Sculpting Santa Claus： A Wax Guide

In this video, Andrew Joseph Keith walks you through the entire process for sculpting a playful Santa Claus figure using microcrystalline wax. Beginning with the wire armature, bulking it up with aluminum foil, and then shaping Santa with layers of wax. Paying extra attention to nailing Santa’s chubby look, starting with thin layers and gradually adding more. He explains why this wax is great for sculpting by hand, thanks to its unique texture and even shows how to use chamois leather for Santa’s bag. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - Materials & References 01:19 - Building Out the Armature 01:48 - Adding Wax 04:01 - Sculpting Mittens 04:56 - Sculpting the Face 05:26 - Making Santa’s Bag 06:33 - Outro RELATED LINKS: How to Make Wire Armatures for Sculpting - • How to Make Wire Armatures for Sculpting 7 Types of Sculpting Tools and How to Make Your Own - • 7 Types of Sculpting Tools and How to... #sculpture #waxsculpture #santa COURSE DESCRIPTION: This portrait sculpting course will dive deep into the techniques and principles that will help you master the portrait. Portrait sculpting is one of the most difficult challenges that visual artists can take on but if you follow the lessons and do the corresponding assignments you’ll be surprised how fast you will improve. ABOUT PROKO 3D: Instructional How to Sculpt videos for artists. These sculpting lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching. If you want to learn more about drawing check out my other YouTube channel: Proko - / prokotv CREDITS: Artist | Instructor - Andrew Joseph Keith () Producer - Andrew Joseph Keith, Charlie Nicholson ( / shloogorgh ) Script & editing - Andrew Joseph Keith Model images courtesy of