Portrait sculpting: anatomy & expressions in clay

Materials, tools & lighting. Clay

Stands

Armatures

Tools

Reference

Lighting. Anatomy & aging. The skull

Modeling a skull

The muscles

Modeling facial muscles

The neck

Aging. Features & hair. The nose

Modeling the adult nose

Modeling a child's nose

The eyes

Modeling the eyes

The mouth

Modeling a child's mouth

The ears

Modeling the ears

The hair

Modeling the hair. Working in planes. Understanding planes

Modeling planes. The portrait. Modeling the portrait

The oversized portrait. Common mistakes. Main proportions

Modification of the profile

Vertical adjustments

Flat or concave upper eyelid

Corner of the mouth

Plane of the philtrum

Angle of the eye

Planes of the lips

Medial corner of the eye

Modifications from inside. Expression. Repose

Rage

Anger

Smile

Surprise

Sadness

Disgust

Fear

Experimenting with expressions. Finishing techniques. Textures

The firing process

Hollowing a sculpture

Repairing a broken sculpture

Making a rubber mold

Making the mother mold