Sculpting Techniques Bible

An essential illustrated reference for both beginner and experienced sculptors.

This is a comprehensive guide to sculpting techniques in various media, from marble and concrete to bronze, wood and resin. Each media merits its own section with a step-by-step guide to core techniques, as well as swatches demonstrating the vast array of textural and surface effects that can be created with each material. This will be an essential reference tool for both student and professional sculptors.

"This is a complete step-by-step guide to techniques for sculpting in a wide range of media..... Discover how to create a variety of surface effects and finishes, and apply your skills to creative projects ranging from heads and figures to animals, landscapes and abstracts"-- Back cover.

"Promises to become a standard reference book." — The Art Digest. Exhaustive, profusely illustrated guide to all of the technical aspects of sculpting in stone, metal, wood, and other materials. The author expertly covers casting, surface treatment, exotic materials such as amber, coal, and even butter! Much more. 281 illustrations.

Offers advice on using tools and constructing armatures as well as shaping human figures, portrait heads, and bas reliefs from clay, plaster, wood, stone, and metal

Covers modelling from casts, live models; measurements; frameworks; scale of proportions; compositions; reliefs, drapery, medals, etc. 107 full-page photographic plates. 27 other photographs. 175 drawings and diagrams.