书目

Sculpting the Figure in Clay

内容简介

ACOMPREHENSIVEGUIDETOSCULPTINGTHEHUMANFIGUREINCLAYInSculptingtheFigureinClay,acclaimedportraitbustsculptorandauthorPeterRubinoteachesamasterclassintheessentialsoffigurativesculpture.Inthisintensive,all-inclusiveguide,heintroducesstudentstoanatural,straightforwardgeometrythatwillhelpthembecomemastersatformingfiguresinclay.Rubino’suniqueapproachutilizesageometricsystemconsistingofblocks,simpleshapes,andguidelinesthatinstructstudentsinanewandinstinctivesculpturalstyle.Withtheseeasy-to-followinstructionsandinformativeconcepts,studentswillseefiguresasthebasicshapesbeneaththeformaswellaslearnvitalapproachessuchasBLT:Bend,Lean,andTurn,tocreateevocativeexpression,andtheThreePs:Position,Proportion,andPlanes,foraccuraterepresentation.Thisunparalleledresourceisthedefinitiveguidetofigurativesculpture.TOPICSINCLUDE:•TheFundamentalsoftheClayTorso•ObservingtheModel•EssentialMaterialsandTools•SculptingtheFemaleTorsofromtheLiveModel•SculptingtheRecliningFigurefromtheLiveModel•SculptingtheHand,Foot,andLowerArm•PlusManyPhotographicReferencePosesforcontinuedStudy,

作者简介

PeterRubinoisanacclaimedsculptorofnumerousprivateandcorporatecommissions.Amonghismanyworks,hispieceMotherofLife,aten-foothistoricmonument,gracesBoykoresearchcenterattheBenGurionUniversityoftheNegevinBeerSheva,Israel,andAngel,athirty-five-footmonumentalfigure,wascreatedfortheWaltDisneyCompany.Hispreviousbook,ThePortraitinClay,hasbeentranslatedintonumerouslanguages,andheteachesannualworkshopsinboththeUnitedStatesandItalyutilizinghiseasy-to-follow,step-by-stepinstructionalmethodsperfectedoverthirty-fiveyearsasaneducatoratsuchprestigiousinstitutionsastheBrooklynMuseumArtSchoolandtheNationalAcademySchoolofFineArtsinNewYorkCity.HehassculptedportraitsofPresidentBarackObama,jazziconDaveBrubeck,andsportslegendLouGehrig.TheseandmanyotherexamplesofRubino’sworkcanbeviewedatwww.rubinostudio.com.

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