Why Hands & Feet Are So Important

Why Hands & Feet Are So Important

Developing your sculptor’s skills can be a long, but incredibly rewarding, journey. One of the most important techniques to develop is the replication of those features that make a human figure appear truly realistic. Hands and feet, in particular, have been a...
Celebrating 8 Years in Glorious Devon

Celebrating 8 Years in Glorious Devon

We can’t quite believe it is 8 years this week since we re-located our studio and sculpture school to beautiful Devon. We are so grateful to have found our little bit of Devon heaven. We arrived to a stable containing goats and grounds of 3 paddocks! Work...
Start Your Sculpture Journey

Start Your Sculpture Journey

This could be the start of your sculpture journey! Learning the art of realist sculpture can be an inspirational journey for life. Even those with no experience can go on this journey with us, developing the skills you need to create truly realistic figure and animal...
Animal Portrait – 4 days

Animal Portrait – 4 days

This Animal Portrait workshop offers a unique approach to animal portraiture that captures the individuality of the animal. You will learn how to create a generic animal face through Andrew Sinclair’s ground-breaking Design Criteria methodology. Once the essence of...
Taste of Sculpture – 1 Day

Taste of Sculpture – 1 Day

This fabulous one day sculpting experience will give you the opportunity to create a miniature realistic head in clay.  At the end of the session you will take away with you a wealth of knowledge and your own delightful work of art. The workshop starts at 9am to 5pm...
Figurative – SOLD OUT

Figurative – SOLD OUT

Level 1 (or Level 2 for those who have completed Level 1) Central to all figurative courses are the concepts of Dynamic Energy Curves (DEC) and Rapid Sketch Technique (RST). DEC is a proven and recognised method developed by Andrew Sinclair MRSS, and is unique to The...
Animal Sculpture – SOLD OUT

Animal Sculpture – SOLD OUT

The Sculpture School’s inspirational instruction will teach you how to create superbly proportioned animal sculptures – the start of a fascinating journey into sculptural zoology, anatomy and design. Through the use of direct proportion and composition, you will...
Taste of Sculpture – 1 Day

Taste of Sculpture (Head) – SOLD OUT

This fabulous one day sculpting experience will give you the opportunity to create a realistic head in clay.  At the end of the session you will take away with you a wealth of knowledge and your own delightful work of art. The workshop starts at 9am to 5pm with all...
Animal Portrait – 4 days

Animal Portrait – SOLD OUT

This Animal Portrait workshop offers a unique approach to animal portraiture that captures the individuality of the animal. You will learn how to create a generic animal face through Andrew Sinclair’s ground-breaking Design Criteria methodology. Once the essence of...
Portrait – 4 days

Portrait – 4 days

Level 1 (or Level 2 for those who have completed Level 1) Discover techniques and skills that will enable you to create life-like portrait sculptures way beyond your expectations. Creating true likeness in portrait sculpture requires more than correctly reproducing...
Taste of Sculpture

Taste of Sculpture

This fabulous one day sculpting experience will give you the opportunity to create some small features of the human face in clay.  At the end of the session you will take away with you a wealth of knowledge and your own delightful work of art. The workshop starts at...
Figurative – SOLD OUT

Figurative

Level 1 (or Level 2 for those who have completed Level 1) Central to all figurative courses are the concepts of Dynamic Energy Curves (DEC) and Rapid Sketch Technique (RST). DEC is a proven and recognised method developed by Andrew Sinclair MRSS, and is unique to The...
Why Hands & Feet Are So Important

Specialist Techniques – FFH – 4 days

Have you ever wondered why amateur sculptures look odd, it’s often because the artist hasn’t learned their anatomy, the general ‘rules of thumb’, or the principles of design that make these human features realistic. The Sculpture School’s unique approach such as the...
Animal Sculpture – SOLD OUT

Animal Sculpture – SOLD OUT

The Sculpture School’s inspirational instruction will teach you how to create superbly proportioned animal sculptures – the start of a fascinating journey into sculptural zoology, anatomy and design. Through the use of direct proportion and composition, you will...
Portrait – 4 days

Portrait – 4 days -SOLD OUT

Level 1 (or Level 2 for those who have completed Level 1) Discover techniques and skills that will enable you to create life-like portrait sculptures way beyond your expectations. Creating true likeness in portrait sculpture requires more than correctly reproducing...
Figurative – SOLD OUT

Figurative – SOLD OUT

Level 1 (or Level 2 for those who have completed Level 1) Central to all figurative courses are the concepts of Dynamic Energy Curves (DEC) and Rapid Sketch Technique (RST). DEC is a proven and recognised method developed by Andrew Sinclair MRSS, and is unique to The...
Moulding & Casting – SOLD OUT

Moulding & Casting – SOLD OUT

This three day moulding and casting workshop is designed to teach you the essential skills of moulding and casting using current industry methods. This 3 day workshop will be led by our experienced moulding & casting technician, Ross Andrew, giving you first hand...
We’re On BBC News!

We’re On BBC News!

Our One Year Students’ end-of-year show has now opened and we are delighted to say it is getting quite some attention. South West BBC featured the exhibition on their Spotlight Show. You can watch it here (scroll to 20 minutes in): BBC SPOTLIGHT The BBC has also...
Graduate Show 2022

Graduate Show 2022

GRADUATE SHOW 2022 28th March – 2nd April, 10.00am – 4.00pm We are excited to announce the inaugural Graduate Sculpture Show, starting on Monday 28th March. This is our One Year Students’ first opportunity to show their work and curate their own...
We Love What We Do!

We Love What We Do!

We love what we do. It is an honour to be able to pass on our passion for realist sculpture to students and guests. So, it is fantastic when we hear back from students who have been with us. This is what Nick, who took our Portrait Sculpture course this January, had...
Bronze Casting – SOLD OUT

Bronze Casting – SOLD OUT

This four-day workshop is designed for you to learn about bronze casting using the lost wax process using ceramic shell. Bronze casting expert David Snoo Wilson will be bringing his ‘Travelling Foundry’ to the school along with his knowledge and expertise...
Moulding & Casting – SOLD OUT

Moulding & Casting

This three day moulding and casting workshop is designed to teach you the essential skills of moulding and casting using current industry methods. This 3 day workshop will be led by our experienced moulding & casting technician, Ross Andrew, giving you first hand...
Moulding & Casting – SOLD OUT

Moulding & Casting

This three day moulding and casting workshop is designed to teach you the essential skills of moulding and casting using current industry methods. This 3 day workshop will be led by our experienced moulding & casting technician, Ross Andrew, giving you first hand...
All The Sculpture Tools You Need

All The Sculpture Tools You Need

“I couldn’t find tools I could rely on. So I designed my own.” World renowned realist figurative sculptor Andrew Sinclair MSS SWAc has brought together a complete range of professional sculpture tools all in one place. In response to a frustration at...
New Online Course NOW AVAILABLE

New Online Course NOW AVAILABLE

For the first time you can now take one of master sculptor Andrew Sinclair’s realist figurative courses from the comfort of your home. Due to much demand, The Sculpture School has launched ‘Sculpt a Realistic Human Figure’ Level 1, giving budding and seasoned...
South West Academy Exhibition

South West Academy Exhibition

Andrew Sinclair MRSS SWAc will be exhibiting at this year’s South West Academy Open Exhibition. As a academian Andrew will be presenting two key new works. The exhibition this year is at Kennaway House In Sidmouth, Devon. Nereid’s Delight A humorist take...