The Portrait in Clay: A Technical, Artistic, and Philosophical Journey Toward Understanding the Dynamic and Creative Forces in Portrait Sculpture
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (654 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0823041026 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Simulating a workshop studio course, this book provides action-photography sequences that enable readers to observe every step a master sculptor takes in building a portrait in clay.
A Customer said Finally, a sculpting book that helps those of ALL abilities!. I was searching for a book that could help develop my limited talents. I followed Peter Rubino's guidelines and created a very credible portrait following his step by step geometric approach. This book can make everyone better at sculpting, regardless of skill level or talent. The beginner can improve dramatically - and the advanced will find new and fascinating dimensions for creating the portrait in clay. This book is a MUST READ for anyone who's had an interest in the art of sculpting at any level.. Duby said Images contained in the book are fair. I have a good collection of Portrait Clay books. This is a fair one. The images contained in the book are not great. Overall, the techniques are what you would expect from a book of this type. I did not find the book particularly helpful. It was a poor addition to my collection.. 5 Stars for Beginning Artists Hard Maple I am trying to get a hold of as many books on sculpting techniques as possible as I live 2 hours from the nearest college, so this is how I have to learn. While I also gave Katherine Dewey's "Creating Lifelike Figures in Polymer Clay" a high review, those techniques just don't translate as well into sculpture as I had hoped (though her discussions on scaling and proportion do). Peter Rubino's "The Portrait in Clay" is an excellent step-by-step beginner's guide to sculpting portraits. Its broken down into 5 sections.The first shows you the basic techniques on a generic head.The second section is a brief sec