moonjam

After years of nerdishly obsessing over the latest technology, features/plugins & programs I made a decision last year to focus less on the software & more on the traditional foundations. With that in mind I enrolled on a weekend course to sculpt a clay bust. It’s the first time I’ve worked from life & the first time I’ve  sculpted with real materials.

Here are some work in progress snaps, apologies for the quality as I only had my phone camera with me.

It was a fantastic experience & I learned a lot about prioritising form & not getting too carried away with detail (a common trap of CG). Don’t get me wrong – I still get embarassingly excited by new technology & tricks, but it’s refreshing to strip that all away and have nothing to hide behind.