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Check out the premium course to learn more about the do’s and don’ts of portrait sculpting - In this lesson, Andrew reveals the many mistakes he made while sculpting his life-size self-portrait. From messing up the block-in to getting the angles wrong, sculpting portraits can be tricky, but you can avoid frustration by learning from his experience. He talks about his sculpting fails and gives tips on how to avoid common beginner pitfalls. You’ll learn the best practices he’s picked up over the years for taking proper reference photos, symmetrical block-in’s, regularly checking proportions, and more. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Mistake 1: Bad References 01:19 - Mistake 2: Bad “Block-In“ 02:38 - Mistake 3: Didn’t Measure 03:10 - Mistake 4: Not Starting Over 04:00 - Mistake 5: Sculpting from Different Angle as the Reference 04:41 - Mistake 6: Misplacing the Ears 05:30 - Mistake 7: Not Checking Often 06:39 - Mistake 8: Eyes Too Small 06:43 - Mistake 9: Armature Too Large 07:01 - Mistake 10: Not Observing Extreme Angles 08:32 - Outro RELATED LINKS: How to Sculpt the Facial Features - • How to Sculpt the Facial Features 9 Ways to Stay Accurate While Sculpting - • 9 Ways to Stay Accurate While Sculpting 3 Ways to Start a Portrait Sculpt (Loomis, Bridgman, Bodem) - • 3 Ways to Start a Portrait Sculpt (Lo... #portraitsculpting #sculptingtips #traditionalsculpting COURSE DESCRIPTION: This portrait sculpting course will dive deep into the techniques and principles that will help you master the portrait. Portrait sculpting is one of the most difficult challenges that visual artists can take on but if you follow the lessons and do the corresponding assignments you’ll be surprised how fast you will improve. ABOUT PROKO 3D: Instructional How to Sculpt videos for artists. These sculpting lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching. If you want to learn more about drawing check out my other YouTube channel: Proko - / prokotv CREDITS: Artist | Instructor - Andrew Joseph Keith () Producer - Andrew Joseph Keith, Charlie Nicholson ( / shloogorgh ) Script & editing - Andrew Joseph Keith Model images courtesy of
