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Proportions of the Head
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100

sculptural form produced by adding, combining, or building up material from a core or (in some cases) an armature

What is additive sculpture?
100

Of or portraying the (human or animal) figure. This type of sculpture can be either realistic (in varying degrees...) or stylized.

What is figurative?
100

You are looking at face when the nose falls to one side slightly. If looking at the head you see more of one side of face and head than the other.

What is three-quarters view?
100

Bottom of ear is at same height as bottom of this

What is the bottom of the nose?
100
The bottom of your nose is equal to this area across.
What is one eye?
200
sculpture technique that involves using a solid mass of clay and hollowing out once the clay is leather hard
What is building solid?
200

In sculpture, a portrait of a person that includes the head, neck, and part of the shoulders and upper chest. It is by definition figurative. It can be realistic or not. Sizes can vary from miniature to smaller than life-size, life-size, heroic or monumental.

What is a bust?
200

For this view the nose is perfectly in middle of face so you see an equal amount of left and right side.

What is front view?

200

Pupils are same width as the corners of the this

What is the mouth?

200

The length of the brow to the chin is same distance as width across head at this level

What is the eye level?
300

process in which a sculpture is formed by removing material from a block or mass of wood, stone, or other material.

What is the subtractive method?
300

Sculpture is dubbed this when it portrays real life objects or people or recognizable, identifiable shapes. In general, the term used for the depiction of human figures, real objects or scenes as they appear. Can also be used to mean representational.

What is realistic or realism?
300

For this view you see only one side of the face. You only see the full left side of the head or the right. 

What is profile?
300

Nose takes up this much (fraction) of the head

What is 1/4 of the head?
300

The top of ear is at the same height as the top of this part.

What is the top of the eye?
400
When using the edge of a photograph to match the edge of your sculpture, you utilize this line of the face/ head.
What is the contour line?
400

A variation in form that either exaggerates or de-emphasizes certain qualities in a work of art. It can apply to figurative sculpture that is not realistic.

What is stylized?
400
Also known as a lazy Susan or turntable. This tool hold your clay and can spin allowing you to hold your clay making all sides view able.
What is a banding wheel?
400

This part of the face is halfway down your head

What is the eyes?
400
The bone that sticks out the most on the left and right side of face. aka the cheek bone
What is the zygomatic bone?
500

When building solid, this is referred to as looking at your sculpture as a simplified form void of details   and individual parts.

What is looking at the whole?
500

Any piece or type of sculpture that is meant to be seen from all sides. Also referred to as in the round.

What is free standing?
500
This adjustable tool is used to measure when referencing to objects. great for making lids to match a rim or comparing photos to your sculpture.
What are calipers?
500
In the front view, you can fit this many eyes across your head (ear to ear).
What is five eyes?
500
the angle/ direction at which the neck comes out of the shoulders and attaches to the head when looking at the profile view
What is at a diagonal?