Sculpey 101 Class 7: Tutorial on How to Sculpt Details with Polymer Clay

[@lindarussell7309]

Josh I’m 71 and my daughter thought I needed a new hobby and I have spent most of Christmas Day watching your tutorials. I must say you’re a great teacher. Thank you for sharing your talent with us

[@JoshForeman]

Thanks so much, Linda! I hope you keep at it! :)

[@londicawthon6956]

I have just made my first WITCH at 68 years old. I’m 68 not the witch. LOL. I took a class from someone in my area and she is fabulous. I found that I needed help between classes and found you!!! You are fabulous! I love how to explain everything! I seem to be able to do faces and it comes to me naturally but hands not so much!! You have been a great help to this old lady and I now have a new ART to pass my time and to stay YOUNG!!! I have those old hands you speak of and I too love them. I am a seamstress and have done that for 50 years. On to something new and I am thrilled . THANK YOU SEW MUCH FOR YOUR TALENT!! Londi

[@JoshForeman]

Lovely! Thank you for letting me know! :)

[@AngryPepper1964]

Josh, I'm 53 and just now starting to get into stop motion filming. Let me start off by saying THANK YOU so very much for these tutorials, you have an amazing talent, a great teacher, and I;m just in awe watching how you transform a blob of clay into such realistic figures. If I can get to a level of 50% of your talent before I die I'd be happy. you are deffinetly one of the greats. Again, thank you very much for sharing your talent.

[@nikos_xenios]

Apart from the actual sculpt which is amazing, your videos are really enjoyable to watch, from the editing, to the "script", all the way to the small jokes and the different cameras used. You are very good not only as an artist, but as a tutor as well, which is a hard thing to accomplish. Greetings from Greece.

[@JoshForeman]

Very kind of you. Thank you. :)

[@SugarAndCiderbyKatie]

You are an excellent teacher. Just the right amount of show and tell. I sure hope you're teaching in the community or will consider doing so. So many young people would benefit from your style of teaching.

[@svengurren21]

An orange peel works well for pores in the skin for texture, learned it in an old Fangoria magazine

[@TingleEdits]

I recently got into clay sculpting and I'd like to call myself an advanced learner. I absolutely love the way you teach and you are so amazing at your work, that I strive to make my work just as amazing as yours. Thank you for being you!

[@swensonbl]

You are ultra talented! I appreciate all the time with these classes. Very helpful!

[@lashyliam9862]

Those eyes though! They are insane! You've taught me so much and I'm not even finished the first series, do not stop making content you are a brilliant teacher and there's plenty of very grateful people like me THANK YOU!

[@nettiekoster9428]

Josh... Dude.... You are Absolutely incredible.... Such amazing talent!!! I just found you this afternoon and cant stop watching !!!!.. I have seen 1 thru 7 of this Sculpting 101 series today... I am hooked. Thank You so much for sharing your extreme talent with us all... You are clearly the best sculpture I have seen on KZbin or anywhere. Thank You Sooo very much.... I can only hope to be 1/10th as talented... but your inspiration alone gives me that... Thank You.. Thank You ..Thank You!!!! You are Awesome!!!!!

[@GegendenStreik]

This channel should be more popular. Very good content. Very helpful. Thank you!

[@johnwaudby5232]

Without doubt one of the best sculpting tutorial series on KZbin. Cheers mate, really helpful and inspiring.

[@MagathasDarkCorner]

thank you so much for this! this is wonderful and inspiring, i pulled out my 10 years old clay (used the clay softener on it too!) I can't believe this doesn't have millions of views for the value of teaching here, but i'm happy to have found you.

[@JoshForeman]

Thanks! Feel free to share links to my videos with any groups or friends you have who are creatively inclined! :)

[@MagathasDarkCorner]

@@JoshForeman most definitely!

[@ToddAndrewCole]

Josh, thanks for all your great sculpey videos. I've watched them all and they have transformed my sculpey work. You're my hero!

[@Malakren]

You know I am learning a LOT from you more than anyone else so far.

