Sculpture Art and Techniques

Simple instructions for beginning your journey into welding for arts and craft projects. This non-technical information will prepare you for more advanced discussions that can be found elsewhere on the internet. This article will explain how a welding machine works, the different types of basic welding machines, and which welding machine is best for your art work and studio use.

Ever wanted to make something cute out of clay? How about a turtle or two? They are easy and fun to make, and you can sell them or give them as gifts to friends and family!

This hands-on guide to crafting a driftwood sculpture features a driftwood fish project that can be done by the novice craft person as a hobby. The step-by-step instructions include many photos.

Are you wanting to try another art expression? Consider sculpting. Mold with clay, sand, wood, or ice. Sculpting is working with natural elements which are easily available to satisfy your interest.

Many sculptors choose to work with plasticine for their models. It is easy to model with tools and bare hands. Plasticine can be used over and over for years.

Atalaya, former winter home of American sculptor, Anna Hyatt Huntington. A sprawling Moorish style home, some say castle, on the Atlantic coast near Myrtle Beach. This National Historic Landmark is located within Huntington Beach State Park in Murrels Inlet, SC.

Step-by-step process (with pictures) of how I made mermaid polymer clay charms out of Sculpey clay.

How to make your sculpture balance in more extreme poses. It all comes down to a good armature.

Have you always wanted to create sculptures? Try Paverpol, an environmentally-friendly material used to harden fabric in a process similar to paper mache. Learn how to create an indoor or outdoor sculpture with this simple tutorial including step-by-step photos and videos.

In Japan, sculptures may be found among the oldest archaeological remains of the Jomon period (3d–1st millennium). These earliest sculptures, made of clay, take the form of female fertility images

Photographs of the Chihuly Glass Display at the Bronx Botanical Garden in New York City. This Chihuly Glass sculptures display is placed amongst the landscape of the Botanical Garden.

E. E. Hibbard became a committed animal artist in his retirement. Some of his most captivating work is seen in the animals he sculpted from rocks he collected while hiking.

Do you have a garden statue or some other statue in your home that has become weathered or disintegrated? Here are some useful tips on how to restore old statues and have them looking like new.

A craft idea to do on a lazy afternoon. Make little bitty animals out of clay! Fun for kids using air-dry clay.

Balloons are used for twisting and sculpture creation and at special events. Some sculptures are creative and impressive. Discarded balloons can be dangerous for wildlife, however.

This is the story of the Elephant Parade, its history and development, its aims and objectives, illustrated with images from just one of its world stopovers in the City of Bangkok