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There is of course stone, Casting Portland cement. But your idea of a fern sounds more like metal might be the choice of materials. Which would achieve a more delicate look of a plant. Now depending upon the choice of metal there would be different methods applied in the production of the piece...

Holy cow he's a 5 year old kid playing not applying for a college loan to major in art. Little kids are in awe of anything that they can do as they develop. Besides you as a parent should be the voice of encouragement for your child. There will be more than enough in the world to discourage him...

In all off my family past and present I am only the second to have any degree. I have a Masters which the highest that is available in my field.. A cousin that is my father's age.80's has a PHd. and my sister has an associate degree.. Ideally I would think that a goal for anyone,if possible...

Yes you can but too much plaster and you will start loosing the details which aren't all that pronounced on the styrene heads anyway. You can,using the plaster make a mold of the face and then once the plaster is dry remove the plaster from the styrene head sealing it with several coats of...

How does one know which path to choose? Hell if I know.That's a tough one to advise someone on.You are asking for a life decision. If I were to say go left and you went left and it was a dead-end you'd resent my advice. I have a B.F.A. and a M.F.A.,it got me job. Does someone need a degree to...

Which ever style you select I would suggest learning a little bit of other styles during the same period so to be able to compare and contrast between the styles.For instance. Impressionists were trying to capture a moment of light at a particular moment in time. How is this different from what...

Klee a German born in Switzerland,was originally considered to be a member of the German Expressionist group. But over time due to the subject matter and images that he used in his paintings became associated with the Surrealist movement.

Klee a German born in Switzerland,was originally considered to be a member of the German Expressionist group. But over time due to the subject matter and images that he used in his paintings became associated with the Surrealist movement.

There is the term,a french word,for small sculptural studies for larger works, maquette : a usually small preliminary model (as of a sculpture or a building) However when the word "maquette" is used it isn't followed by the word "art". Small sculptures of a certain size are sometimess referred...

I'd suggest whatever objects catch your attention. That when assembled communicate an idea and aren't just a cluster of items for the sake of just making an assemblage.

Do a google image search for "figurative sculpture".

There is the term,a french word,for small sculptural studies for larger works, maquette : a usually small preliminary model (as of a sculpture or a building) However when the word "maquette" is used it isn't followed by the word "art". Small sculptures of a certain size are sometimess referred...