Alec, you are absolutely correct regarding studying a skull to understand facial structure. It’s what helped me intuitively carve faces once I understood the bone structure that lurked beneath the skin. I wish I would’ve purchased the skull when I first started carving. But, back then, I didn’t even know they existed. There was one small drawback that I never expected. NEVER EXPECTED! And this is a true story. A friend of a friend stop by my house and noticed my skull, just like yours, sitting on my kitchen counter. He never acknowledged it, but when he hurriedly left, he called our mutual friend and said that I must be a Satanist because there was a skull in my kitchen. He said he would pray for me. WHAT?!? Attention carvers: Hide your skulls or you may get a reputation you never expected or deserved. OH MAMA! 😂😂😂 P.S. My friend asked if he should set our mutual friend right and tell him I was not a Satanist. I thought about it and said .. No. Let him believe it. I could use the prayers.
When drawing, you visually convert a three-dimensional object/scene to a 2D product. Sculpting is/can be the reverse. Sometimes that conversion skillset takes time to master. But time and practice can indeed provide that mastery. Be patient. Be diligent. Have fun!
I have a smaller scale scull from Amazon. There's also a mold with the facial muscles on Amazon ive found to also be a helpful reference. Your book rocks! And I'll be sure to spread word on Amazon. Best of luck on upcoming shows!
Somehow, i thought the nose was center. After i bought the book, i realized i was doing it wrong. But with elongated faces, nose in center works out for me.
Almost no one gets this right - even some of the best renaissance and baroque sculptors and painters. Once you've truly copied a skull you realise just how complicated it is and how it's very much not what you think. It's a tricky thing to carve for sure.
Yeah sure but some people are just having fun and expressing what they see in their mind not everyone wants to or has to do realistic sculpture . Stop being a know it all and nerd and let people have fun
Alec, you are absolutely correct regarding studying a skull to understand facial structure. It’s what helped me intuitively carve faces once I understood the bone structure that lurked beneath the skin. I wish I would’ve purchased the skull when I first started carving. But, back then, I didn’t even know they existed.
There was one small drawback that I never expected. NEVER EXPECTED! And this is a true story.
A friend of a friend stop by my house and noticed my skull, just like yours, sitting on my kitchen counter. He never acknowledged it, but when he hurriedly left, he called our mutual friend and said that I must be a Satanist because there was a skull in my kitchen.
He said he would pray for me.
WHAT?!?
Attention carvers: Hide your skulls or you may get a reputation you never expected or deserved.
OH MAMA! 😂😂😂
P.S. My friend asked if he should set our mutual friend right and tell him I was not a Satanist. I thought about it and said .. No. Let him believe it. I could use the prayers.
When drawing, you visually convert a three-dimensional object/scene to a 2D product. Sculpting is/can be the reverse. Sometimes that conversion skillset takes time to master. But time and practice can indeed provide that mastery. Be patient. Be diligent. Have fun!
Got it july 28th. I love it. Started studying the anatomy ...I think my Willie Nelson bust is on its last face. Ty friend
I have a smaller scale scull from Amazon. There's also a mold with the facial muscles on Amazon ive found to also be a helpful reference. Your book rocks! And I'll be sure to spread word on Amazon. Best of luck on upcoming shows!
I think I need a book, thanks for the info!
I pre ordered you book and find it very helpful.
Fantastic book, Alec. The pictures alone entertained my grandmother and me for hours.
@@mikereed4876 ah! That’s great!!
Great tip to help seeing in 3 dimension. 🤘
Somehow, i thought the nose was center. After i bought the book, i realized i was doing it wrong. But with elongated faces, nose in center works out for me.
Gave you a review on Amazon 👍
Almost no one gets this right - even some of the best renaissance and baroque sculptors and painters. Once you've truly copied a skull you realise just how complicated it is and how it's very much not what you think. It's a tricky thing to carve for sure.
Is amazing
Fantastic book, but got it through the link you posted. I'll still leave a review 😀
Thank you!!
I left a review on my channel. It’s a fantastic book.
Don't forget to take your vitamins too
Interesting
Where's link that to the skull? Thanks
Casted Skull:
amzn.to/3XcwZoP
Thanks again, hope all goes well this weekend.
It would be nice if you could buy a scull model knowing sex and ethnicity
You should welcome all comments, positive and negative so that your next revision of the book is better,
He does that is why the book is so good I suggest you read it again!! And if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all
Yes! I love critical feedback! I’ll take as much as I can get! I just mean, keep the mean ones off of Amazon! Send them here instead!
He was joking. Although the delivery was a bit off (my critical feedback for the day). 😂
@@AlecLaCasseArt thanks Alec. I appear to have had a sense of humour failure after a glass of two of red.
@@robbieshields1563 now that I’m re-reading it as a joke, I’m loving it. Cheers!
1:00 I believe that is a female skull profile. Please correct me if I am mistaken.
Yeah sure but some people are just having fun and expressing what they see in their mind not everyone wants to or has to do realistic sculpture . Stop being a know it all and nerd and let people have fun
Hahaha! That too!
Returning back to this comment gives me a good chuckle every now and then. I think there’s a lot of truth in it.