Modeling a Likeness in Clay (Practical Craft Books) (Hardcover)

by Daisy Grubbs (Author) "Before you ever model a head, it's important to have all the right materials, tools, and equipment at your fingertips..." (more)
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill (August 1, 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823030946
• ISBN-13: 978-0823030941
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #653,629 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for aspiring sculptor portraitists., January 22, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

Mrs Grubbs has lots of talent, being a pedagogue is not the least of them. As she shares her technique with the reader, every step is thoroughly illustrated and commented. Numerous examples of specific situations are shown in detail along with the sculptor's comments.

The first sections establishes the general principles governing the achievement of a likeness, going step by step through the measurements and accurate mass and volume placement, with practical demonstration.

Further sections detail the progress of the work, and the end sections are practical examples of different portrait renditions of models which vary in age, sex, ethnic features, all being taken from actual work carried out by the artist.

As Mrs Grubbs favors kiln-firing of her clay portraits, readers interested in this technique will also find very valuable information, and will learn how to properly prepare a portrait for this purpose.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars good likeness, December 26, 2000

By A Customer

The author gives a step by step approach for modeling a likeness in clay. Very helpful and good at using calapers to get the correct demensions to start with. I would recommend Bruno Lucchesi's books also as he is a modern day master.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disjointed, August 4, 2003

By	"edclayington" (Greenwich CT) - See all my reviews

A valiant effort, but I found this book hard to follow...many of the essential steps seem to be missing...perhaps the book is geered towards only the advanced. I was dissapointed by the characterish results of the approach and was hoping for more of an attempt at "fine" art.