[@tonyclavelli1228]

I love what you've done for this series. You're a fantastic teacher! thank you.

[@Bringholz]

Thank you so much Josh for your time . It is much appreciated . I discovered the talent of sculpting in myself but it's the details and the how to's to get the effect is where I am lagging big time .

[@ronantonick]

Hey Josh, Really appreciate you taking the time etc to share your knowledge with us. Great stuff, easy to understand and Super helpful! I have messed with sculptey in the past but never serious and want to give it another go. I am a tattoo artist by trade so its a big change but look forward to having fun with it and these really helped encourage me to do so. Thanks man, keep it up! Ron

[@dianeullman7543]

Wonderful demonstration. I have only one tiny nit to pick, and it took seven lessons to find one! You remembered that the fat pad above the eye sags in the aging process. You reminded us that the nose and ear continue to grow. You showed the jowls and sagging under the chin. In fact, the only detail you missed is that the lips lose collagen and grow thinner and that while the lip grows thinner, loss of muscle tone may drag it down, causing an overhang. An amazing and wonderful lesson, informative and entertaining. Loved every minute,

[@JoshForeman]

Very helpful! I'm sure I learned that at one point. But I had forgotten. So thanks for the reminder! :)

[@dustindowns4798]

So impressive Josh. You are an inspiring artist. Thank you for another lesson.

[@ashdukesbear9700]

Your tutorials are amazing! Keep them coming. You are very knowledgeable.

[@roslynbrown6176]

OMG, as soon as you said "smolder" I thought of that frigging movie "Tangled"!😂 Great tutorial as always!!

[@TheMinishKid]

Josh, sorry to hear about your technical difficulties. If possible, I'd like to donate a couple hundred bucks to your cause. Your video series has helped me more than any other I've found! I really appreciate all the time and commitment you've put into these videos and would love to help you out. Let me know the best way to contribute and I'll float a couple hundred your way brother.👍🏻

[@JoshForeman]

Wow, that is VERY kind and generous! While I've considered doing a Patreon, I decided against it for now. The truth is I'm blessed with a really great day job making videogames and that pays the bills (And my art/video hobby) just fine. I may change my mind later, like if we lose our roommate or something, but for now I'm just happy to give back to the art community in this small way. Honestly, just sharing my videos around is the best thing you can do for me now. That way I've got a platform in case it ever does become financially burdensome to produce these, then I can do Patreon to offset it. Thanks again! Stay classy! :)

[@TheMinishKid]

Josh Foreman You are too kind! Well, I definitely appreciate all the hard work you've put into this series, and I'm sure there are a lot of people who feel the same! Thank you for your contribution!

[@NOSTI2ADAMUS]

How are you not rich selling your art? Your work is amazing!

[@JoshForeman]

@NOSTI2ADAMUS, you'd be SHOCKED how many sculptors there are out there who are way better than I am and make less money than I make at my day job doing videogame art.

[@NOSTI2ADAMUS]

*sigh* I guess it's true that great artists that become rich typically do so after they die :/ I am glad I am picking this up as a hobby, though. Thank you for your videos and for providing all of this awesome material for free, if you ever open a donation/fund page, I'd be more than glad to donate. You are a great artist btw!

[@WyzrdCat]

Seems like a ton of work went into these, thanks a bunch. Really enjoying the series.

[@JoshForeman]

Yes. Yes a tone of work did go into these. Thanks for noticing! :)

[@JhomilBansil]

This series was A LOT of help. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Love your work.

[@markcrawley1889]

Stunning and thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. I've been thinking of taking up sculpting and I plan in coming back and rewatching as I do. Thank you again.

[@23Timi23]

Thnx for redoing all this for us!

[@Hope-rr8th]

Thank you for these videos! This is some juicy information, and your stuff is super amazing. Thanks for still teaching us despite your tech curse.

