Modeling the Figure in Clay, 30th Anniversary Edition: A Sculptor's Guide to Anatomy

Beautiful Condition. This was one of two books, both by Lucchesi, I had when I started sculpting. If you need to understand what's beneath the skin, this is a great referenceI saw several reviewers unhappy that this was a skeleton to finished sculpture. I, too, eschewed anatomy. I was too cool for anatomy. Fast forward several years... I am going back to my basics. The basics aren't as sexy as just charging forward and sculpting.. but if you do not understand what is going on under the skin, and this applies to fantasy beasts, animals, etc.. your sculpture will never sing. There will always be something awry.

If you are a representational figurative sculptor, and want to learn how to build the human body from the inside out, you cannot have a clearer how-to with pictures treasure book. 360 degree and close-up views are included with each step.Step by step, the master shows how to build the figure starting with the skeleton, and laying on each muscle, then fatty tissue and skin layer. Serious artists will benefit by getting a medical poseable skeleton, along with the 19th century classic "Artistic Anatomy" by Dr Paul Richer.Study hard, and do the exercise like you were in class with the teacher. There are no shortcuts, however,the dedicated few will advance exponentially, but only by having the patience and discipline to follow through. It pays to know more rather than less.

Bruno Lucchesi's own work is of the highest order. While he is no Bernini or Michelangelo, he certainly compares to modern masters such as the late Frederick Hart. Without doubt, he can walk the walk!He demonstrates and diagrams how a nascent sculptor with representational instincts can kick off his or her career on a solid note. Happily, the age of abstract expressionism in sculpture (as well as painting) is over.Once again atelier training (old master training) is the way to go, there for those who can afford it, and for those who can't, this 30th Anniversary reissue of Lucchesi's master manual is within reach of all.Congratulations, Bruno! I hope you are still with us. And still working!

Pretty similar to "Modeling the Head in Clay: Creative Techniques" in that it shows the process in great detail but does not give you too much information to bring to your own works. Got it at a great price used and makes an okay addition to my resource library.

The book arrived in good time and in excellent condition as promised. It is a very informative and helpful text for a student (like my daughter) who has no experience with clay sculpting. I appreciate the very low price which is many dollars less than those at the school's bookstore. I wish we had known long before now that we could get her textbooks through Amazon; but then, why am I surprised? Amazon has just about anything you could want at a really good price!! Way to go, Amazon!

This is a perfect book if you want to learn how to build a sculpture form bone, muscle, to skin. There are beautiful pictures of works he has done before I I like the detail that was put in each step. I loved how you can see the wonderful process from start to finish. It is amazing how much I have learned from the steps he takes here. So far I have a work-in-progress sculpture but it is turning out great!

I agree with the others that this book is basically an anatomy book, any medical book can replace it, sans the clay. If you want a plethora of latin names for muscles, that information is on line free, along with millions of pictures of muscles. He is only showing he can show off his extensive anatomy understanding, with no real information regarding how to shape clay.You want to learn how to SCULPT, look elsewhere.You want to learn names and shapes anatomy, it's online for free.

I actually didn't think this was really a book about the artist's method, despite what he might say - I think he was trying to show that to accurately portray the OUTSIDE of the human body, or ANY living thing, we've got to know what's going on INSIDE, and this was his way of learning the human body from the inside out. I'm more inclined to think that he uses fills like many of us do, because if he tries to fire that sucker, it's going to blow up in the kiln. If he's going to do a mold, he's got the undercut issue to deal with. What he probably does with THESE clay sculptures is what artists do so often that the rest of the world can't imagine - he puts it back in the slip bucket and recycles it!

Achei muito detalhado é difícil uma vez que estou iniciando neste assunto. Pensei que poderia ser mais fácil e que qualquer pessoa interessada no assunto seguiria com facilidade. Não atendeu minhas expectativas.

人物の粘土造形を、骨格から筋肉、表皮へと段階を踏んで造形する経過を見ることが出来ます。造形作家の方向けだけでなく、整形外科医師や理学療法士、柔道整復師の方などにも解剖学的に勉強になる書籍だと思います。

OK I know...the anatomy ain't exactly accurate. Just look at where he puts the rectus femoris, and serratus posterior, and ... where's the vastus intermedius? But this book is beautiful; one I've always wanted and Bruno 's modelling technique is just marvellous. Buy it.

L'auteur est incroyable:il commence par modeler le squelette,met en place les muscles puis façonne la peau,le tout à l'aide d'argile!D'autres se seraient" simplement "contentés de créer directement la forme finale dans la masse d'argile...Et quel talent!Mais il y a tout de même un proplème:la qualité des photos.Elles sont très souvent floues,grisâtres,je ne comprend pas comment il est possible de publier des photos d'une aussi mauvaise qualité.

No era lo que estaba esperando. Mucho trabajo en esqueleto y modelado de huesos que creo no vale la pena modelar tan a detalle si al fin no se van a ver.