"You need to get your head around the head"-Alan

shapely legs

Scultping is going well. Recieved plenty of constructive critisism today. I need to work on the collar bone and shoulder, get back the bone structure. Im finding the collar bone the hardest part because its delicate, I feel more comfortable dealing with the larger shapes. Im pleased with the shapely legs. The arms, Ive just started but I need to know how the bones work underneath the flesh to sculpt them convincingly. Looking at arm anatomy tonight. Need to take some off the waist/back as the model is a more hourglass shape. Good progress though, lots to improve on. Also smoothing clay over with rubber kidneys is so satisfying.

LIFE sculpting

cut back on thighs and chest according to re-measuring the model. Scuplting the human figure is new to me, measuring is key but my tutor tells me so is trusting your eye. Its about knowing where the bones are under the skin first. We've done about three sessions, Im really enjoying the challenge, more to come.

marked shoulder blades, back dimples and top of spine by measuring these points off model.

trying to build up chest and carves.

marked knees, hip bones, collar bones, widest hip point and centre of collar bones (the pit) with screws.

made a clay bed of 5cm and began building shapes on body with rolls of clay, constantly measuring widths, heights and depths.

first marked the centre of collar bone (the pit) on clay. did this by measuring the distance from the ground to the pit of the model and halving this, leaving 5cm below to build clay bed.

This term we are to learn how to sculpt the human figure from life, scaling down by half, so half human size. First I made an armature out of aluminium wire and jubille clips. The wire for the arms is twisted using a drill to provide grip for the clay. On the legs I have wrapped thin wire around them for grip. The armature has been made with the models measurements in mind. The legs are longer because there will be a clay bed at the bottom. The armature is then connected onto a back iron which is drilled onto our tables. We are sculpting a female.