How To Build a Wire Armature for Sculpting

In this tutorial you’ll learn how to build an EASY and anatomically correct wire armature! I’ll also show you how to construct an armature STAND for larger sculptures. VIDEO CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Why Do You Need an Armature? 0:27 - How to Twist your Armature Wire for a Better Grip 1:07 - How to Build an Armature for a Human Figure 1:53 - How to Build a Stand for Your Armature 3:26 - How to Pose Your Armature 3:41 - Using Tinfoil for Your Armature ------------------------------------------- WANT TO SEE MORE? In this Video I Use Air Dry Clay over an armature made from aluminium wire and Tinfoil - INSTAGRAM: @sofiabue WEBSITE: BUSINESS INQUIRIES: sofia@ ------------------------------------------- MATERIALS USED IN THIS TUTORIAL: Armature wire (gauge 10 / diameter) - Armature Wire (gauge 6 / diameter) - Floral Wire - Pliers - Drill - Steel Knead-It - Epoxy Putty - Round Wooden Sculpting Base - 1/2“ Threaded Steel Pipes (combo set) - 1/2“ Threaded Steel Pipes - 1/2“ Threaded Pipe Fittings - 1/2“ Pipe cap - Poseable Armature Stand - ------------------------------------------- OTHER FAVOURITE PRODUCTS: CLAY DAS Air Dry Clay - JOVI Air Dry Clay - LaDoll Air Dry Clay - Super Sculpey Polymer Clay (pack of 3) - Sculpey Premo Polymer Clay - Staedtler Fimo Polymer Clay - Staedtler Fimo Air Light - SCULPTING TOOLS Stainless Steel Sculpting Tools - Loop Tools - Silicone tip / dotting tools - PAINT GOLDEN Fluid Acrylic (for airbrushing) set of 10 - GOLDEN airbrush medium (to thin the paint) - GOLDEN Heavy Body Acrylics, set of 6 colours (thicker / for brush painting) - BRUSHES, set of 15 - Skin Illustrator (Alc. Ink Palette) - PPE (Personal Protection Equiopment): (Always wear appropriate PPE such as respirators, gloves, face shields, ear muffs, and footwear. The type of safety equipment must match the hazard you are trying to protect yourself from) 3M Respirator HalfMask - Organic Vapour Filters - Comfortable Safety Glasses - Vinyl Gloves - OTHER Aluminium Wire Mesh - Turntable / Sculpting Wheel - Airbrush, Iwata Eclipse - Airbrush Compressor - Airbrush Holder cleaning set - Dremel Tool kit - Shellac Sealer - Terrain Foliage - Cheap Hairdryer - Square Wooden Sculpting Base - The above product links are affiliated - that means if you purchase anything via one of these links, Amazon will pay me a small commission. It won’t cost you anything extra but it’s a huge help for me and my channel :) I’ll only ever provide links to products I use myself and can stand by. #Anatomy #DIY #FigureSculpting