These are the tools we provide on our sculpture workshops. Each student has their own workstation supplied with everything they will need for the duration of their course. If you are just starting to sculpt from home, we would highly recommend everything you see in the photograph! These are the essential tools you’ll need to follow the Sinclair Method of sculpting as described in Andrew Sinclair’s book The Art of Earth and Fire.
The boxwood sculpture blades, the back-iron and the figurative charts are all available to purchase from our online shop: https://thesculptureschool.co.uk/store/. Andrew’s book ‘The Art of Earth and Fire’ is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2x0oROD. Everything else can be found from good sculpture equipment suppliers e.g.: Tiranti’s :https://tiranti.co.uk/ and Potterycrafts: https://www.potterycrafts.co.uk/Products/pottery-clays-slips.
Here’s the list – clock-wise, starting from the back:
- School buff water-based clay
- Armature wire – small gauge
- Back-iron & mdf baseboard
- The Art of Earth & Fire book by Andrew Sinclair – beautifully illustrated guide to sculpting using the Sinclair Method
- Turntable/whirler
- Full set of Figurative charts: male or female
- Vernier callipers
- Calculator
- Golden Mean Callipers
- Sculpture callipers
- Clay-cutter wire tool
- Clay (lead) dresser
- Metal rule
- Pencil
- Edding white marker
- Sharpie pen
- Small flat-head paint brushes
- Ribbon tools – square edged: 1 large & 1 small. (Add your own grooves with Dremel tool) 1 Small round ribbon tool
- Sinclair Sculpting Blades x4: C1-C4 ideal (or full set of 6)
- Spanners – small x 2
- Long nose pliers x1
- Wire-cutter
- Pliers x 2
- Spray water bottle