Sculpture Tutorial - Making An Armature For A Bust

The foundation of a sculpture is called an armature. An armature gives support to the figure or bust and allows it to have a rigid form or, in other words, a skeleton. Without a sturdy armature, your clay would fold under its own weight and make it really difficult to form the proper shapes that you’re trying to achieve.

[@MyNeedfulThings]

Thanks a lot for this video. It's great

[@YecenyMansfield]

Absolutely! I'll be releasing more videos soon so stay on the lookout.

[@jay24cents36]

Jake, I have a question. If we are using supersculpey firm, clays. And using your method of armature.. How can we bake it? I'm afraid it will explode or something? haha

[@YecenyMansfield]

Well, I have not had any explode on me yet, but you should be safe to bake this as long as you follow the instructions on the sculpy clay. The only thing that is questionable is putting the wood platform in with it. I do this, but obviously you need to be careful because wood can burn up! I just keep a constant eye on my products as they are baking. Try and keep low temps at a longer duration.