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Making another portrait of Richard
Process of sculpting a portrait of Richard – about half life-size
Making portrait and figure sculptures of Rebecca
Making a small portrait sculpture of Rebecca Making a small figure sculpture of Rebecca
Sculpting a portrait of Aston
Process of sculpting a portrait of Aston with his chin resting on his hand
Sculpting portrait & figure sketches of Barrie
Sadly Barrie died a few days after sitting for the third session. He was a fantastic model to work with and I glad I had the chance to both sculpt and draw him.
Sculpting a small quarter figure of Athena
Click here to see another sculpture from the same sittings
Sculpting a small figure of Athena
Click here to see another sculpture from the same sittings
Making portrait & figure sculptures of Aston
You can see the finished portrait sculpture here. You can see the finished figure sculpture here.
Teaching demo – Making a figure sculpture sketch of Maria from memory
Small figure sculpture sketch of Maria – started as a 30 minute teaching demo, I then finished it from memory (over about 3 hours) using only the tool pictured. I didn’t have any sketches or photos but I had observed her in pose for 11 […]
Making a portrait of Portrait of Jacqui in a turban
Click here to see photos of the finished sculpture.
Making a clothed sitting figure of Charlene
Click here to see photos of the finished sculpture.
Making a small portrait sketch of a girl
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Making a half figure sculpture of Lucy playing the Mandolin
See the finished sculpture here
Lucy playing the mandolin – session ♯1
This is the first session modelling a small clothed figure of Lucy playing the mandolin in terracotta clay.
Making Momus
Process of modelling the sitting figure of Richard – looking despairing with his head in his hand – in terracotta clay over 5 sessions.
Portrait masterclass: life-sized head of Theodora
Result of attending a three-day workshop with Etienne Milner run by The Society of Portrait Sculptors. Day 3 end: Day 3 lunchtime: Day 2: Day 1: Here is a link to the armature I had to make in preparation.
Portrait of Thelma – now a relief
When I cut the head open to hollow it out I thought the piece looked much better without hair so I took a radical decision to make it into a relief instead.
Making a reclining figure of Charlene
Click here to see photos of the finished sculpture.
Making the small sitting figure of Letizia, chin in hand
Process of modelling the sitting figure of Letizia in terracotta clay. Here is a portrait of the same model. Here is another figure of Letizia.
Making the figure of Kit kneeling
Process of modelling the kneeling figure of Kit in terracotta clay. Here is a link to the finished piece.
Making the portrait of Letizia
Process of modelling the portrait of Letizia in terracotta clay. Here is a link to the finished piece. Here is a figure of the same model.
Making the figure of Letizia reclining
Process of modelling the reclining figure of Letizia in terracotta clay. Here is a link to the finished piece. Here is a portrait of the same model.
Anatomy course – building a small muscle figure in Chavant
Last semester I attended a brilliant “Anatomy for sculpture” course so these are photos of modelling a small muscle-man made on an armature in soft chavant modelling wax. He was built over 11 sessions starting with the skeleton and adding all his muscles on one side […]
Process: making the portrait of Kit
Process of modelling a small portrait of Kit in soft terracotta clay. Here are some photos of the finished piece.
Art by Jess Miller 
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