Learn how to sculpt realistically
In our sculpture workshops you learn how to sculpt realistically in clay. Students on all levels are welcome. Besides learning how to measure and transfer the correct proportions to your sculpture you will learn about materials and develop primary craft skills. This experience is a valuable knowledge for all artists. Our workshops offer a good opportunity to get to know the academy. Many participants decide after attending a workshop to become a student.
Pupils and students aged 16 and over receive a 15% discount on all workshops (does not apply to student workshops). Send us proof of your school or student status after registering for one or more workshops.
Sculpture Workshops
REGISTER NOW- For beginners and advanced
- Learn to design a free standing sculpture
- Sculpting without pre-knowledge
- Basics of the human anatomy
- Sculpting from a life model
Fees and available dates
650 € (incl. VAT)
This is a 5-day workshop, which includes 6 hours of instruction per day (Monday – Friday, 09:30am – 4:30pm).
Date
Davids Feature: 24.07. – 28.07.2023
Davids Feature: 04.12. – 08.12.2023
What am I going to learn?
This workshop is designed to teach you the fundamentals to sculpt a human person in clay. Your instructors are professionals who are normally teaching our students. In the beginning you are introduced to the step by step process and learn about methods and materials. At the end of the workshop you have the possibility to learn how to make a mold so you could later let your sculpture cast in Bronze.
What should I bring?
You should love to work with your hands and also be interested in learning an old masters craft. For everything else you will receive more info by e-mail after your registration. (Material costs such as clay and armatures are already included. If you need sculpting tools you have the possibility to buy them at the academy.)
- For beginners and advanced
- Learn to sculpt the characteristics
- Sculpting without pre-knowledge
- Learn the proportions of human portrait
- If desired you can bring your own model to sculpt from her/him
Fees and available dates
750 € (incl. VAT)
This is a 5-day workshop, which includes 6 hours of instruction per day (Monday – Friday, 09:30am – 4:30pm).
Date
Portrait Sculpting : 28.08. – 01.09.2023
Portrait Sculpting : 11.12. – 15.12.2023
What am I going to learn?
This workshop is designed to teach you the fundamentals to sculpt a portrait in clay. Your instructors are professionals who are normally teaching our students. In the beginning you are introduced to the step by step process and learn about methods and materials. While studying the anatomy and proportions of the human head you will put your knowledge into practice. In small groups you will sculpt a life-size portrait from a model. (If you are interested you can bring your own modelt for example your husband or wife.) At the end of the workshop you have the possibility to learn how to make a mold so you could later let your sculpture cast in Bronze.
What should I bring?
You should love to work with your hands and also be interested in learning an old masters craft. For everything else you will receive more info by e-mail after your registration. (Material costs such as clay and armatures are already included. If you need sculpting tools you have the possibility to buy them at the academy.)
- For beginners and advanced
- Learn to sculpt the characteristics
- Sculpting without pre-knowledge
- Basics of the anatomy of the rib cage and the pelvis
- Sculpting from a life model
Fees and available dates
750 € (incl. VAT)
This is a 5-day workshop, which includes 6 hours of instruction per day (Monday – Friday, 09:30am – 4:30pm).
Date
available soon
What am I going to learn?
This workshop is designed to teach you the fundamentals to sculpt a human torso in clay. Your instructors are professionals who are normally teaching our students. In the beginning you are introduced to the step by step process and learn about methods and materials. While studying the anatomy and proportions of the human rib cage and pelvis, you will put your knowledge into practice. In small groups you will sculpt a ¾ torso from a model. In this workshop you will learn about „cropping“. (Originally sculptures where mostly made of stone. Due to wars and sieges they got destroyed. In the past people believed that the discorverd broken sculptures where meant to look like that, so they started to imitate that look which is nowadays known as cropping.) At the end of the workshop you have the possibility to learn how to make a mold so you could later let your sculpture cast in Bronze.
What should I bring?
You should love to work with your hands and also be interested in learning an old masters craft. For everything else you will receive more info by e-mail after your registration. (Material costs such as clay and armatures are already included. If you need sculpting tools you have the possibility to buy them at the academy.)
- For beginners and advanced
- Learn to design a free standing sculpture
- Sculpting without pre-knowledge
- Basics of the human anatomy
- Sculpting from a life model
Fees and available dates
955 € (incl. VAT)
This is a 9-day workshop, which includes 6 hours of instruction per day (Monday – Friday, 09:30am – 4:30pm).
Date
available soon
What am I going to learn?
This workshop is designed to teach you the fundamentals to sculpt a human person in clay. Your instructors are professionals who are normally teaching our students. In the beginning you are introduced to the step by step process and learn about methods and materials. While studying the anatomy and proportions of the human body, you will put your knowledge into practice. In small groups you will sculpt a ½ life-size figure from a model. At the end of the workshop you have the possibility to learn how to make a mold so you could later let your sculpture cast in Bronze.
What should I bring?
You should love to work with your hands and also be interested in learning an old masters craft. For everything else you will receive more info by e-mail after your registration. (Material costs such as clay and armatures are already included. If you need sculpting tools you have the possibility to buy them at the academy.)
Academy of Fine Art
state-approved complementary school
Im Atzelnest 3
61352 Bad Homburg
Telephone: +49 61729451100
WhatsApp: +49 15229618751
Email: info@akademie-malen-zeichnen.de
Monday to Friday, 9.00 am – 6.00 pm