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The
Main Figure:
Once the head is finally complete
and in place you can start building
up the clay on the main body of
the figure. You should over exaggerate
the pose, since the addition of
clay reduces the
impact of what it was supposed
to be a dynamically posed figure.
Many artist use to bake the sculpt
after applying a layer of clay
over the armature, but not us.
Sometimes further corrections
are needed. And we always build
up the form as a whole, not in
one section at a time cause this
way you have more chances of loosing
body symmetry, size and/ or proportion.
Again, try to get as much reference
material as possible. When you
are making the muscles, have in
mind that certain muscles take
different appearances depending
on their orientation and action.
Don’t rush to make further
details on the muscles unless
you are completely sure they are
well placed in the figure. The
final result will surely be worth
the patience
If you are happy with the basic
muscle structure, you can start
refining the figure…….
…….and also to start
working on the figure’s
clothes, that’s why we recommend
you to have some reference material
about these matters too (a good
collection of books may be needed).
When we say "refining"
we mean the process of smoothing
and removing all possible imperfections
on the clay. Right after that
comes the finishing details addition.
Now, if you want to make copies
of your new figure -castings-,
there are some considerations
you should attend to. Some sculptors
make all the figure as a whole
and then cut it using a little
saw (although this might produce
poorly fitting pieces in the final
product sometimes). That’s
why here, at Gore Group’s
headquarters, we use to test-fitting
the pieces continually, so as
to ensure a perfect fit in all
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