Making an Armature for the Sketch
Channel: David Lemon
Date: 13/06/2015

You can purchase my 7 instructional DVDs, as well as the supplemental DVD on the Foundry, that can be played on TV as well as on your Home Computer. If you go to http://adayinthelifeofalemon.blogspot.com/ and find the "Add to Cart" Button in the upper right column. When you click on the white area above the "Buy Now", a drop down menu, with a selection of DVDs that are available on how to sculpt will drop down. Just click on The one or ones you'd like to purchase, and follow the steps
Video showing how to buy my Instructional DVDs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hGT5ENCx-I
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Below are links to a description of each DVD I have out now.
Creation of Sweet Grass, Using a 24 Inch Truform Armature
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEn5wKPg3C0
 Creating a Male Bust in Clay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQMYSrSA4ow
 Creating a Female Holding A Baby http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qj4bTmHRvKk
 Creating a Horses Head http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye6OFv8yYVg
Creating a Life-Size Bust in Clay, Using TruForm Armature's Life-Size Shoulder Armature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeRiT1iZWfA
Creation of a Full Figure Mountain Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f9IuVq_ZYw
CLAY TO BRONZE with David Lemon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRPp8vEPRFw
 They are now available for sale. I mail them all over the world.. same mailing price.
 
List of all my links for tools and clay after the following.
I'm going to be doing more extensive videos on a website that's being set up down the road.. It's a paid member site and will eventually end my videos on Youtube.. new ones anyway.. so keep in touch and I'll let everyone know when I make that transition. I think this new venture is going to be very exciting.. 

Here is a list of items I use for you.

http://www.kenstools.com for some incredible sculpting tools that are used by many scuptors in the art departments in Hollywood.

http://www.skulptools.com
Tools, by item number, I've received from them. VO63, V057, F007, FOO9, L020, SL41, BT31, and SL45
PSL45 Silicone Wedge - MED Size - SOFT FLEX 1/2"  My Favorite
SL52 - Silicone Wedge / Cup Peaked Shaper 
SL53 - Silicone Tri-Wedge / Cup 
SL49 - Silicone Angled Chisel 
SL59 - Silicone Thumb
SL41 - MINI ROLLER CLAY SMOOTHER SCULPTING TOOL - 1/2 in. [It works best with a back and forth motion, just like a brayer, only sideways.]

My armatures, if I buy them, come from http://www.truformarmatures.com

For horse anatomy figures and muscles of the face resin castings http://westernartrodeoassociation.com/shop/product-category/casts/

You can buy my kind of clay, J-Mac, from 

Sculpture Depot 

at http://www.sculpturedepot.net/ 

I use the medium grade clay

You can also buy tools and sculpting stands there.
(I put a list of great tools you should buy at the end of this description)

I get my anatomical figures from http://anatomicalfigures.com/

The Resin Horse by Jeff Wolf http://www.etsy.com/listing/108174672/horse-body-resin-study-cast-for

I get my armatures from http://www.truformarmatures.com

How to use your Horse armature from Truform.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-exRJ6kRuA

How to make a hot box for your clay http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ggVQ6mxLI

Video on the clay I use http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1VPSs3osu8

Link to the video where I talk about Jeff Wolf's Horse Anatomy Resin that you can purchase http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57xE2BOjHwo

This video I talk about my tools. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yZHRvSwrXk

Tools I would suggest from Sculpture Depot are:

I would suggest you pick from these tools.. You don't have to pick them all, Just those that you think will help you
This modeling set looks interesting.. made of Water Buffalo Horn  http://www.sculpturedepot.net/clay-wax-tools/special-tools.asp

Steel Tools I'd suggest are http://www.sculpturedepot.net/clay-wax-tools/steel-tools.htm
PCT-5
303, and 22x
53x, and 55x
74, 70, 163, 161, and 75
23x and 407

For wire ended tools
http://www.sculpturedepot.net/clay-wax-tools/loop-end-hm.htm my pick would be 221, 401A, 402A, 403A, 404A, and 405A


For those who make masks, here's a great set up.. http://www.sculpturedepot.net/clay-wax-tools/mask.asp

You can find sculpting stand, books, armatures, and all kinds of wonderfully helpful stuff for the sculptor here at reasonable prices.. They ship internationally as well.

If I use music in this video, it's Composer and musician is Kevin MacLeod - CC-license
The music is free.. You can donate.. which I'd say would be fair, but it's royalty free.
Linked here http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kevin_MacLeod/

My Gallery Online http://bronzesbydavidlemon.blogspot.com/
My Daily Video Diary on Sculpting - http://adayinthelifeofalemon.blogspot.com