per week per student
Sculpting A Human Series | Level 1 | The Head | Sculpting The Human Head, Body, Figure In Clay
This course is best suited for those who wish to become sculptors either professionally or as a hobbyist. Creating a statue or a human figurine is a complex task that requires a lot of time and effort. In order to make the process less complex for students interested in pursuing sculpting, the task of creating a complete statue has been broken down into different courses. The course through different modules will teach one body part at a time.
Bangalore
Karnataka
India
Educator Profile

Course Details
This course is concentrated on teaching the students to sculpt the most visibly prominent area in a figurine i.e. the head. In this course, through one live session a week, you will be taught to make the human head, exhibiting all the detailed characteristics such as eyes, ears, nose, hair, jawline, etc. Students undergoing this course will be able to sculpt a human head from scratch using Super Sculpey polymer clay. For the purpose of this course, the teacher will be using Super Sculpey Polymer clay, which if unbaked, can be reused multiple times. This provides students an opportunity to practice repeatedly till they get the desired result. This course will teach students the process of observing all the features of a character head; all reference materials will be made available. Having the proportions and placements chalked out will help students to create or sculpt the head which looks realistic i.e. placing the features at the exact place on the head without it looking too big or small. Students undergoing this course will be taught the use of different tools such as dentist and ball stylus tools that will help to sculpt or carve out details on the Super Sculpey clay mould, to give the head a realistic look.
Please note that this course will be taught through one live session every week. The teacher will take one live session to ensure that the students are correctly implementing what they have learned through these live sessions and to clarify any doubts.
About Barney Joseph: Barney Joseph, completed his engineering and then followed it up with a few other courses. Brave as he is, he chose to move out of the corporate lifestyle to pursue his passion for sculpting. A self-taught professional sculptor, Barney has come a long way in sculpting. Confident that he could share his skills with others and determined to encourage more into practicing this art form, Barney started teaching in 2010. Currently, he is placed at ClayStation, as their sculpting instructor and also running his own studio, Sculpt Monkey.
Undergoing this course will help you set your foot into the world of sculpting. This course in particular, as a part of a series, will teach you to sculpt the head, working intricately on the features. It will give you the understanding on proportion and placement to guide you on placing the features at the exact place on the head without it looking too big or small, enabling your sculpture of the head, look real. By the end of this course you get back with the head of the figurine which you can further work on depending on the finish you get in the first few attempts. This course is the beginning of your journey in sculpting, as having the important head in place, you are all set to learn the sculpting of other body parts through the other courses that follow to create a complete figurine. This course provides you with an edge if you wish to further pursue your creativity through the medium of 3D sculpting or product modeling.
Students enrolling for this course on ipassio can be sure that they receive individual attention from the teacher, as the class strength is limited to 1 or 2 students. It also gives teachers the opportunity, to gauge their student's progress in-depth and make changes whenever and wherever required, to ensure the student gets the maximum out of this course. Since this course is detailed, students get the advantage of learning intricate details about Mallet Instruments. The limited strength of the class also ensures that there is a strong bond between the students and their teacher clearing out any inhibitions that the student might have. The sustained guidance available from the teacher ensures that the student does not deviate from set goals or targets. Learning from a revered, experienced exponent of Mallet Instruments, through the long duration of this course, keeps the student inspired and motivated to achieve more.
Learning from the friendly, Barney Joseph, is the best part of this course. Barney, a self taught sculptor, will train you in a way that is not very theoretically heavy, driving you straight at what is important. The relaxed atmosphere created by Barney for his students ensures that they clear their doubts and progress. Similarly, with Barney at the front, students can be sure they can ask anything to him and get a genuine response to add to their experience.
There are no prerequisites for this module. Students for this course will need to have the following items:
- Super Sculpey Polymer Clay
- Binding Wire
- M-Seal
- Dental tools (refer picture below)
- Ball stylus tools (refer picture below - available at cake supply stores)
Weekly Schedule
These sections are for individual students.
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Section
Section A
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Mon 06:00 AM - 07:00 AM America/New_York
Thu 06:00 AM - 07:00 AM America/New_York
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0 Seat | Seats not available. |