Introduction - Figurative Sculpture Skill Set
Come and explore the basics of clay sculpture
Overview
Campus Perth
When Semester 1, 2025
Study Mode On campus
Explore figurative sculpture with our skill set focusing on hand-building techniques using clay over an armature.
Delve deep into the exploration of the human form, proportion, and classical poses as you refine your skills. Work directly from a life model and study the intricacies of the skeleton to inform your creations. Throughout the course, you'll craft small-scale sculptures with intricate detail and expressive forms, which will be bisque fired for a lasting finish.
This skill set will suit those new to sculpture and exploring the human form in clay, as well as those with experience looking to gain more techniques and skills.
You'll gain skills in hand building, an understanding of proportion and of how to apply these skills to a 3D form. You'll also look at realising 2D drawings into 3D form.
Written and practical assessments are included in this skillset and need to be completed in order to successfully achieve the units of competency.
- Hand-building techniques for sculpting with clay
- Understanding and application of human form and proportion in sculpture
- Creating and refining classical poses in 3D form
- Studying skeletal structure for sculpture accuracy
- Crafting small-scale detailed sculptures
- Bisque firing techniques for a lasting finish on sculptures
- Translating 2D drawings into 3D sculptural forms
I have the following attributes:
- Creativity and artistic vision
- Attention to detail for intricate hand-building work
- Open-mindedness to study and replicate classical poses and human proportions
- Ability to work with a life model and interpret skeletal structures
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Semester 1, 2025
Details
Course fees
(Tuition fee* $244.00 + Resource fee $85.00 )
(Tuition fee* $73.50 + Resource fee $85.00 )
*Fee disclaimers
The fees quoted are estimates only and are for the entire course for students enrolling on a full-time basis. Please view the full list of Fee disclaimers.
Please note fees listed include all units required to gain this qualification. If you're a continuing student and have successfully completed a lower-level qualification that is a prerequisite for this course, you'll only pay for the units that you need to enrol in, to complete this course.
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Units
Core
| National ID | Unit title |
|---|---|
| CUASCU311 | Produce sculpture |
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