Beginners Guide To Animation: Sculpting Characters With Clay
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Mark Sawicki, clay animator, shares his techniques for sculpting characters with polymer clay. Describes the properties of polymer clay and the tools used to sculpt, bake and paint the material. Illustrates the basic forms that can be made out of clay that provide the basis for any sculpture. Creates a cartoon boxing glove to illustrate the fundamentals of posture. Also creates and paints a cartoon face refrigerator magnet.
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Runtime: 46 minutes, 13 seconds
- Topic: Arts, Education
- Subtopic: Art Education, Arts, Crafts
- Grade/Interest Level: All
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- Release Year: 2001
- Producer/Distributor: TMW Media Group
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