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APA, Blocking in a skull in clay 💥

Added 2024-04-30 22:10:00 +0000 UTC

Ever wanted to accelerate your drawing skills? Right. So here is what sculpting along with this lesson will do for you:

Working in three dimensions helps you perceive and internalize the spatial relationships between the anatomical landmarks on the skull. This comprehension is crucial when translating these forms onto a flat surface. The experience of sculpting the skull allows for a more intuitive grasp of how light interacts with these forms, casting shadows and creating depth.

The three-dimensional perspective gained from sculpting also enhances your ability to mentally rotate and manipulate these forms when drawing from different viewpoints. This is invaluable in portrait drawing, as it allows you to more accurately depict the volume your subject from any angle.

I could go on and on about the benefits but instead I will leave you with this thought- sculpting totally changed the way I thought about drawing. It freed me from the rigid (sometimes boring) procedure I used at the time and genuinely led me to a greater creative freedom.