Summer workshop plain air relief

Summer workshop plain air relief

I’m giving a 6 day workshop in plain air relief.

Each day will start with a short talk about principles and techniques, followed by a quick demonstration. Get the opportunity to do a guided session of sculpting a plain air relief at a beautiful location in Florence!


Before the workshop starts participants receive an e-mail with a description of needed tools and gear, and where to buy them in Florence. For questions and application: clayclouds@gmail.com 

Schedule

6 sessions from 17.00 till 20.00

July 7-8, 14-15, 21-22

Locations

Piazza Santissima Annunziata and the Arno with the view of the Ponte Vecchio.

Price

100 euro

Program

July 7-8

Lecture on relief basics, and basic sculpture principles as applicable to relief. Demo of a block-in and starting practices. Additive or Subtractive methodologies explained. Explanation of notes and line quality in relief block-in.

Students start their block in.

Lecture on chromatic and value keying of the relief. Demo of taking a drawn in clay block in into value key and organizing relief based on depths, edges, textures and overlaps.

Students take their drawing in clay into relief form and start working with values.

July 14-15

Introduction to finishing a relief, relative balance of resolving elements to maintain focus and atmosphere.

Students resolve their reliefs to finished state.

Quick lecture and demo on prepping relief for firing or casting.

Lecture on arrangement of drawing in clay during block in stage. Composition and selective priorities in block in drawing stages.

Students proceed with the second block in drawing, trying to organize their drawing with priorities for later stages.

July 21-22

  

Demo of different keying methods. Base vs Low vs High relief and how to keep relief in a specific range and key accordingly. And effects of light, and patina on the final piece.

Students select one of the ranges of key, and key relief in a specific range.

Quick demo on working in small details in clay and architectural elements vs atmospheric, tricks and tips.

Students finish their second relief.

Final lecture on exercises to do for improving drawing and sight in relief.