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Sculpting Comic Book Style

with John Brown

Description

Inside "Sculpting Comic Book Style", John demonstrates how to sculpt a comic book superhero character. Beginning with a special illustrated montage "ORIGINS", the sculpted character morphs right off the comic book pages into the clay model where the student learns the origins of the character and the importance of creating a backstory for the superhero. Followed by a concept sketch and a scaled illustration, students will quickly learn the essentials of male anatomy through a comparative study, learning how to extrapolate and overemphasize male anatomy to superhero proportions. Other exciting topics include the creative thought process, costuming and sculpting attitude. Developing good work habits for creating these dynamic characters is unveiled step by step.


Duration: 2h 00m

Format: HD 1280x720

John Brown

Character / Creature Designer Sculptor

John Brown is a sculptor whose expertise in live-action special make-up effects has placed him among the top FX houses in Hollywood. Over his career, he has contributed to more than forty film and television projects, including Alien: Resurrection, Species II, George of the Jungle, Jumanji, The X-Files, Mars Attacks!, Bless the Child, Monkeybone, The Cell, Spy Kids, Scary Movie 2, and Planet of the Apes, among many others.


In addition to his film and TV work, John is an accomplished bronze figurative artist, with sculptures held in private collections throughout the United States.

  • John methodically explains how to sculpt the planes of the human male head; delivering a pragmatic set of simple to understand lessons that help ground the sculptor in the importance of learning the fundamentals of this art. It is these fundamentals that our creative team at Weta Workshop value as the underpinning of our sculpting process. Johns insistence that, all good work must be underpinned by a thorough understanding of structure and form, is the cornerstone of our creative process.

    - Richard Taylor
    Founder / Creative Director of Wētā Workshop