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Clay Sculpting Books

Sculpture Series #5: Down Under

By Christi Friesen. G'day! In this fifth book in Christi Friesen's "Beyond Projects" series, you will have a clayfully good time making polymer koalas, kangaroos, echidnas, gum tree leaves and flowers and lots more. Christi's warm writing style and helpful nudgings will stir up your creativity and imagination. Techniques include adding beads, stones and crystals to your designs, simple caning, color mixing, stylizing and surface treatments. Part project, part travelogue -- all fun! Crikey! It is 48 pages, full color, paperback 6-1/2in x 10-1/4in. Click here to see samlpe pages.

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43501005	$9.95

Sculpture Series #1: Dragons!

By Christi Friesen. "Dragons" is the first book in “Beyond Projects”, the CF Sculpture series. "Dragons" uses a step-by-step format to walk you through creating polymer clay dragons for focal beads, pins, sculptures and more. CF shares her signature style of beaded embellishments, adding another dimension to polymer clay. This book will charm you with humorous dialog, creative suggestions, interesting asides, lavish pictures, and even several dragon “personality profiles.” This is more than just a project book, it’s a fun read as well! It is 48 pages, full color, paperback 6-1/2in x 10-1/4in. Click here to see samlpe pages.

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43501001	$9.95

Sculpture Series #2: Welcome to the Jungle

By Christi Friesen. Welcome To The Jungle is the second book in Christi Friesen's “Beyond Projects” series. Detailed photos, step-by-step instructions and a quirky sense of humor make this series a great way to explore sculpting with polymer clay, no matter what your skill level. In this book, you will enjoy making exotic leaves and flowers, furry creatures, bugs and frogs. You will also learn how to add embellishments to your creations, using pearls, semi-precious stones and beads. These will be used to make pendants, sculptures, wall art and more! 48 pages, full color, paperback 6-1/2in x 10-1/4in. Click here to see samlpe pages.

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43501002	$9.95

Sculpture Series #3: Under the Sea

By Christi Friesen. Oceans of fun are in store for you in the pages of Under The Sea, the third book in Christi Friesen's “Beyond Projects” series. This is a how-to book with more! --more photos, more descriptions, more tips, more inspired hints to help stir up your creativity. This book will make sculpting with polymer clay more fun, no matter what your skill level. In this book, you will swim your way through creating sea turtles, fish, sea horses, starfish and a myriad of other ocean fun. The emphasis is on color, composition and creativity, but the real treat is in seeing how to add embellishments of pearls, semi-precious stones, shells and beads to your creations. Under The Sea is swell! 48 pages, full color, paperback 6-1/2in x 10-1/4in. Click here to see samlpe pages.

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43501003	$9.95

Sculpture Series #4: Cats Big and Small

By Christi Friesen. This fourth book in the CF Sculpture Series is just full of feline fun. The big cats - lions and tigers and pumas, (oh my!) will roar to life as polymer clay focal beads, masks and sculptures. But not to be outdone, a parade of kitties will show who really rules. Throughout the book, embellishments of beads, fibers, and surface treatments will make this a book you want to cuddle up with.48 pages, full color, paperback 6-1/2in x 10-1/4in. Click here to see samlpe pages.

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43501004	$9.95

The Portrait in Clay

By Peter Rubino . Simulating a workshop studio course, this book provides action-photography sequences that enable readers to observe every step a master sculptor takes in building a portrait in clay. Paperback, 8 1/4 x 11, 160 pages, 250 black and white illustrations, 20 color illustrations.

Modelling and Sculpture - A Guide to Traditional Methods

By Albert Toft. "Give[s] in detail every process and method of the sculptor's craft with a fullness to be found in no other works."--Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1911

A student of the great Edouard Lanteri's and a celebrated sculptor in his own right, Albert Toft created this manual to offer students every practical detail necessary for a complete knowledge of modelling and sculpture. Topics include:

- Modelling a portrait busto
- Castingo Modelling for terra-cotta, in relief, and for bronze
- Modelling in clay as a prelude to working in stone or wood

Both professionals and amateurs will find his experienced guidance a valuable help to surmounting difficulties and avoiding errors. 36 plates. 82 line illustrations. Glossary.

Portrait Sculpting - Anatomy & Expression in Clay

By Philippe & Charisse Faraut. Here is the most complete and comprehensive book on modeling the portrait in clay. Over 550 photographs of sixty-five different sculptures are used to show a series of exercises organized in a progressive manner. This text offers art students; painters, illustrators, forensic artists and sculptors interested in accurately depicting the human face an invaluable source of knowledge. For the beginner, the step-by-step method provides a means to achieve fast results as well as a solid foundation in the knowledge of anatomy. For the advanced artist, there is a wealth of information on such topics as, the aging process, mechanics of expression, and advanced rubber mold making. Illustrations are included to diagram the bones and muscles of the face and neck, techniques for working in planes are demonstrated in addition to methods for correcting common mistakes and a special section on repairing a shattered sculpture compliments the hollowing and firing chapter. Hardcover, Smythe sewn, 8 3/4" x 11 1/4", 224 pages. Larger inside pictures.

