10 Tips for Sculpting Facial Expressions

In this lesson, Andrew Joseph Keith talks about sculpting facial expressions in clay and gives you 10 tips to nail it. He points out how important it is to get anatomy right, use references, and pay extra attention to features like the eyes and mouth. He also talks about things like playing around with textures, keeping proportions in check, and looking at how things blend together. Want more? Well there’s plenty of premium content available in the full course so check it out - CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:23 - Tip 1: Facial Anatomy of the Skull 00:59 - Tip 2: References 01:21 - Tip 3: Solid Fondation 01:54 - Tip 4: Focus on the Eyes 02:28 - Tip 5: Mouth & Lips 03:11 - Tip 6: Texture 03:41 - Tip 7: Proportions 04:12 - Tip 8: Transitions 04:46 - Tip 9: Use a Mirror 05:11 - Tip 10: Make the Expression You’re Sculpting 06:13 - Assignment 06:20 - Outro ASSIGNMENT: Add some emotion to a portrait sculpture!