[@yavuzyener3D]

Amazing tutorial! I've really enjoyed watching and learning your sculpting techniques. Please keep them coming Josh! Also huge thanks for investing in a new recording equipment so that we dummies can actually see what you are doing

[@jessicakeegan2415]

You are super talented, thank you for sharing the information 🙏🙏🙏

[@Firefox-hw3co]

U are so talented. Wow....I learnt so much from your videos!!! Thank u

[@claygirl6133]

Now it's much clearer. Awesome vids!!!

[@newbiesculptor1926]

Hi Josh. I'm new sculpey sculptor for two years now. Your tutorials help me so much!!! You are like my personal teacher. Thank you. But a question please. When you sculpt larger sculptures like the big monster worm behind you, you put it into your oven? Into separate pieces? Or all in one piece? How large is your oven lol? Thank you.

[@JoshForeman]

thanks for the kind words! I always design my larger pieces so they can be made in parts and assembled after baking.

[@newbiesculptor1926]

@@JoshForeman ohhh ok. Very nice. Thank you!!! I'm continuing to learn throughout your tutorials. Good teaching.

[@robincarpenter4460]

Thank you for sharing so many tips and techniques!

[@leelee_1989]

Thanks for the effort you're putting in it's appreciated

[@shawnieleaf2277]

Thank you for doing this work- it’s amazing.

[@podgrrrl6290]

This is so incredibly helpful! Exactly what I've been looking for! Thank you!

[@kacywheatley2239]

Good Morning Josh, what happened to your armature? Are we suppose to do something different with it at this point? This looks so awesome and you give so much information on the aging process and how it affects the different wrinkles of the face. Have a great day!

[@JoshForeman]

Ah, sorry for the confusion. I had to reshoot a bunch of footage that turned out blurry, and that required making a brand new sculpture. I didn't put an armature in this one, just a ball of foil as I did with the original.

[@gerbendenheeten6905]

Great video! What kind of tool do you use at 25:40, or where do you got it from? I have been looking for such a specific one, but can't find it! :-)

[@JoshForeman]

amzn.to/3gYLuaQ

[@gerbendenheeten6905]

@@JoshForeman Thanks!

[@lpa407]

Trabalho incrível brother...obrigado pela aula...acompanho seu canal aqui do Brasil...Parabéns...👏🏻🎶

[@JoshForeman]

thank you for watching!

[@rodline9027]

Simply amazing work.

[@w0mblemania]

This is an excellent series. Well done, and thank you.

[@rewiredtv33]

Thank you you are the best of the best. Great teaching thank you

[@JoshForeman]

Well thanks for watching!

[@PENFOLD1962]

Wooooooooooiah absolutely incredible. I'm very new to sculpture, this could be a stupid question... Would it be possible to get the actual eyeball to look older with slight blood shot veins or cataracts? You are an excellent tutor and make it all look so easy! Thanks for being so kind to share your skills and knowledge I really appreciate your help.

[@JoshForeman]

Absolutely. You can achieve a cataract effect by simply not carving in for the iris and pupil. I've never tried to add veins in the sculpt, but I suppose there's not reason you couldn't do it.

[@BlackCat_2]

Loved this video. :) My favorite thing to make is faces. I may not make them super realistic though but I like them. :) I think these videos will help me with realism when I decide I want that. :) Love your sense of humor too... smolder ... *laughs* - Heidi

[@paulalotte1146]

You are nothing short of amazing!

[@GrimFelArt]

So fascinating to watch.

[@msunder0115]

Imagine the things an art community could accomplish by collaborating with each other.

[@donnacharm9383]

thank you for showing us your great art your very creative very cool:)

[@marc5289]

Woooooooowwwwww..You are the best.. Thanx for sharing your talent

[@JeffeyFF]

You seem like a nice guy and your extremely talented. You have definitely helped me. Can you do a video on magic sculpt if you ever use it as a medium? I have 5 lbs of it but it's very sticky and could use some pointers.

