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Course Information

Description: This course is devoted to sculpting an Angel with a Heart, where you will create a complete doll step-by-step: you will make the body with polystyrene and paperclay, work with papier-mâché, paint details and work in primed textile technique.
Media Category: Mixed Media
Course Type: Self-directed (refer to the FAQ page for full descriptions of each course type)

Course Format: Full project
Course Begins: September 15, 2022 - Ongoing
Course Duration: 1 hour and 34 minutes

What will Students learn?
• to work with a sketch and a template
• to sculpt from self-hardening clay
• to shape the body
• to apply papier-mâché
• to dress in the technique of primed textiles
• to paint with acrylics
Instructor/Students interaction: Answer questions via emails
Class Size: No limit
Skill Level: All levels welcome
Required skill(s): No special skills required

Supplies and tools: 

  • a sketch and templates
  • paper for Papier-mâché
  • expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
  • single core cable 2.5mm
  • PVA glue
  • silicone titanium glue
  • instant glue Cosmofen
  • a stationary knife
  • scissors
  • wire cutters
  • self-hardening clay
  • cotton thread
  • synthetic brushes numbers 6,7,1
  • foam rubber
  • sandpaper (coarse-grained, medium-grained and fine-grained)
  • a piece of ribbed knitwear (for a scarf and a cap)
  • a piece of burlap (for the wings)
  • a piece of coarse linen fabric

Downloads: A sketch and 2 templates JPEG and supply materials PDF-file
Language: Russian with English translations and subtitles

Course Curriculum

    1. Hello, dear students and welcome to our course!

    2. Supply Materials_Angel with a Heart_AnyaManya

    3. A sketch and templates for Angel with a Heart

    1. PART 1 - Sculpting and making a body

    2. PART 2 - Working with Papier Mache and Clothes

    3. PART 3 - Assembling and Painting

    4. Thank you!

About this course

  • $70.00
  • 7 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

Instructor

AnyaManya (Anna and Maria)

Mixed Media

AnyaManya is the nickname of a creative duet of twin-sisters Anna Afanasyeva (Grigorieva) and Maria Kolegova (Grigorieva) from Kazan, Russia. They are permanent participants of Moscow, Russian and international exhibitions. Their works are in private collections and the foundation of Russia, Europe and America, and they are awarded with prizes and awards. The authors of art dolls and members of the Creative Union of Artists of Russia, the members of Tatarstan Republic Artists' Union, NIADA Artists.
‘’We often depict scenes from life and people's relationships. We prefer mixed media, and we often experiment with materials. In our dolls, the main thing for us is to convey emotions and evoke a response from the viewer.’’

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