Sculpture and Color: Polychrome Techniques
A course by Tomas Barcelo , Sculptor
Learn to use polychrome techniques to achieve unique effects with your sculptures and create your own catalog of pictorial resources
Tomàs Barceló was always fascinated by painted sculpture, however, he did not know how to give depth to those layers of different shades. When he set out to study color in depth, he understood that he had to create open sculptures in their forms that invited color to participate in their space.
In this online course, Tomàs will teach you to paint effects that can be combined with each other to create complex polychromy in any sculptural work. If you want to continue learning with your teacher, you can consult his previous course: Sculpture: clay modeling and assembly
What will you learn in this online course?
17 lessons & 23 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (75)
- 2,592 students
- 17 lessons (3h 51m)
- 23 additional resources (5 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
You will create a physical catalog of simple pictorial effects and you will paint a sculpture with color harmony.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
To anyone who wants to start painting sculptures or wants to delve into it.
Requirements and materials
It is not necessary to have experience or knowledge of painting.
You are going to use objects or sculptures to paint, acrylics and brushes, shellac, pigments, pencils and iron paint.
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Tomas Barcelo
A course by Tomas Barcelo
Tomàs Barceló is a traditional sculptor who uses clay and plaster, but who has dared to reinvent himself, adding new materials and new techniques and languages, such as assembling found objects. For Tomàs, this has been the perfect combination of his l...
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Polychrome
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To paint or not to paint: why aren't “serious” sculptures painted?
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Know the color 1
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Know the color 2
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The color and the shape
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The materials
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U3
How to imitate materials
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Green copper
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Burnt rust
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Worn enameled metal
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Blue pottery
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U4
Paint a sculpture
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Prepare the sculpture
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Colored zones 1
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Colored zones 2
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Setting and unification 1
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Setting and unification 2
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Imaginative variations
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FP
Final project
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Sculpture and Color: Polychrome Techniques
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Incredible effects using paint. I particularly love the rust effect which I have been trying to recreate or years. I never thought of giving it the black and metallic paint on the sculpture egges , it is definitely worth doing as it creates a more authentic metallic effect. Love, love the course.
Me encanto el curso. Soy profesional de la escultura(escenografia artistica) y tambien hago Artdoll desde hace mas de 20 años, y tengo que decir que las tecnicas que utiliza las explica con detalle y lo que mas destacaria es su humildad, siendo uno de los mejores escultores que he visto en España.
Gostei muito do curso e do artista. Linguagem fácil e acessível e boas dicas sobre policromia. Seria incrível poder contar com aulas de escultura e pintura no material papel machê, posto que há peculiaridades neste tipo de materia.
This course is fabulous. !!!
When I saw that the course had 17 lessons, I was worried it might be too long. However, after watching them, I found the lessons to be not only interesting and relevant but also useful and inspiring. I can truly relate to the teacher's words and passion. Overall, this is a wonderful course, and I’m definitely going to watch the movie "Nanny McPhee" with a fresh perspective now. Thank you, sir, for creating this video for us!