San Antonio College Library

Devoted to capturing personality in clay sculpture, this book covers equipment, tools, systematic working methods, how to pose your subject, handle each feature and bring the sculpture to professional completion.

"The brilliantly expressive clay models created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) as "sketches" for his works in marble offer extraordinary insights into his creative imagination. Although long admired, the terracotta models have never been the subject of such detailed examination. This publication presents a wealth of new discoveries (including evidence of the artist's fingerprints imprinted on the clay), resolving lingering issues of attribution...