Modeling a Likeness in Clay

by Daisy Grubbs

Describes the materials, tools, and work space needed for sculpting and demonstrates the step-by-step techniques for creating lifelike portrait busts. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823030946
• ISBN13: 9780823030941
• Release Date: August 1982
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.6" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12

Customer Reviews

good likeness

The author gives a step by step approach for modeling a likeness in clay. Very helpful and good at using calapers to get the correct demensions to start with. I would recommend Bruno Lucchesi's books also as he is a modern day master.

A must-have for aspiring sculptor portraitists.

Mrs Grubbs has lots of talent, being a pedagogue is not the least of them. As she shares her technique with the reader, every step is thoroughly illustrated and commented. Numerous examples of specific situations are shown in detail along with the sculptor's comments. The first sections establishes the general principles governing the achievement of a likeness, going step by step through the measurements and accurate mass and volume placement, with practical demonstration.Further sections detail the progress of the work, and the end sections are practical examples of different portrait renditions of models which vary in age, sex, ethnic features, all being taken from actual work carried out by the artist.As Mrs Grubbs favors kiln-firing of her clay portraits, readers interested in this technique will also find very valuable information, and will learn how to properly prepare a portrait for this purpose.