Advanced ceramics portrait lesson
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THE CERAMIC PORTRAITFrom concept to clay: for 9-12 grades
PORTRAITS START AS 2-DIMENSIONAL CONCEPT
CA Sculptor Robert Arneson always started with drawings and photos
START WITH PICTURES AND SKETCHES
California Artist, 1982 (SFMOMA)
PORTRAITS CAN BE TRADITIONAL/REPRESENTATIVE
A PORTRAIT CAN EVOKE MOOD & EMOTION
HISTORICAL TONE CAN ALSO PROVIDE A MOOD
ADDITION OF OTHER ELEMENTS PROVIDE NARRATIVE
FACES EXPRESS EMOTIONS
REALISTIC VS. DREAMLIKE
SFX ARTISTS LEARN TO SCULPT IN CLAY FOR FILM MEDIA
MORE MODELS FOR SFX
FACIAL PROPORTIONS ARE IMPORTANT, MEASURE F IRST
PRESS INTO CLAY TO FORM EYE SOCKETS
ROUGH IN FEATURES BEFORE GETTING INTO DETAILS
ADD SMALL COILS OVER EYE TO CREATE EYELIDS
ADD/SUBTRACT CL AY TO BU ILD UP VOLUME & FORM
WHEN FIRED, USE COLOR TO ENHANCE DETAILS
YOUR PORTRAIT SHOULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
MATERIALS NEEDED
• Examples of portraits from research, saved
• Selfies, from front, back and two sides of face
• Sketches of ideas for portrait• Ware board for moving work from table to
storage• Newspaper, blue tape, clay, tools• You may use glaze or learn under-glazing
for this project