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Modeling a Head From Clay | Artopia
Modeling a Head From Clay | Artopia

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Modeling is an additive process. The artist builds up a soft, flexible material such as wax or clay, piece by piece. These soft materials are fragile. They don’t usually last very long, so they have...
How Do You Make a Cast? | Artopia
How Do You Make a Cast? | Artopia

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Casting is the process of changing a sculpture made from a soft, temporary substance, like unfired clay or wax, to a hard material such as cement, bronze or steel. The artist makes a mold from the...
Carving a Figure Out of Wood | Artopia
Carving a Figure Out of Wood | Artopia

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Carving is a subtractive process. A carver removes bits and pieces of a hard material, slowly revealing the desired shape. Many different things can be carved – stone, marble, wood, plaster, plastic...
David Hammons | Artopia
David Hammons | Artopia

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Illustration by Maria Manhattan David Hammons was born in 1943 in Springfield, Illinois and grew up there—the youngest of ten children. As a student he was placed in vocational courses, but drawing...
Casting - Queenie II | Artopia
Casting - Queenie II | Artopia

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Duane Hanson A Closer Look Queenie II was in an exhibit once at the Nevada Museum of Art. The night before the show opened a false fire alarm went off. When the firefighters arrived they were...
Casting - The Bronco Buster | Artopia
Casting - The Bronco Buster | Artopia

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Frederic Remington A Closer Look Look at the movement in The Bronco Buster. It seems to jump right out of the metal cast. The horse rears up on its hind legs, pushing the cowboy into the air...
Heidi Darr-Hope's Gallery | Artopia
Heidi Darr-Hope's Gallery | Artopia

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The work of mixed-media artist Heidi Darr-Hope is influenced by a love to travel and a need to understand the intricate balance between inner and outer experience. She has developed a personal visual...
Kristin Gudjonsdottir's Gallery  | Artopia
Kristin Gudjonsdottir's Gallery | Artopia

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Multimedia artist Kristin Gudjonsdottir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland, studied art at the California College of the Arts and Pilchuk Glass School, and lives in North Carolina. Gudjonsdottir creates...