[@JoshForeman]

Yeah, I've used that stuff a lot. It's a different workflow than polymer clay. It's all about layering on over many sessions. I made this completely out of it. scrybe.deviantart.com/art/Demon-Hunter-Triptich-WIP-67405358 Also, I've got another series coming up that will include a lot of hands on demonstration using apoxie clays.

[@JeffeyFF]

Josh Foreman thanks for the reply! I'm looking forward to seeing your videos on epoxies.

[@BigTastey]

Honestly Josh.. that was fucking incredible mate!! I love the concept. Really looking forward to your next video now mate.. fantastic work fella!! Can I please share this in the 'Shiflett Brothers sculpting forum' on Facebook..?

[@calebzamora3024]

The details is amazing!!

[@mikegameon]

thank you so much for your tutorials, int 2 weeks ill be supporting you for to still making more and more videos its not to much but any help counts :) this week i spend all my money but you are awasome and a incredible artist do you have any tutorial about how to set up al the pieces together? like how i can connect the head with the body like with metal string or something

[@JoshForeman]

I haven't made a video about putting a whole body together yet. But I probably will later

[@wisnupriyanto2498]

What is the type of the polimer clay are you using. Is fimo pro good enough?thank you

[@JoshForeman]

I'm using Sculpey Firm. But you can follow along with almost any other brand. Fimo pro will work great!

[@ulysees08]

Thanks Josh.

[@catherinegoldie3432]

I am sooo impressed with your work you are amazing!!!💕

[@barschjager3228]

thanks a lot for these vids! now that I have seen how easy it should be, I could even try it myself :D

[@ERICBOND2222]

looks great , thanks a lot !

[@ca8134]

funny and so informative, thank you so much!!!!!

[@NOSTI2ADAMUS]

Josh, is being a good drawer a necessary skill in order to be a good sculptor? What if I don't really want to start my design/sketch on a piece of paper but rather get to it right away on the clay? I am just not a good drawer, that's why I ask.

[@JoshForeman]

I get this question a lot. I'm biased because I'm not very good at drawing myself. I can do details like nobody's business, but when it comes to perspective and composition I'm really weak in those areas. The reason I love sculpture so much is that you get perspective for free, and composition comes more naturally. I consider my initial drawing work to be more general concepts that I can then take to the next level in a sculpture. But most of the time if I want to plan ahead for a sculpture I'll just make a little sculpture first. Really blocky and simple just to prove out the proportions or pose. That way, no drawing is needed.

[@bichettebreizh3218]

Extraordinaire ! Bravo et merci pour le partage ;)

[@JoshForeman]

vous êtes le bienvenu

[@aidanandrewson7223]

Heyo. These sculpting tutorials are super rad. I've been applying them to my drawing and sketching since I don't have shit to sculpt with yet but even so they're still funny and useful. One knit-picky/possibly-helpful note I have on this lesson is that the veins you sculpted are rather prominent, whenever I draw a vein on a hand or something I'll kind of make it dip in and out of sight like this _----_____-----------______-------_____ as it goes over the valleys and hills of bone and tendon. Idk if thats helpful or not. p.s. you're ultra talented at all this

[@JoshForeman]

Yes, you're right. I SAID that you should do that, but didn't actually DO it. My bad.

[@aidanandrewson7223]

Ah.

[@usernamemykel]

FINALLY I found a fellow ameliorator!

[@JoshForeman]

sesquipedalians unite!

[@usernamemykel]

Josh Foreman Yup, them too!!!!

[@anthonyg4671]

i can't unsee Quinlan from the strain.

[@evangeline7075]

Awesome set of tutorials, super helpful! Will you be painting this as well?

[@JoshForeman]

The final lesson has a super quick wash/drybrushing lesson. But if you're interested in more intermediate-to-advanced techniques check out this series. This link takes you to Ep. 7. The ones before are all about molding and casting. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3mWgaqsr5ejnac

[@evangeline7075]

Awesome thank you so much!

[@elizabethferguson-barr8932]

Lost for words!!!! amazing.

