Sculpting Fundamentals

OP here bumping.

Went to the local Half Price Books and they didn't have any instructional books.

Maybe I will get a library card on Sunday and see what I can find there. I have a large format scanner so if there is interest I might be able to set aside some time for scanning.

>>2276251

A great sculptor, Alex Oliver (he even works for Blizzard), said to me that this are the best manuals out there, so I guess you could invest in them.

YouTube man Phillip feraut has a YouTube channel where he shows the process he doesn't explain but you can learn a lot from watching

And there's a ton of sculptors on YouTube that down explain step by step

Damn you know you're getting old when Smellybug's tutorial is A) no longer properly hosted online, and B) isn't immediately mentioned in threads asking about sculpting. Looks like some dude reposted the tutorial (or most of it at least) partway down this page: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php/18287-Smellybugs-Maquette-Tutorial-completed!/page15

>>2276664

Yea I'm glad you mentioned that, I found it a few days ago and have been skimming through it off and on. It seems really good.

I'm working on some wax sculptures right now for an upcoming bronze pour so I haven't been able to start a clay model but I'm sketching out some ideas for the coming week.

>>2276592

Thanks for the name drop.

>>2276618

Thanks I will look a little harder on youtube. Any other sculptors in particular? I tried to watch some sculptors on Twitch but very few of them go into detail about why they do things a certain way.

I don't do sculpture but I have seen lots of videos about it in New Masters Academy, you might want to check it out.

>>2276251
I have it :^)

>>2276700

Thanks a lot for this. I think I will sub to NMA and Stan Winston during Winter break to try out this whole online learning thing.

Appreciate all the replies, even you friendo >>2276703

>>2276251
watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ale6SXXbJMM

>>2277043

I watched that last week actually but thank you for linking it. I got the anatomy book he was talking about but I'm still going through the anatomy for sculptors one. And I started a new sketchbook just for me and I can already see improvements.

I was wondering - how do you guys study anatomy from a book? Do you copy or trace the illustrations where each part is named? Flash cards or spaced repetition software like Mnemosyne? What is your process?

>>2277252
>I was wondering - how do you guys study anatomy from a book? Do you copy or trace the illustrations where each part is named? Flash cards or spaced repetition software like Mnemosyne? What is your process?
Copy out the plates. Hide both drawing and book. Redraw from memory. Afterwards check to see where you messed up and fix it. Go through entire book like this.