Sculpting the Skull (Online Course) Fall 2025 w/ Marusia Nita

Sale Price: $256.50 Original Price: $285.00

October 6 to November 3 (Mondays), 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM, Eastern Time

**All sessions are live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. All recordings will be available to students for 3 months after the final session, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.

Please check your email spam/junk folder for your Zoom invite. Our business hours are 10:00 AM through 5:00 PM. All course information and email correspondence will be sent during business hours. If students purchase a course, workshop, demo or recording outside business hours or during the weekend the course information or recording will be sent the following business day.

Course Description

The course is focused on studying the human skull, the underlying structure of the face and head as a portrait. We sculpt the life size skull in water based clay. 

Course Outline

Week 1 - We build the profile 

Week 2 - We add clay notes to establish the widths which in turn will connect with the center plane of the profile.

Week 3 - We focus on likeness and accuracy. 

Week 4 - Continue focusing on accuracy as well as rendering.

Week 5 - Rendering of the surface and learning how to prepare the sculpture for terra-cotta.

Course Materials List

1 block of water based clay.

Drawing tool and modeling tools.

Calipers (measuring tool).

Portrait armature.

Sculpture stand.

Students have the option to order a scientific model (skull) from internet. 

October 6 to November 3 (Mondays), 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM, Eastern Time

**All sessions are live and will be recorded, students do not have to be present. All recordings will be available to students for 3 months after the final session, after 3 months the recording will be deleted.

Please check your email spam/junk folder for your Zoom invite. Our business hours are 10:00 AM through 5:00 PM. All course information and email correspondence will be sent during business hours. If students purchase a course, workshop, demo or recording outside business hours or during the weekend the course information or recording will be sent the following business day.

Course Description

The course is focused on studying the human skull, the underlying structure of the face and head as a portrait. We sculpt the life size skull in water based clay. 

Course Outline

Week 1 - We build the profile 

Week 2 - We add clay notes to establish the widths which in turn will connect with the center plane of the profile.

Week 3 - We focus on likeness and accuracy. 

Week 4 - Continue focusing on accuracy as well as rendering.

Week 5 - Rendering of the surface and learning how to prepare the sculpture for terra-cotta.

Course Materials List

1 block of water based clay.

Drawing tool and modeling tools.

Calipers (measuring tool).

Portrait armature.

Sculpture stand.

Students have the option to order a scientific model (skull) from internet.