10 Steps for Capturing Likeness and Expression

Want to learn more about portrait sculpting? Check out the premium course with longer demos, step-by-step lessons, and critiques! - In this lesson, you’ll learn how to sculpt an expressive portrait while having fun with exaggeration and likeness. Andrew Joseph Keith takes inspiration and reference from Court Jones’s caricature sketches, to sculpt a “baby-faced, beet-shaped” caricature of my face. From building the armature to the final texturing, follow along as we go through his 10 steps to a successful portrait sculpture. 00:00 - Intro 00:31 - Step 1 - References 00:52 - Step 2 - Armature 01:09 - Step 3 - Block In 01:20 - Step 4 - Side Profile 02:05 - Step 5 - Bone Structure 02:25 - Step 6 - Front View 02:51 - Step 7 - Checking 03:49 - Step 8 - Work Around 05:15 - Step 9 - Working on Details 06:06 - Step 10 - Texture 06:50 - Outro RELATED LINKS: 10 Most Common Portrait Sculpting Mistakes -