DATES: 21 AND 22 OCTOBER 2026
TIME: 4:30 PM TO 8:30 PM
INSTRUCTOR: SÍLVIA MARIMON
LEVEL: BEGINNER
PRICE: MEMBERS: €100, NON-MEMBERS: €150
PLACES: BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PARTICIPANTS
DESCRIPTION
THIS WORKSHOP (8 HOURS IN TOTAL) IS A PRACTICAL INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURAL PORTRAITURE IN CLAY, DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO START MODELLING THE FACE AND ACQUIRE THE BASIC TOOLS FOR UNDERSTANDING AND BUILDING A HUMAN FIGURE.
OVER THE TWO DAYS, PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ON THE PROPORTIONS OF THE HEAD, THE STRUCTURE, THE VOLUMES AND THE MAIN FORMS OF THE FACE, COMBINING THEORETICAL EXPLANATIONS WITH PRACTICAL MODELLING EXERCISES.
THE AIM IS FOR EACH PARTICIPANT TO CREATE THEIR OWN BASIC PORTRAIT IN CLAY, APPLYING THE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED DURING THE COURSE.
OBJECTIVES
- UNDERSTAND THE BASIC PROPORTIONS OF THE HUMAN HEAD.
- LEARN TO STRUCTURE THE PORTRAIT FROM GENERAL VOLUMES.
- IDENTIFY THE MAIN PLANES AND FORMS OF THE FACE.
- UNDERSTAND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT FACIAL FEATURES.
- LEARN TO BUILD VOLUME BEFORE MOVING ON TO DETAIL.
- GET STARTED WITH BASIC CLAY MODELLING TECHNIQUES.
- DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO OBSERVE AND ANALYSE FORM.
- CREATE A REALISTIC SCULPTURAL PORTRAIT FROM A MODEL OR REFERENCE.
CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURAL PORTRAITURE
- THE PORTRAIT AS A REPRESENTATION OF THE PERSON.
- OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS OF THE MODEL.
- THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REPRODUCING DETAILS AND UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURE.
- BUILDING THE PORTRAIT FROM GENERAL FORMS.
- PROPORTIONS AND STRUCTURE OF THE HEAD
- GENERAL PROPORTIONS OF THE HEAD.
- AXES AND CONSTRUCTION LINES.
- POSITION AND TILT OF THE HEAD.
- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SKULL, FACE AND JAW.
- PLACEMENT OF THE MAIN FACIAL FEATURES.
- BUILDING THE VOLUMES
- MAIN VOLUMES OF THE SKULL.
- FOREHEAD, CHEEKBONES, NOSE, UPPER JAW AND LOWER JAW.
- BUILDING THE EYES AND EYE SOCKETS.
- STRUCTURE OF THE NOSE.
- VOLUME OF THE LIPS AND MOUTH.
- EARS.
- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT PLANES OF THE FACE.
- CLAY MODELLING
- PREPARING AND HANDLING THE CLAY.
- BUILDING THE SUPPORT.
- ADDING AND REMOVING MATERIAL.
- BASIC MODELLING TOOLS.
- CONTROLLING PROPORTIONS DURING THE PROCESS.
- WORKING ON DETAIL FROM THE GENERAL STRUCTURE.
PROGRAMME
DAY 1 – STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION
FIRST PART
COURSE PRESENTATION AND INTRODUCTION TO SCULPTURAL PORTRAITURE.
EXPLANATION OF THE PROPORTIONS OF THE HEAD AND THE MAIN AXES AND PLANES OF THE FACE.
PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION OF THE INITIAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE PORTRAIT.
SECOND PART
START OF INDIVIDUAL MODELLING.
BUILDING THE GENERAL VOLUME OF THE HEAD AND DEFINING THE LARGE MASSES.
CORRECTING PROPORTIONS AND WORKING ON THE STRUCTURE.
DAY 2 – MODELLING AND DEFINITION
REVIEW OF THE STRUCTURE AND CORRECTION OF THE VOLUMES.
WORK ON THE MAIN FACIAL FEATURES: EYES, NOSE, MOUTH, CHEEKBONES AND JAW.
GRADUAL INTRODUCTION OF DETAILS.
INDIVIDUAL ANALYSIS OF THE PORTRAITS AND CORRECTIONS.
COMPLETION OF THE BASIC PORTRAIT AND GROUP DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS.
METHODOLOGY
THE COURSE WILL COMBINE THEORETICAL EXPLANATIONS, PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS AND INDIVIDUAL WORK.
THE METHODOLOGY STARTS BY BUILDING THE PORTRAIT FROM GENERAL VOLUMES TO SPECIFIC FEATURES, AVOIDING STARTING WITH DETAIL BEFORE THE STRUCTURE AND PROPORTIONS HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY RESOLVED.
EACH PARTICIPANT WILL RECEIVE INDIVIDUAL GUIDANCE DURING THE MODELLING PROCESS.
WHAT TO BRING
NO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT MATERIALS, ALL MATERIALS ARE INCLUDED.
REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
PRIOR REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. YOU CAN SIGN UP AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: REGISTRATION
PAYMENT CAN BE MADE BY BANK TRANSFER OR AT THE CERCLE RECEPTION IN CASH OR BY CARD (WE WILL SEND A CONFIRMATION EMAIL WITH PAYMENT INFORMATION).
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