September 25, 2009
From Sad to Happy in Four Minutes: A Quick Course in Changing Facial Expressions in Figurative Ceramic Sculpture
 The key to sculpting realistic human figures in clay is understanding how all the muscle groups work together. If you’re after lifelike sculptures, you’ll definitely need to study human anatomy and know it, well, inside and out. Philippe Faraut knows anatomy inside and out. We shared a little bit of Phillipe’s knowledge in a video clip a couple of weeks ago, in which he discussed how to sculpt an anatomically correct skull. Since, we covered the inner anatomy on that video, I thought we’d move to the outside today. Today’s clip focuses on expressions; specifically a happy expression. We all know that a smile means happy, but what happens to the rest of the face when you smile? Philippe knows, and today he’ll show us as he transforms a sculpture with a not-so-happy expression into a bright, smiling face in about four minutes (in about four minutes!). - Jennifer Harnetty, editor. |
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This clip was excerpted from The Art of Sculpting with Philippe Faraut - Volume 2: Expressions and Facial Construction, which is available in the Ceramic Arts Daily Bookstore. |
Tags: Ceramic Sculpture, Ceramic Sculpture Videos, Handbuilding Techniques, Philippe Faraut
Victoria | September 25th, 2009 at 10:09 am
I have never been interested in sculpting but this is amazing. Thanks for sharing your expertise.
Vicky
Rose | September 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Hi Philippe
I am really enjoying your videos, their great. I’m getting the urge to start sculpting again.
Rose Pinkul
Eduardo | September 25th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Wonderfull. You make it seem so easy
Nalda | September 25th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Asombroso. Muchas Gracias por la clase
bob | September 25th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Fantastic. An incredible amount of useful information in about 3 mins. Thanks.
Gareth | September 26th, 2009 at 4:04 am
As I watched the video clip, I was so impessed that I began to smile also. Brilliant thank you.
Gareth | September 26th, 2009 at 4:07 am
Impressed - rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Lynne | September 26th, 2009 at 6:10 am
Showing the muscle structure was very important to me - thank you
Randy | September 26th, 2009 at 7:01 am
My students make fantastic ugly old men with great expressions but never with smiles. This information is spot on and will be so useful for me and my young students. Thank you.
Toshu | September 26th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Thank you! this was very useful.
Wolfgang | September 26th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Super, ausserordentlich beeindruckend. Macht weiter so!
Tracy | September 28th, 2009 at 11:04 am
I don’t know how you can watch this without smiling..I’m not a sculptor, so I’m really impressed by how he handles this with skill and ease.
Jack | September 28th, 2009 at 1:02 pm
As a beginning sculptor, this DVD is like having a private tutor with me every day
Laura | September 28th, 2009 at 7:05 pm
I don’t sculpt but it makes me want to try
PATRICIA | September 29th, 2009 at 9:46 am
GENIAL, Y PARECE TAN FÁCIL!!
cheri | September 30th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Thanks for sharing this amazing experience. As a college student, I made my first portraiturea and learned alot from the process. Your demonstration brought back that memory…and I will try again soon.
Cheri
Jan | October 14th, 2009 at 4:30 am
Thankyou. Can’t wait to try your technique.
mostafa | October 30th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
Is good demonstration and really,I found it very important to me ,but the question here ,if can you show me some thing by marble sculptore.
any way thank you show.
i | November 9th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
very fine art sculpture and prasented talk from a artist and a well to do teacher skill to learn as i learn. Im on my frist piece of sculpture, in my second year at college at the education center thanks again.Ive just got to find something to sculpture now havnt got any idea for my first peace,ant ideas for me ?.
Andrea | December 12th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
In the three years that I’ve been doing pottery I have never learned so much in such a short period of time. Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!1
lily | December 14th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
ai beaucoup aimé cette démonstration.merci a vous
mohammad | May 26th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
It in realy realy realy usefull and I enjoy alot of watching tis short video.
delabarre | June 16th, 2010 at 3:54 am
c’est formidable, mais comment il débute?
olga | June 18th, 2010 at 11:22 am
Удивительно! Нравится очень! я тоже улыбаюсь…
Благодарю вас!
Beverly | July 23rd, 2010 at 2:15 pm
Every time I watch one of his video segments, I learn something new! I have ALL of his books and DVDs and have had the fortune of taking a class from him. He’s not only an amazing artist, but a wonderful person. I truly enjoyed the smiling video. Just what I needed for a sculpture I’m finishing now. The smile wasn’t quite right and now I know why! Thank you!