{"product_id":"9780972380539","title":"Sculpting 101: A Primer for the Self-Taught Artist","description":"If you've always wanted to play in clay but didn't know how, this is the book for you! Internationally collected and award-winning sculptor Lynda Sappington shares her knowledge in simple, clear language and numerous pictures how to work in water-based clay, polymer clay and professional plastilene. \u003cp\u003eNew in this second edition of \"Sculpting 101\" is a chapter on how to make a carriage and one on shipping both raw clay pieces to the foundry and finished castings to customers. The entire book has been revised and updated, including a revised and expanded suppliers' list and a new horse measurement chart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther subjects covered include: armatures (for both animal and figurative sculptures as well as busts); how to make and cast reliefs; how to measure horses and other subjects for portraits; how to make a one-piece mold; how to cast in paper, resin and bronze; style and design; editions and certificates of authenticity; foundries and how to talk to them. Two of the four appendices show in pictures and words two different methods of casting bronze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For those embarking on the adventure of sculpture, this text will help guide them thruogh the many stages. Lynda presents the information in a clear, straightforward way, making the information accessible even to the novice sculptor.\" Meredith Roedel, Tallix Foundry Inc., Beacon NY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whimsy Hill Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50057162752240,"sku":"9780972380539","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780972380539_p0.jpg?v=1784735444","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780972380539","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}