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Portrait Sculpture

A portrait sculpture study focused on head structure, planes, and anatomy.

Portrait sculpture study
Additional view of portrait sculpture study

Sculpting Process

This piece marks my first time sculpting a full portrait in clay.

While sculpting a full portrait was new, the process felt familiar due to my background in facial rigging and blendshape modeling. Much of the focus mirrored how I approach digital faces. Identifying primary forms, understanding plane changes, and refining relationships before worrying about surface detail or likeness.

This study serves as an exploration of the physical medium.

Clay portrait sculpture process