This creative 3-day course, suitable for complete beginners, will teach you to sculpt the figure in clay.

Using visual observation and anatomical guidance, you will create a full reclining figure sculpture in clay over the course duration.

Working with a life model in the studio, following some quick initial life drawings in charcoal, you will mould the figure without an armature, learning to look at proportion, musculature, surface texture and likeness as we work with our life model for a reference.

This is an ideal introductory course for beginners to sculpture and is also suitable for more experienced artists who wish to broaden their anatomical and sculptural knowledge.
Suitable for all creative people at all levels and based in a lovely art studio on our Falmouth campus.

Based in our fantastic 3d metalworking working on our Falmouth campus, you’ll go from complete beginner with a creative idea to finishing your first working automata, using copper and a variety of other materials.

After an introduction to the history of automata, a look at the basic mechanisms involved, and guidance on techniques, you’ll be supported to experiment with and explore how the materials can be combined with movement, using a variety of mechanisms, to tell a story and enact short narratives.

By the end of the second day everyone will have created their own working automata that they can take home to continue working on or enjoy as a finished piece.

Suitable for everyone 18+ with no prior experience required.