Modeling the Head in Clay

Creative Techniques for the Sculptor

By Bruno Lucchesi, Margit Malmstrom | Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed

About the book

Creative techniques step-by-step. This book offers the reader an opportunity to watch one of our foremost contemporary sculptors at work, to see not just highlights of the creative process, but every step from beginning to end.

In order to recreate the immediacy of an actual workshop situation, Bruno Lucchesi takes a single life-size head through all the stages of roughing in, modeling, refining the surface, and finishing and texturing, so that the reader can see exactly how he positions and models every detail.

Editions of Modeling the Head in Clay

Hardcover
ISBN 9780823030989
Paperback
ISBN 9780823030996
EBook
ISBN 9780307786456

Read an Excerpt

Creative techniques step-by-step. This book offers the reader an opportunity to watch one of our foremost contemporary sculptors at work, to see not just highlights of the creative process, but every step from beginning to end.

In order to recreate the immediacy of an actual workshop situation, Bruno Lucchesi takes a single life-size head through all the stages of roughing in, modeling, refining the surface, and finishing and texturing, so that the reader can see exactly how he positions and models every detail.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Modeling the Head in Clay about?

Creative techniques step-by-step. This book offers the reader an opportunity to watch one of our foremost contemporary sculptors at work, to see not just highlights of the creative process, but every step from beginning to end.

In order to recreate the immediacy of an actual workshop situation, Bruno Lucchesi takes a single life-size head through all the stages of roughing in, modeling, refining the surface, and finishing and texturing, so that the reader can see exactly how he positions and models every detail.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Modeling the Head in Clay?

The Arts > The Arts: art forms > Non-graphic and electronic art forms > Sculpture

Where can I read a sample of Modeling the Head in Clay?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780823030989

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Modeling the Head in Clay?

Bruno Lucchesi, Margit Malmstrom

Who is the Publisher of the book Modeling the Head in Clay?

Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Modeling the Head in Clay is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780823030989) and paperback(ISBN 9780823030996) and ebook(ISBN 9780307786456)

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