Ceramic Sculpture: Making Faces: A Guide to Modeling the Head and Face with Clay

El libro en general está bien y puede cumplir más o menos bien con la idea de aprender. Sin embargo, a diferencia de lo que creía por el título, las técnicas de cómo modelar cabezas están explicadas muy superficialmente. Se centra principalmente en cómo crear rostros con distintas expresiones faciales, cómo hacer caras con un toque más artístico. Tal vez más útil para alguien que ya sabe, pero no precisamente para comenzar. A mi modo de ver, da escasas instrucciones y consejos para el proceso completo de modelado. No obstante, contiene muchas imágenes que son de gran ayuda.

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I so wish I'd thought to look for this before I began my first bust. It would have saved me a whole lot of time, and increased the chance that the finished piece will dry evenly enough to remain free of cracks before it goes into the kiln. Fingers crossed! Because I tend towards realism (and being a born perfectionist) it took a lot of time to work and re-work the face until it became real enough, and with the subtle smile that I was hoping to achieve. This book has excellent photos of not only the work in clay but also of models who offer a good range of expressions for every mood. It's also full of inspiring pieces from a range of different artists. The techniques are clearly laid out, step by step, and shown in good detail. The only thing that could have improved this for me would be to see some details of neck and shoulders. My figure is of a woman with her eyes half closed, face tilted upwards and slightly to the side. As is almost always the case, the neck and shoulders are the base of a bust, and I was hoping to see some examples of protrusions of the spinal cord, and the scapulas to help to perfect my piece. It's very hard to find photos that help with something like this. Overall though, I highly recommend this book. Love it!

This is a very good book for learning about how to build a face out of clay.

Great book for the Novice Sculptor. Lots of easy to follow, step by step instructions. Very easy to follow directions. Lots of pictures to demonstrate instructions.