How to Sculpt a Portrait in Clay

This is a free lesson from David Simon’s new course, An Observational Approach to the Portrait in Clay. Learn more at www.nma.art
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An Observational Approach to the Portrait in Clay is a comprehensive course in modeling a three-quarter life-size portrait in clay. You will learn how to build your armature, take measurements of your model, block-in the facial features, hair, and neck, and how to build relationships between them. David will also cover the materials and tools he uses, and demonstrate his finishing techniques.
In this free lesson, David introduces his modeling approach, shows how to build an armature, measure a model, and apply those measurements to the portrait. He also covers the measuring tools, including calipers, dividers, and nails.

[@bigbrushtony4770]

This sculptor is so pleasant to watch. His ability of explanation is amazing! Thank you so much

[@tomastrugman5718]

Incredible class. Thanks you for the opportunity of learning from such an amazing sculptor as David Simon.

[@___bluff___]

Such amazing content , I thank New Masters Academy for being the output of much needed classical teaching. 👌

[@CAZZIEK321]

On the proportional dividers, you could paint the wheel you don’t want to touch red. Brilliant tutorial. Thank you.

[@bababa4275]

Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing.

[@russhowell7017]

Great classes. He is just the kind of person that is perfect to be an instructor.

[@asheeshs7932]

Wonderful...that is the best class I ever had... I was struggling for the measurement part while sculpting head... this is making my study easy... thanks a lot...🙏

[@NewMastersAcademyorgNMA]

Asheesh S wonderful to hear this!

[@emiliog.4432]

Thank you for sharing David. This is really an excellent tutorial. A masterclass.

[@kevin-lancheros]

amazing! really good class about how to take the measurements of the head

[@NewMastersAcademyorgNMA]

Thank you Kevin

[@brianmfranklin8381]

I pray that soon someday I can become like you.

[@anyab4246]

Thank you for this! I’m starting a sculpture project right now and am referencing your video 😁

[@tomphillips8565]

Thank you for sharing this information. This has been very helpful.

[@lololmandar]

Thank you for meticulously detailed lesson. It will be really helpful 😊

[@NewMastersAcademyorgNMA]

Mandar Lol you’re very welcome!

[@elizabethheusser2294]

Great lesson! Thank you!

[@castellasants]

thank you very much, thank you David and thank you New Masters Academy.

[@chhabraramesh1]

Superb explanation. Thanks for sharing

[@christophersoprano-sculptor]

Very helpful! Thank you! .

[@martino8114]

Hello, I wanted to tell you that I love this video and if you have more lol I’ll get to them also…. I’m a retired Department of defense electrical engineer , I was forced into retirement I’m 59, a disabling auto accident … so I have always been good with a pencil sculpting carving , but I never learned from someone that could share the things a person can show you as you are doing for me here , thank you!

[@shaharteldan]

hey, excellent lesson! can you share what is width of the wire you use and where do you buy the metal things (don't know the name sorry) and what they are called (those who keep the wire attached to the 1/2 pipe)- thanks!

[@musashidanmcgrath]

Great information. I'm a digital sculptor, but I love to translate traditional techniques to Zbrush.

[@justappa]

brilliant effort . wow

[@jairomerchan1710]

Cada uno es un excelente Magister, gracias por enseñarmen 🙂‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@annmanning1655]

Brilliant so informative

[@jcooper1582]

This is incredible material. Beautifully done.

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[@franthes]

Obrigado por compartilhar!

[@ALEJANDROARANDARICKERT]

tHIS IS WONDERFUL

[@larrychumpitazirueda7242]

Extraordinary, fabulous I would like yo hace this talent

[@webrossiter]

caraca. espetacular. muito show. incrível. por fim, por mais que eu diga que a aula foi show, não vai ser bastante pra dizer que foi massa. obrigado por compartilhar

[@SetGozo]

Very down to earth sculptor

[@pierrerobillard1]

Very impressive good course, well explained, i love it! Still, never having work with oil clay myself, is that mean that the base and metal structure have to remain (inside the sculpture) untill the sculpture dismantling after, for example, molding it? Thanks again for your good instructions! A+

[@NewMastersAcademyorgNMA]

yes you have to make a mold and casting or 3d scan it

[@liottastudiosllcFineArt]

How do you preserve the finished sculpture???

