Sculpture Classes in NYC, New York

Have you wanted to learn to draw people? Well, this course is designed for beginner to intermediate learners. We will learn how to construct the figure using various methods. Studying the basic proportions, and the dynamic actions, and some advanced techniques like foreshortening you will walk away with tools, techniques and ways of looking at drawing...

Make and use colored clay! In the first workshop meeting we will learn, through detailed demonstration, how to make colored clay and slip by adding powered mason stains.  In the second workshop meeting we will explore a variety of simple ways to use your colored clay and slip. Some prior ceramics experience recommended. The format of this workshop...

Taught by Gianluca Giarrizzo, an experienced sculptor and anatomist, this online course will take students through sculpting an actual size self-portrait in clay, beginning with an anatomically correct block-in of the primary and secondary volumes of the head, and advancing to a more specific likeness of oneself, through meticulous observation and...

Elizabeth Orleans hosts "Ceramic Social" from her Venice Beach art studio via Zoom. Learn how to hand-build things out of clay. Stay creative and socialize from your own home! When: Every Tuesday Evening 6-9 PM (time is subject to change) We will Zoom for 2 hours (availability/questions for the last hour) What: We will focus...

In this two-day workshop we will use plastic forms that can be purchased from a dollar store and turn them into slump and hump molds formed out of plaster for making multiples of the shape. On the first day we will discuss ways to use the plaster molds to make serving ware such as plates, bowls and tumblers and will learn how to work in plaster....

Elizabeth Orleans hosts "Ceramic Social" from her Venice Beach art studio via Zoom. Learn how to hand-build things out of clay. Stay creative and socialize from your own home! When: Every Tuesday Evening 6-9 PM (time is subject to change) We will Zoom for 2 hours (availability/questions for the last hour) What: We will focus on a...

Elizabeth Orleans hosts "Ceramic Social" from her Venice Beach art studio via Zoom. Learn how to hand-build things out of clay. Stay creative and socialize from your own home! When: Every Tuesday Evening 6-9 PM (time is subject to change) We will Zoom for 2 hours (availability/questions for the last hour) What: We will focus on a...

This class is based on teaching the traditional basic techniques of armature, contrapposto, clay manipulation and working from the model to understand 3 dimensional poses. The class will work on producing a 20” high sculpture.  Week 1: How to prep your sculpture: armature foundations Week 2: Anatomy of the human body and contrapposto techniques;...

Learn the basic traditional technique of terracotta sculpture, including clay-work skills, modeling, and handling the process of the clay from wet to dry then baked in a kiln. Through demonstration and individual instruction, you will learn to make a complete sculpture in terracotta. Sculpture in a variety of styles will be encouraged. Open to...

Working with a live model for portraiture and full-figure pieces, develop your skills in depicting the human form in clay. Both long and short poses are offered, with some pieces created as exercises and some taken to completion and fired. Supply List:  Tools and how to purchase firing cards will be discussed on the first class. The tools are...

Écorché sculpture workshop is strong method to master and to commit the complex forms of the human figure to memory. This course will focus on better understanding the skull and muscles of the face, as well as it's various facial features. Students will use oil-based clay on an armature to build a life size anatomical sculpture of...

Grounds for Sculpture’s continuously surprising interplay of art and environment presents photographers with a myriad of creative photo opportunities. We'll begin with a discussion of composition, camera settings and how to shoot in various lighting situations. Your instructor will be with you every step of the way to look at your work and answer...

Create a universe in miniature! Artists will develop techniques using clay, cardboard, and other materials to create their own model world. Inspired by the work of artists who specialize in miniature sculpture, students will create everything from a tiny bakery, to a tiny playground, to a tiny planet. The week will conclude with a show-and-tell where...

In this online course we will delve deep into the careful construction of a master work of art. Students may choose to work as a class with the instructor on an artist of the instructor’s choice, or choose their own Master Artist from the Met’s online collection of high resolution images. From the Neo-Classical restraint of Ingres' otherworldly...

Carolina Iwanow has created the wax addition technique to teach remotely how to design, fabricate and build incredible jewelry without having a jewelry studio. With just a few simple and basic tools you will learn how to make incredible jewelry from wax.  In this 7 class course - Introduction to Wax Addition Technique - Students will...