22 – April – 22 – The Craxford Snelling Workshop

Torso Modelling

We started by covering the armature with a layer of clay, smacking on with a stick to make sure it was compacted. Making sure not to be too heavy too soon. The first point we found was the sternum notch, marking this on with a match so it doesn’t change throughout.

The second point we found of the highest point, just above the navel.

I had to cut back under the sternum notch as I’d built too far out, just as Kim warned at the start about going too heavy.

Plotting points and planes on early, Kim wanted us to get a feel of measuring and modelling before we moved on too quickly, as this was our (or at least my) first time modelling anything like this.

Before lunch I made sure to double and triple check all of my measurements. So coming back from lunch I’d have no issues.

After lunch we started modelling the profile. mostly intuitively and quickly, Kim recommends this way of working (to me, says some people work better like this, she’s very encouraging, despite my lack of modelling skill).