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Sculpture Resource
Service
Maintaining A Healthy, Safe Studio
-- Daniel Smith, manufacturer and supplier of fine artists' materials,
addresses this very important topic.
International
Sculpture Center -- Provides
a wide range of resources. One of our favorites is the "Destinations" section
which lets you know where you can go to see sculpture anywhere in the world.
Sculpture:
Plaster Carving -- A great
tutorial for learning how to create a plaster sculpture.
Techniques
of Sculpture -- Andrew Werby
answers questions about modeling, carving, metalworking, casting, concrete,
surface treatments and more.
Sculptor
Resources -- The National
Sculpture Society provides links to: equipment & materials, foundries,
organizations, schools, and services.
Sculptor.org
-- Lists resources related to sculpture on and off the internet; includes a
sculptors' job search.
Plastics
Resources -- Andrew Werby's
list of resources for plastics supplies and information.
MisterArt.com
-- Art supplies ranging from clays, modeling compounds, and molding &
casting materials to tools for stone carving and wood carving. Click on "Art
Supplies", then select "Ceramics/Sculpting".
Sculpture
Resources -- An impressive
list of resources for sculpture supplies, materials, and information compiled
by Andrew Werby.
Sculpture
Book -- Donald Myers
interviews several sculptors and shares their stories online.
Anne
Cox's Assemblages -- An
interview with Anne Cox, a sculptor who combines society's discarded debris to
create expressive and symbolic assemblages of our culture's pressures, desires,
and beliefs.
Dick
Blick Art Materials
-- A huge selection of materials for sculpting and carving, including carving
stone, alabaster and soapstone, wood blocks, and styrofoam as well as a wide
variety of tools such as woodcarving tools, hammers, mallets, chisels, rasps,
and rifflers. Just click on the "S" in the index bar, and then choose
"Sculpture Materials".
METALWORKING TECHNIQUES & RESOURCES:
ArtMetal
-- ArtMetal is the oldest and largest artistic metalworking site on the web.
They are dedicated to the promotion and education of fine craftsmanship in all
metal disciplines.
Metalworking
Resources -- Andrew Werby's
list of resources for metalworking supplies and information.
STONE CARVING TECHNIQUES & RESOURCES:
Stone
Resources -- Andrew Werby's list of resources for stone
supplies and information.
WOOD CARVING TECHNIQUES & RESOURCES:
Woodworking
Resources -- Andrew Werby's list of resources for woodworking
supplies and information.
Wood
Carving Tips and Techniques --
Discussion of tools, techniques, and finishing.
Woodworking
Tidbits -- FAQs, reviews of
tools, and more.
Sculpture
in Wood -- Scroll down to
"Tutorials" for Caril Chasens' advice on woodcarving.
NightWing
Enterprises: Fine Art Wood Sculpture by Ray Cologon
-- Cologon utilises precious and exotic woods to create exquisitely detailed
turned and carved wood art. His work is evocative and timeless and explores
metaphysical themes.
Figurative
Wood Sculpture by Stefanie Rocknak
-- Includes images of works in progress.
CLAY TECHNIQUES & RESOURCES:
Sculpting and Model
Building with Polymer Clays -- Dan Perez provides sculpting
advice and tips (see the Workshop page). The articles on Moldmaking &
Casting are particularly thorough with lots of great pictures.
GLASS TECHNIQUES & RESOURCES:
Glass
FAQs
Fusing
Method -- Fusing rules and
firing instructions from Delphi along with a list of supplies and resources.
Glass
Resources -- Andrew Werby's
list of resources for glass supplies and information.
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