I never read anything about sculpting on /ic/, could anyone please suggest some books and tips to start?
Anatomy for Sculptors and Scott Eaton plus a perfectly legal copy of Zbrush
>>7747745>suggest some booksThere's the books by Philippe Faraut, and also Eduoard Lanteri.
>>7747745Just get some clay, playdough, etc. and start. JUST. SCULPT.
>>7748061>What makes a good armature? What materials should be used?>Are differing clays better used for different projects?>If you have to pause a project for a while, how do you keep the clay from drying out?>What sort of tools are good for sculpting when starting out?>How do you make a mould and cast of a sculpture?>What about materials other than clay, how does one do stone sculpture, for example?>What about kilns? Do you need one to sculpt with clay? >Can you fire a sculpture with an armature?>What 'rules' are there for firing a sculpture without it breaking?>etc.>etc.>etc.While actually DOING is important, there are plenty of questions that can be asked, and 'simply sculpting' isn't going to answer those question.
>>7748070Excuses. Excuses. Excuses.
>>7748144Ah, so this is actually some sneaky crabbing, got it.
>>7747891>a perfectly legal copy of Zbrush>check out the price>400€/year>DAS fart-dry clay is worth like 5€/KgEven if i manage to consume a Kilo per months for figurines that would be like 60€ every year.
>>7748223They probably meant;>a "perfectly legal" copy of Zbrush
>>7748242aaaaah, sorry i'm stupid
>>7748048Is there any way i can get them without selling a kidney?
>>7748256Art is not for the poor. /ic/ has taught you this multiple times.
>>7748258only thing /ic/ told me is to pyw
>>7748259pyw
>>7748261nao
>>7748256Just work hard and get a 'perfectly legal copy', as said earlier in the thread.Fellow hard workers in the /artbook/ threads have all shared those books at some point.
>>7748278Alright thanks
>>7748070>>What makes a good armature? What materials should be used?Aluminum wire, like 1/8 inch. You can double it up and twist it if you need more strength, or go up in size. For big stuff you can make an arm out of cheap metal pipe to hold everything up.>>Are differing clays better used for different projects?Yes.>>If you have to pause a project for a while, how do you keep the clay from drying out?Most people either use oil clay or polymer clay so this isn't a big concern.>>What sort of tools are good for sculpting when starting out?Any cheap set of basic sculpting tools on amazon is enough to get started. You can refine your toolset once you know what you need. Also get a lazy susan ro something so you can easily view all sides of your sculpture.>>How do you make a mould and cast of a sculpture?Depends on the complexity of the sculpture and the intended final material.>>What about materials other than clay, how does one do stone sculpture, for example?Reductive sculpting requires a lot of good planning(and possibly power tools).>>What about kilns? Do you need one to sculpt with clay? No.>>Can you fire a sculpture with an armature?Polymer clay, yes.>>What 'rules' are there for firing a sculpture without it breaking?Don't remove it from the oven right away - let it cool.
>>7747745U just feel the form, but like literally tho.
it's the hardest art form. just give up.
>>7748503>Can you fire a sculpture with an armature?>Polymer clay, yes.Huh, I'd read that an armature causes the sculpture to crack, but the more know.
>>7749144nothing is simple in this life so might as well suffer more
>>7749144Maybe reductive sculpture in stone, but clay sculpture is just time consuming more than anything IMO.>>7749519Polymer clay is usually fine to fire with an armature; it's usually not strong enough to hold itself up on it's own, so it's basically a requirement. It IS a good idea to bulk out your armature with tin foil so the thickness of the clay is less, since polymer clay can crack from being too thick iirc. Polymer clay isn't super strong even when fired, so cracking can sometimes occur with thin pieces even if you do everything right.
