Division: Fine Arts, Comm, and New Media
Department: Visual Art
Course: ART 2660
Title: Portrait Sculpture
Description: This studio course is an introduction to the art of portrait sculpting, emphasizing the techniques and process of rendering the human image and likeness. Demonstrations, lectures and assignments are used to inform and develop students' sensitivity and understanding of effective portrait sculpting. The exploration of basic clay modeling and casting techniques will be covered. This course will address the fundamental processes consistent in historic and contemporary portrait sculpting practices. A lab fee is required.