[@ELFASHIONISTA]

HELLO JOSH !! THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEOS !! I've been looking for an anatomical figure to see muscles and bones like the one you have and what i find is very little , how tall is that?? can you tell me where to find it? Thanks. big fan !

[@antonrudenham3259]

You've already baked the hand before commencing with this detail Josh? Does the alcohol not affect the baked clay? Brilliant work by the way and I am so grateful for you taking the time and effort not to say expense for sharing this with us. I have nothing to show you art wise in return but I believe this benefits rooky sculptors every bit as much as experienced guys. Thanks.

[@JoshForeman]

No, I hadn't baked the hand yet. Thanks for the kind words!

[@shauenadodah7057]

Dude...I love your videos....Awesome skills! Would you mind telling me what music you use? I love it to sculpt to!

[@JoshForeman]

Thanks! Most of the music is free stuff KZbin let's us use without copyright issues. The intro is a track from Ovid's Withering, but it's the only mellow song on there. Everything else is brutal death metal, hahaha.

[@SquidkidMega]

I love your videos Josh, I've just recently become interested in sculpture after a lifetime of drawing, do you find that sculpting enhances your ability to draw, in that it it gives you a better understanding of 3d form?

[@JoshForeman]

Maybe. It's hard to tell since I've been sculpting as long as I've been drawing.

[@TheKeithAntony]

Thank you.

[@bifferspice]

did anyone else get a visit during this video from future Josh? Or was it just me? It was pretty crazy. He seemed far more futuristic and advanced than the old one. Didn't tell me any upcoming sports results though.

[@JoshForeman]

I know better than to give future sports scores to anyone with the word 'biff' in their name!

[@samojede6776]

Can I add acrylics in order to change the color before shaping? (painting afterwards often leaves some stripes, well one can see it's painted and I wanna avoid this)

[@JoshForeman]

I've never tried this. Here's a video about how I color/paint. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWW3ooyLbLVoeMk

[@BoxxArt]

nice set of tutorials, where could i get one of those anatomy figures you have at the side?

[@JoshForeman]

www.anatomytools.com/anatomy-c5.php

[@BoxxArt]

Josh Foreman thanks a lot, keep up the good work

[@Amandah8570]

If you are truly in the middle somewhere, who are the ultra talented artist giving away information? I wouldn't mind checking them out to and see how much better sculpture can be because I see you as like the best.

[@JoshForeman]

Oh, the ultra talented don't give away info like I do because they make their living at it. You gotta pay hundreds or thousands to take their classes. But google Simon Lee or Jordu Schell if you wanna see the best of the best.

[@Amandah8570]

@@JoshForeman thank you I'll definitely look them up but I have a feeling you're being hard on yourself because your stuff is AMAZING. I've been watching and retreating your tutorials for years and I find them so incredibly helpful!

[@Amandah8570]

following** your tutorials

[@TheRockhound21]

first off love these tutorials! second... i bought a couple pounds of the sculpy firm and it is not nearly as smooth as what im seeing here. lots of kneading and yet the amount of force needed to apply small pieces results in deformation and smoothing and blending is frustrating because rather than blend the clay just pulls apart. thoughts?

[@JoshForeman]

Well it's very possible you just got an old batch. It's also possible you underestimate just how much kneading is required. Have you tried tearing off small, pea-sized bits and kneading those individually into very thin pancakes? If even that's not working you could try regular non-firm super sculpey. Also, you can mix regular and firm in any ratio that works best for you.

[@TheRockhound21]

Josh Foreman thanks for responding! im literally watching your 10th video right now. love every minute! anyway yea ive tried smaller pieces and the clay gets pliable but the problem continues. ill try a different batch. thanks again and keep on keepin on man love your work!

[@angelalambert3367]

Do you have a video that shows how to sculpt the hand from scratch?

[@JoshForeman]

Sure do! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eITFhItjp6mMgq8

[@scottgray6276]

You' made the first sculpting video I've seen, that mentions the lens bulge on the eyelid!

