Figure keying

Sebuah video tentang cara membuat sistem 'kunci-gembok' setelah memotong figur per bagian. Walau dalam bahasa jepang, gambar yang ditayangkan mudah dipahami. Dapat diterapkan pada hampir segala jenis bahan seperti wax (MwaxZ) dan epoxy putty (MpoxZ).

A video about keying a figure after cutting it in to parts. Even though it's in Japanese, the picture is easy to undertsand. This method can be used with almost every material, such as wax (MwaxZ) and epoxy putty (MpoxZ).

Workshop Recast dan sculpting

I will be doing a workshop on mold making, casting and probably a little sculpting this weekend. If you're interested and are in the area, please drop by.  Also this is the last regular English post for this blog. I will post in Bahasa Indonesia from the next post onwards. Thank you for all my international readers. I will do a dual language post for special occasion, the upcoming and updated "Let's make an anime figure" for example.

So, stay tuned dan Selamat berkarya!

Sculpting Geometric

One of my favourite sculptor, Philippe Faraut, show how he uses geometric shapes to sculpt a myriad of faces. A must watch indeed!

Oil Clay Hot Box Tutorial for Sculpting

Working with wax and oil clay can be tricky if you don't know the method. The key here is by controlling temperature as in keeping the clay or wax warm. This video from youtube user stopmotion magazine show how to make a simple (and cheap) hot box to warm your clay and waxes. Basically all you need is a box, aluminium foil, some adhesive and of course the heat source which in this case is a 60 watt incandescent bulb.
Checkafter the jump for another simple hot box build by Mr. David Lemon (clayguy1).

SCULPTING THE FEMALE TORSO by PETER RUBINO

A slideshow video from Peter Rubino's book, Sculpting the figure in clay. I'm very interested in the method he's using for making this torso. Reminds me of Burne Hogart's approach on drawing the human anatomy but in sculpture form. Good stuff!

You might want to also check other books these author wrote below