Mastering Portraiture: Advanced Analysis of the Face Sculpted in Clay

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By Philippe & Charisse Faraut - In this follow-up book to his first volume Portrait Sculpting: Anatomy & Expressions in Clay, Philippe Faraut expands on modeling the human face in water-based clay featuring more than 100 new busts. Designed for the advanced artist, this text utilizes nearly 600 photographs including 64 full-page images to analyze the requirements for capturing a likeness. Emphasis is placed on an in-depth study of facial anatomy critical in developing compelling expressions and bringing life to three-dimensional representations of the face. Additional studies are included to show successful treatments of hair and drapery, as well as the aging process. Further Features include: Studies of various sculpting styles. Techniques for analyzing planes of individual features. Discussions and comparisons of gender differences. Methods for avoiding mistakes. Examples of different finishing options. Hardcover, Smythe sewn, 8 3/4” x 11 1/4”, 230 pages.

Portrait Sculpture Simplified - E-Book

By Heidi Maiers .Simplified, consistent, and reliable methods for creating portrait sculpture in half the time. Portrait Sculpture Simplified is a complete instructional course encompassing all of the tips, techniques, and tricks I've learned over the past 20 years through both formal academic instruction and practical trial and error. You will save countless hours of frustration and "learning curve" because I have already been through the process and will guide you toward the most simplified, effective techniques. In numerous areas I have included valuable information that has never been taught in school or found in print. 194 (81/2" x 11") pp., 352 color photographs on one CD. More Info About this E-Book!

Modeling & Sculpting The Human Figure

By Edouard Lanteri. Covers the sculpture process from beginning to end. It has sections on casting, measurements and frameworks. Techniques such as reliefs, medals and full composition are also discussed. 480pp.

Sculpting Clay

By L.I. Nigrosh. An instructional book which covers both non-fired and fired clays, hand-forming, coil construction, slab-making, solid and hollow modeling, and the various uses of each technique in sculpture. 190pp.

Claywork: Form And Idea In Ceramic Design

By L. 1. Nigrosh. For beginner as well as expert clay artists. Covers: slab, pinch, coil, throwing and slip-casting techniques. This is a good resource for the ceramist and sculptor alike.

Modeling & Sculpting Animals

By Edouard Lanteri. Thorough guide to anatomy, methods of construction, required tools and materials for nature sculpture. Also includes a comprehensive exposition of casting in plaster. 352pp.

Children, Clay & Sculpture

By C.W. Topal. Use clay to help children explore and appreciate three-dimensional art. Traditional hand-building techniques are used to create basic sculpture forms, reliefs, animals, heads, faces and figures. 128pp.

Modeling The Head In Clay

By Bruno Lucchesi & Margit Malmstrom. One of today's best known classical sculptors Bruno Lucchesi, demonstrates his personal techniques for capturing the elusive and compelling features of the human head and face. Also see his video Sculpting the portrait. 160pp. 250 B&W illus.

Modeling The Figure In Clay

By Bruno Lucchesi & Margit Malmstrom. The famous sculptor shows how he creates a complete figure in clay. Covers skeleton, male & female anatomical figures, skin and hair from all angles with close-up details. Also see his video Sculpting the reclining figure. 144pp. 250 B&W photos.

Sculpture, Principles & Practice

By L. Slobodkin. A step-by-step approach to sculpture in clay, plaster, metal and stone. A well rounded text that covers both classical and modem styles. 255pp.

The Materials & Methods Of Sculpture

By Jack C. Rich. Exhaustive, profusely illustrated guide to the technical aspects of sculpting in stone, metal, wood & clay. Tools, techniques, modeling, casting and firing are just some of the topics covered in this volume. 512pp.

Sculpting 101: A Primer for the Self Taught Artist

By Lynda Sappington Includes how-to's on: three types of clay; armatures; bases; style points; finishing techniques; foundry terminology; suppliers; etc. Also includes a sample horse measurement chart, a comparative measurement chart for horses, and information on how to make measurement charts that meet your particular needs. Intended for the novice through the experienced sculptor, this book can answer a multitude of "how-to" questions.

The book is written in a friendly, conversational style. Here's an excerpt from Chapter 1:

"Clays are wonderful to use because you can do both subtractive sculpting (where you remove material from the original sculpting medium - stone or wood, for instance - until you get to the finished look you want) and additive sculpting (where you add to the original sculpting medium, as you do with clay, metal, or paper). If you make a mistake in clay, you can fix it easily because the medium is so plastic (forgiving). " 8 1/2" x 11", 80 pages, fully illustrated.

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