[@bullshark1152]

I love your vids / tutorials and I hope you will continue to make them, if I have a few spare bucks I will donate them with love. Atm I just have barely enough to buy clay and tools myself. Nevertheless big thumbs up for all your effort. 👍

[@porgoan]

hola, me acabo de suscribir, gracias por los videos

[@stillme4you]

What are your thoughts on stage-baking.

[@JoshForeman]

I'm going to be getting into that for the intermediate classes I'm working on now. I only did it for one thing on this piece, for the pot. But I'll be showing techniques for doing it more aggressively later. Basically, I don't do full bakes, just enough to keep the stuff that's set from getting dented and scratched.

[@stillme4you]

Ok, thank you. :)

[@floridaLise]

"GUYLINER" :D I never heard of that before.

[@heykeltirasolmakistym9106]

Are you use polymer clay?

[@JoshForeman]

Yes. This is a video about sculpting with polymer clay.

[@heykeltirasolmakistym9106]

@@JoshForeman I sculpt with pottery clay but it cracks even without firing. Isn't polymer clay more suitable clay for sculpture? Thank you veryyyyy much in advance 😊😊

[@JoshForeman]

@@heykeltirasolmakistym9106 Yes, polymer clay is much easier to use for sculpting

[@mayrakopjansen2814]

WOW fantastic 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👍👍

[@floridaLise]

I Love the "art nouveau" line you have there on the side of the nostril. I'm an art nouveau fan also.

[@Ducesweden]

What scale are the heads in?

[@JoshForeman]

I don't know. I'm terrible at math. It's about 2 inches tall.

[@Ducesweden]

Barbie's and Action Man's are in 1/6th scale, so that head probably fit in around 1/4-1/6 then i guess. I will post an image of my sculpture here too once it's finished, i'm sculpting an officer in the swedish army in 1911.

[@JoshForeman]

Cool! Can't wait to see it!

[@Ducesweden]

Here goes then. Note also that i'm not yet finished and i will fix the right leg up next. servimg.com/view/19730114/461

[@JoshForeman]

Very nice! Looks like quite a dapper gentleman.

[@VitaliiBerehulia]

You are cool master!!!

[@callisquirrel9622]

Wouldn't it have been better to do the pore/breaking up the skin after putting all the wrinkly stuff in there?

[@callisquirrel9622]

And oh my gosh, it stresses me out so much when you intentionally make those mistakes.

[@callisquirrel9622]

That is some beautiful stuff. Finished watching the video, and it makes the additions make sense. Thanks for making these!

[@fightclub11]

Is it water or epoxy?

[@JoshForeman]

Not sure what you're referring to.

[@chrystalfromalaska]

thank you for your lessons! :) so helpful.

[@callisquirrel9622]

HYPE

[@Gluedooy]

He looks like the Rock raising his eyebrow

[@wolflahti412]

You Are All Sanpaku

[@you-tubejunkie2926]

👍🏆

[@ntholt0715]

Anyone else think the sculpture kinda looks like Michael Keaton or is it just me?

[@you-tubejunkie2926]

Your intro is not helping you to get my views. How many clicked off after the first intro ? That's just my opinion.

[@JoshForeman]

Thanks for the feedback. Can you be more specific? Do you mean the intro title images and music, or where I start talking?

[@you-tubejunkie2926]

@@JoshForeman ..........(intro title images and music),

[@JoshForeman]

@@you-tubejunkie2926 Did you dislike the specific music and images, or did you simply dislike there there was any music and images?

[@nettiekoster9428]

Josh... Dude.... You are Absolutely incredible.... Such amazing talent!!! I just found you this afternoon and cant stop watching !!!!.. I have seen 1 thru 7 of this Sculpting 101 series today... I am hooked. Thank You so much for sharing your extreme talent with us all... You are clearly the best sculpture I have seen on KZbin or anywhere. Thank You Sooo very much.... I can only hope to be 1/10th as talented... but your inspiration alone gives me that... Thank You.. Thank You ..Thank You!!!! You are Awesome!!!!!