Amelia Rowcroft - Fine Art Sculptor - In Her Studio

Amelia is committed to making art education inclusive and accessible. Through her website Sculpting Masterclass, Amelia offers online courses in sculpture. These courses provide affordable at-home instruction for portrait sculpture, figurative sculpture and artistic anatomy. Amelia's clear,
step-by-step teaching style attracts learners from diverse backgrounds seeking to develop their sculpting skills.

"Whether one is a beginner or an experienced sculptor one will benefit enormously from Amelia’s comprehensive online courses. Not only is she a brilliant sculptor, but she wants to share her knowledge and experience in the most genuine and generous way. She is authentic, empathic and takes one through all the necessary steps and detailed observations to make one's own sculptures. She communicates in the most joyful way. The course is lively, and never pedantic or boring. The interactive instructions feel exactly the same as having one’s own personal tutor. She covers ALL bases: tools, clay, camera, poses, armatures and positioning. She shares tips and tricks that would take years and years to acquire on one’s own. Despite having sculpted for decades, I have bought all 4 of her courses and absolutely love them!"

(Lisa, United Kingdom)

STRONG FOUNDATIONS

Creating a likeness in clay

Amelia shares her method for creating a clay likeness from life or a photographic sitting with a model. The course will take you through the whole process of sculpting a portrait to a very high finish, with an emphasis on getting the anatomical structure correct at the beginning. Includes over 3 hours of video, comprehensive notes and extensive reference.

BUILDING BLOCKS

Sculpting a portrait from research

Amelia demonstrates her method for researching and sculpting realistic portraits from photographs (not from a sitting). In this much-requested, course Amelia shares every step of her process: the equipment she uses, how to find the right photos, sizing and measuring from photos, and creating a gridded-up front-on and profile. This course will enable you to apply Amelia's method to your own subject.Amelia shares her method for creating a clay likeness from life or a photographic sitting with a model. The course will take you through the whole process of sculpting a portrait to a very high finish, with an emphasis on getting the anatomical structure correct at the beginning. Includes over 3 hours of video, comprehensive notes and extensive reference.

STANDING STRONG

Sculpting a nude figure in clay

Amelia shares her method for sculpting a highly accurate nude standing figure, from photographic reference. The course will take you through the whole process of sculpting a figure with an emphasis on getting the anatomical structure correct at the beginning. This is essential to achieving a balanced, weighted standing figure. Amelia will show you how to use your understanding of anatomy to help decipher what you are seeing on the model.

USEFUL ANATOMY

Online video course in artistic anatomy

Amelia draws on her working knowledge of human anatomy to focus on what is genuinely useful for the figurative artist. She clearly shows the bone structure and muscle masses of each part of the body on diagrams, on a model skeleton and on a male and female life model. Includes over 3 hours of video, comprehensive notes and extensive reference photographs. Please note this course contains full nudity. This course is suitable for all figurative artists - sculpting, painting, drawing or digital.