This course guides you step-by-step through the process of sculpting expressive characters in clay, from the first sketch to the final fired piece.
Whether you’re a beginner discovering clay for the first time or an experienced maker wanting to develop a more personal sculptural voice, you’ll learn how.
Perfect for: illustrators, hobbyists, and anyone who wants to transform imagination into an sculptural form.
Table of contents:
Perfect for: illustrators, hobbyists, and anyone who wants to transform imagination into an sculptural form.
Table of contents:
- Materials and tools. I'm sharing my insights and expertise, offering to work with a minimalistic set of tools, providing various affordable alternatives, and offering advice on the best materials I've found and worked with over the past decade.
- Character design and sketching. I'm teaching you how to transform any reference into a unique, full-of-character design.
- Building a miniature. I'm giving you a brief set of exercises to help you capture your ideas in 3D.
- I'm covering the basics of slab-building. I'm showing how to work with slabs in a home setup, so investing in expensive professional tools and machinery is unnecessary.
- Sculpting the body. I'm demonstrating an accessible and efficient technique to help you create various objects. It is a good base for any of your future projects.
- Sculpting the details. I will teach you the basics of clay modeling and introduce you to the best secret tools I found on the market that helped me create my universe over all these years.
- Painting your ceramic sculpture. I teach you how to decorate with underglazes, mixing and applying various techniques with a limited color palette.
- Glazing the sculpture. The final touch that breathes life into your sculpture!
Perfect in a combination with the course for beginners
My guarantee:
- Money back within the first 14 days of your purchase if you are unhappy with the course.
- Lifetime access to the video materials to learn at your own pace.
- Technical support is available if you need any help with your account.
After completing the course, each participant can access a limited discussion group on my Patreon with me for advice or feedback.
Do not hesitate. Dive in!