The first project for my 3D Design class at FIU was a self-portrait head sculpture with terracotta clay. Well here's how it turned out:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ9BzcS0AVXfuFOCSuUJ5Z5BSigOqoH4ioGhXVvLAelcYC3AZSN6A-nJnaMx994UgHzFR0U4gs8sxevRTri_BDG7c6dy5kHFw2MP1o42NpR1XshCyA_DVyDNsnNPpARL2gFI-4_0OA_Lk/s320/HEAD1.jpg) |
ta-dah! I like the texture of the hair. |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH3uKSVUD8BCG-QFY77k0aXZBGvwatj4lWU8TcTZBptOY1CTAQ29HiTHZEtVkNDLuNlQLHrrgJZ5nwztP0Kw7H9T_cC3-gxeXt-9D1BLw3B2rgtnR6809xMi7SFMT-3q0pNgaN29OTow/s320/HEAD2.jpg) |
my nose is pretty tiny... |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOY4hrBCAR9QKB-NXRjFjyU3YYV25i4niOsdT7ga5wPMAmJnJA_82ELZZYQOSQpsWzszmPlnEq0RSKMVgujZfoJQSabQsRODboAZ7f5NJ2ovk8lqpOlywLcjRiPpzgvIhPkF5h_YmlaW0/s320/HEAD3.jpg) |
added bandana and braid as a personal touch |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDt4wZW-bKA3Mg0MWBEA3ej0m9ysUTdtIbns6XS4JT9faOChS7npVpAUyGzz1mY4LZ_m1lNpOTs__A5o-fNxsK_apX2iAaoSdBkpil_VKXcziqCck_052fRUiJnrN3wmVgX54CpoIvv9M/s320/HEAD4.jpg) |
lips, so hard to do :/ |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUhP4b9pJRQhn6svAIThdZyMxk0HfT3wTknbPZXJsqWOaW88RAZl7Fq5B8WvthO0m0FSrkC3Ajd5Vcpi6mbkxgJRVRQ-E0V3h8UNrY50id-M5BWWqecGRdrwcy6lSUB5FW8fIQ-vN9Rvk/s320/HEAD5.jpg) |
this what it looked like halfway. |
The clay is really heavy, and I don't think it's a good medium to add small details, after finishing the sculpture I noticed my face drawings getting better! It really helps to grasp 3 dimensional proportions and volume.