Sculpture Techniques: Textures & Forms with Don Lanning Course Curriculum

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WEEK 1
LIVE Online Workshop: Saturday May 4th, 2013 – 9:00am-11:00am pdt

Meet & Greet / Intro Presentation / Q&A / Initial Homework assignment
    •    Meet Don Lanning
    •    Course Overview
    •    Q&A
    •    Assignment:
Students will experiment with their new sculpting board, becoming familiar with the tools and the sculpting canvas they’ll be using for the duration of the course. Begin experimentation with the full-range of the power of the X.
    •    Study Material:
Don Lanning’s “Sculpture Techniques – Textures and Forms” video
1. Tools and Materials - 00:01:49
2. The Power of the X - 00:12:27
 
WEEK 2
LIVE Online Workshop: Saturday May 11th, 2013 – 9:00am-11:00am pdt

Homework [Forum] Critique, Q&A and Assignment
    •    Homework Critique
    •    Q&A
    •    Assignment:
Students will experiment with techniques for sculpting eyes and adjusting workspace lighting and shadow to achieve different approaches to “seeing” your sculpture in progress. Students will also begin to learn how to sculpt believable wrinkles and how to approach creating a rough concept in clay before diving into the details.
    •    Study Material:
Don Lanning’s “Sculpture Techniques – Textures and Forms” video
3. Sculpting an Eye - 00:28:43
4. Adjusting the Light for your Sculpture - 00:32:47
5. Preparing a Rough Concept - 00:39:05
6. Smoothing Wrinkles – 00:49:39
 
WEEK 3
LIVE Online Workshop: Saturday May 18th, 2013 – 9:00am-11:00am pdt

Homework [Forum] Critique, Q&A and Assignment
    •    Homework Critique
    •    Q&A
    •    Assignment:
Students will take their exploration of eye sculpting further, expand out into the bony processes of the brow, experimenting with creating emotion with the brow and how to simulate various eyebrow textures with clay, from hair to fur and even moss. Students will also be practicing sculpting wounds in all their variety, including adding stitches, staples or cauterization to a wound and creating the illusion of layers within the flesh. Finally students will be practicing approaches for creating a variety of animal and creature skin textures.
    •    Study Material:
Don Lanning’s “Sculpture Techniques – Textures and Forms” video
7. Roughing Out an Eyebrow & Refining the Eye - 00:51:35
8. Sculpting a Simple Wound - 00:56:22
9. Adding Stitches to the Wound - 01:06:29
 
WEEK 4
LIVE Online Workshop: Saturday May 25th, 2013 - 9:00am-11:00am pdt

Homework [Forum] Critique, Q&A and Assignment
    •    HOMEWORK CRITIQUE
    •    Q&A
    •    ASSIGNMENT:
Students will experiment with techniques for sculpting veins, exploring the different levels of vascularity and how the veins flirt with the surface of the skin. Students will also practice sculpting teeth from many different creatures, exploring the size, shape and markings of each tooth as well as the defining the gums exploring the forms and adding to the overall realism of the teeth
    •    STUDY MATERIAL:
Don Lanning's "Sculpture Techniques - Textures and Forms" video
10. Sculpting Veins - 01:14:28
11. Teeth Sculpting - 01:26:30
12. Adding Realism to the Teeth - 01:40:14
13. Monster Teeth - 01:45:46
 
WEEK 5
LIVE Online Workshop: Saturday June 1st, 2013 - 9:00am-11:00am pdt

Homework [Forum] Critique, Q&A and Assignment
    •    HOMEWORK CRITIQUE
    •    Q&A
    •    ASSIGNMENT:
Students will experiment with techniques for creating fantastical designs in their creatures by playing with the forms and outlines of the piece. Techniques for creating cracks in bone and ceramics, impact fractures and creating depth in the cracks by adding levels of depth. To finish off the lesson Don will walk you through creating H.R. Geiger style bio-mechanical designs by creating an interplay between organic swooping lines with mechanical boxes and lines as well as embedding materials in your sculpt.
    •    STUDY MATERIAL:
Don Lanning's "Sculpture Techniques - Textures and Forms" video
14. Elements of Creature Fantasy - 01:52:16
15. Sculpting Cracks - 01:59:27
16. Sculpting an H.R. Geiger Detail Panel - 02:05:03
 
WEEK 6
LIVE Online Workshop: Saturday June 8th, 9:00am-11:00am pdt

Homework [Forum] Critique, Q&A and Assignment
    •    HOMEWORK CRITIQUE
    •    Q&A
    •    ASSIGNMENT:
In this lesson we learn techniques for creating grotesque burns with scar tissue and refining forms, reading the shadows to 'see' the forms, refining further by breaking the skin and creating broken blisters and detail in the scar tissue . In the final part of the lesson the student will leverage the power of the x and picking to add fine detail to the skin and scar tissue around the burn.
    •    STUDY MATERIAL:
Don Lanning's "Sculpture Techniques - Textures and Forms" video
17. Sculpting a Creepy Flesh Burn - 02:11:26
18. Breaking the Skin - 02:20:50
19. Reimplementing the Power of the X - 02:36:56
 
WEEK 7
LIVE Online Workshop: Saturday June 15th, 9:00am-11:00am pdt

Homework [Forum] Critique, Q&A and Assignment
    •    HOMEWORK CRITIQUE
    •    Q&A
    •    ASSIGNMENT:
In this lesson the student will be exploring blocking out the ear anatomy, creating the basic forms and masses of the ear and then refining the shapes and anatomy to finish out the ear to a smooth machined polish. Then we will return to veins; exploring arteries and overloaded bulging veins
    •    STUDY MATERIAL:
Don Lanning's "Sculpture Techniques - Textures and Forms" video
20. Ear Sculpting Techniques - 02:43:42
21. Bulging Veins - 02:59:27
 
WEEK 8
LIVE Online Workshop: Saturday June 22nd 2013 - 9:00am-11:00am pdt

Homework [Forum] Critique, Q&A, Course Wrap Up
    •    Homework Critique
    •    Q&A
    •    Course Wrap Up
    •    Certificates Awarded based on Course Performance