[@baylego]

I know nothing about sculpting, but this was a great video

[@NewMastersAcademyorgNMA]

baylego well, now you know SOMETHING. 😊 Thank you for the kind words. If you ever feel like diving into sculpture please check out our website: NMA.art

[@jairomerchan1710]

Imponente ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

[@krishnaartcenter9402]

Excellent sir. But what's of the clay.

[@dave5194]

Bookmarks: 42:00, 50:00, 50:18 Placing the AT nails: 1:11:05 Placing nose nail: 1:14:40 1:16:20, 1:17:30

[@bartvanburen8204]

Thanks for the video. I've learned a lot from it! You took measurements from one side of the head. But because of a human face is not totally symmetrical I would suggest that it's important to take measurements of the both sides.

[@madhumohanp9065]

valid point

[@reuvenmagnes2540]

loved this video. Will there be a part 2 ?

[@NewMastersAcademyorgNMA]

Reuven Magnes thank you. This is a sample of the full course which is at nma.art website. There won’t be any more samples from this course here on KZbin so if you would like to continue with it head to our site. 👍🏼

[@anekanadaselekta1671]

GREAT

[@liz257]

Isn't the distance from the ATN to nosetip for example, different on both sides of the head? If one of your ears is set further back there will be a longer distance.

[@musashidanmcgrath]

Human measurement are rarely ever going to be perfectly symmetrical. It's up to the artist to build this asymmetry into the portrait, but is for more advanced sculptors with a solid anatomical knowledge. Sculpting symmetrically is good technical practice.

[@LC-yv9ey]

What gauge armature wire is this?

[@InternationalClips22]

هل تحتاج للشوي بعد الانتهاء ؟ Is it need fire 🔥 after you finish it ?

[@stel1000]

Is this clay better than the monster clay? I don’t like at all the oily texture of most plastelines

[@NewMastersAcademyorgNMA]

With Clay it's more about advantages and disadvantages. For scale portrait you're probably better off using a plastilina like this over Monster.

[@subhashkewat2198]

Good 👍👍👍👍

[@goodvitamins6271]

Can I still enter?1:38:42 i want to learn sculpture behind you.

[@jasonlatour3403]

Have you considered casting a mold or capturing a 3d dataset to help speed up the sculpting?

[@jimbruce1744]

I'm looking for the hairline on a model who is bald. I don't see any indication of where it might have once been. Any suggestions?

[@JoshuaJacobo]

It's the plane change from the front to the top

[@RIZVIARTSfinestrokes]

Amazon link for clay

[@seasaltsara1]

@10:35 why wouldn't you want clay to fill the. empty space?

[@martino8114]

Oh!!!! If you get these comments I do not know. I wanted to ask you if you’ve used a clay caked monster clay?

[@user-fu8nr2hq4k]

روعة

[@stellaacevedo4630]

Gracias mis deseos ojala que hablarán en castellano... 🙏🏻❤

[@Singmothersing1]

What is 80 mm cm inch ft what

[@stevew585]

Fantastic video, Can I use Air dry clay as I don't own a Kiln?

[@stel1000]

My water based clay piece broke the other time because it dried. I tried to put water on it to let it get more soft but it melted completely

[@NewMastersAcademyorgNMA]

Stelios Kapet there’s a way to restore a water based piece if it gets too dry. It involves us wing wet cloths to slowly get it damp. You don’t want to do it too quickly.

[@johnmourad7941]

How to prevent Silicosis in clay

[@NewMastersAcademyorgNMA]

john mourad one way is to simply use oil based clay

[@gayatrishilpi4187]

Thank you so much sir I find it very helpful..

[@wowowwowow2889]

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[@sallyar6849]

Please attach the video in Arabic to understand the content because it is very important and I hope you understand the ideas in Arabic

[@brianpite0893]

If your reference is only a photograph. It's a big disadvantage.

[@getupmydarling]

Really exhausting

[@silkboxing4454]

A lot of clay for that Beak and ears. That’s time and a half

[@SonuKumar-so7zq]

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[@user-mf6dj9yj8v]

This is a good lesson. But the explanation and his understanding of oil and water based clays differences are just idiotic. It’s 100% different materials, and even the same word “clay” is used only in English, oil based is Plasticine / Plastiline. Gives a really strange feeling of the professional level.

[@NewMastersAcademyorgNMA]

Oil and water are simply what is added to the mud so that it is easily workable. They are both truly Clay.