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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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 Designby L.I. Nigrosh

Modeling & Sculpting Animals by Edouard Lanteri

Modeling The Head In Clay by Bruno Lucchesi & Margit Malmstrom

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.

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.