Clay Sculpture
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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
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From Application to RefinementThe most asked questions are listed towards the top of the page. |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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| THESE ARE THE TOP TEN QUESTIONS SO FAR |
Q. Where do I Start?
A. Read Dani's ceramic sculpture thread......
Q. What kind of clay do I need?
A. Go to Scultpting Tips page and download a specially put together pdf on this topic.
Q. Where do I buy it?
A. The Sculpting Supplies section will help you with your tools and equipment and there is even a page dedicated to helping you find sculpting supplies in your location.
Q. What supplies will I need?
A. Clay, tools and lots of patience.
Q. How expensive is this going to be?
A. £15 - £20 GBP for a good starter tool set, and £8 - £10 GBP for a big bag of ceramic clay.
Q. Apart from polymer clay is every other form of clay is to be heated in a kiln?
A. Read Warren's polymer clay ceramic sculpture thread......
Q. Is polymer clay the best way to start?
A. Peter Holland says:- "I began with polymer, then went to plasteline, then went to ceramic clay. Everyone is different though. I didn't know about ceramic clays (which is now my favoured choice)". Read Warren's polymer clay ceramic sculpture thread......
Q. Can you you get detailed results from polymer clay?
A. Yes, with Kato - (more info whan you download the Sculpting Tips / Raw Materials pdf when you sign up for the free email updates).
Q. What clay is best for animals and people?
A. Detailed animals and fantasy figures - plasteline (see Sculpting Tips page)
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Some further details to help navigate around this part of the site:-
We have already got much of the 'how to sculpt' information on the clay sculpture site, but obviously, it is a big site with lots of sections, and I need to make it more easy to navigate for you.
First tip is remember the in-house search box at the top of the home page.
Put in any search term e.g. 'ceramic modeling clays'. You will get a list of my pages covering this topic. Read through them all, then go back to the most relevant.
This FAQ's section is supported by a page about drying and firing ceramic pottery clay - especially useful if you plan to fire your work rather than make castings.
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ChecklistThere is also a Sculpture Lesson: showing the process of how to make a figurine from start to finish and not forgetting the Sculpting Tutorials: which are all about more advanced techniques.
The Sculpting Supplies section will help you with your clay sculpture tools and equipment and there is even a page dedicated to helping you find sculpting supplies in your location.
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There is a section on this site about 'how to sculpt faces' - click here for more information. There is also an interview with sculptor Adam Reeder who discusses his teaching methods for sculpting faces in clay.
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