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- Maquette Sculpture and Maquette Painting Techniques With Jordu Schell
- Sculpting and Painting Creature Maquettes
- Learning with Jordu Schell
- Tips on Constructing a Character Maquette
Maquette Sculpture and Maquette Painting Techniques With Jordu Schell
Today we offer TWO lessons that together cover everything you need to know to design and create amazing fantastic creatures, bringing your most imaginative concepts to life.
(Jordu Schell is one of the world's great creature designers. If you haven't watched him sculpt, you're in for a treat.)
(In this specialized technique, Jordu teaches students how to paint a Chavant sculpt to look like a molded and cast piece.)
Sculpting and Painting Creature Maquettes
In the first few minutes of these tutorials you will be instantly struck by the detailed skill and quick wit of veteran Jordu Schell. His ability to take an ordinary block of clay and turn it into a work of art, all the while making you laugh out loud, is nothing short of brilliant as well as entertaining. You will learn techniques he has developed over his twenty years’ plus experience in the film business. By the end, you feel you too can master the skills necessary to complete a high-quality maquette.
(Learn Jordu's Armature technique in CREATURE DESIGN - SCULPTING TECHNIQUES.)
(Jordu leads us all the way through to FINAL DETAIL on his Creature Maquette.)
(How does a master paint his sculpture? Start with his favorite paint...)
(And pick up one of these... An Iwata airbrush is his weapon of choice.)
Learning with Jordu Schell
Don’t let Jordu’s sense of humor lead you to believe he doesn’t take his craft seriously. Jordu’s passion is evident in his talent. He breaks down the maquette painting process into simple and easy to follow steps, making the material less intimidating. He also spends time answering questions from students on his techniques and critiquing their work with his artistic eye for detail. These student excerpts were taken from Jordu’s LIVE webinar and act as mini teaching moments, allowing you to learn with the students. If you have never sculpted before, don’t worry, some of the participants were in the same boat and were able to finish the webinar confidently with pieces worthy of any studio or art gallery. The students finished maquettes look fantastic and are a great testament to Jordu’s teaching ability.
(Each student sculpts along and some share their journey on camera, getting Jordu's valuable guidance along the way.)
Tips on Constructing a Character Maquette
While watching this tutorial I caught myself saying many times, “Oh that’s how they do that!” and “I can’t wait to try that method out!” Jordu’s refined techniques will save you time and money. He describes past lessons learned and efficient techniques that will not only make you a better artist, but provide you a technical know-how not found in any text book. Whether you want to construct a character maquette for a film or a personal sculpture for your mantel at home, this tutorial will allow you to develop those skills necessary to gain control of the mediums and create a realistic piece.
The Stan Winston School of Character Arts has definitely topped themselves again in producing a focused tutorial that will not only educate and entertain, but also support and foster your talent so the end result will be nothing short of high quality work you can be proud of.
by Tom Stewart
FOR MORE FROM JORDU SCHELL:
Sculpture Techniques - How to Sculpt a Human Maquette
Sculpture Techniques - Miniature Head Sculpting
FOR FULL MAQUETTE SCULPTING LESSON WITH JORDU, RECORDED LIVE, GO HERE!
FOR FULL MAQUETTE PAINTING LESSON WITH JORDU, RECORDED LIVE, GO HERE!