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Summary: Build a clay sculpture around a base structure; learn how to sculpt an angel from clay in this free video art lesson on sculpture.
Jorge Benlloch is originally from Barcelona, Spain, where he received both a Bachelor's of Arts and a Master's of Arts in art at Steban Ripeaux Academy. He has taught art at the...read more
"We're going to use this. We got one of these pieces there, and let's start. I'm going to start making the body. And later we're going to put some kind of, we're going to dress the body. Let's see. Let's see, which position is going to be best. And this is going to be, well, the legs. I'm using this model, that of course is a naked woman, or almost naked though that this kind of irreverent thing for an angel, but it's because the position, it's very good. And it's also very similar of this position of that one. And this is going to give us, later when we're going to start dressing up, a good base of the bones and the position of the legs will be, will be okay. Okay, now that we have, like a genetic body structure here, with this leg that is falling down. Because as the instructor because I believe that it is not necessary, but maybe yes. But now, we're going to reinforce this. Okay, this is more or less than genetic structure of the body that we have here. It's the neck, then the head is going to be in here. And now we are going to, the rest of this, I'm going to make with this I'm going to make a thin layer of clay. I'm going to start putting the robe on top."
eHow Article: Sculpting an Angel & Structure