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Summary: Learn how to determine the overall shape of a bronze sculpture in this free video art lesson.
Gary Mitnik designed and built test models for the aerospace industry in California for 38 years. During this career, he studied sculpture by taking evening classes at Orange Coast...read more
"Hi, my name is Gary Mitnik, I'm a sculptor here in Sedona, Arizona, and I'm here on behalf of Expert Village. Normally there'd be some straight lines in there. I tend to curve them. The viewer's eye will follow a straight line into nowhere, where if it's curved it's more interesting to look at. And of course the whole piece has to look, in this case it's sort of like an "s" shape. It's the same with looking at it from the front. It curves up this way then gets to the center and curves back around this way. It's also a reverse "s" shape. That's what makes a piece interesting. Then the surface is also important. It always looks better when it has a rough surface. You can make the surface smooth, but again, it's less interesting than a surface that has some texture."
eHow Article: Overall Shape in Bronze Sculpture Design