! Its all part of the fun and the 'War of Art' in the 21st Century .



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