Oral Sculpture Exercise by Alexander Cherkov, from the book Introduction to the World of Art "Sculpture, painting, drawing and more"
Before starting atHead sculpting, It is advisable to perform a number of exercises in sculpting major interior parts with Ceramic clay או plasticine. This is an opportunity to get to know and understand the structure of the different parts of the face: eye, mouth, nose and ear, this will be very easy later when you sculpt a life-size head.
A step-by-step sculpture exercise here
Make a flat square measuring 8x8 cm from ceramic or plasticine.
When sculpting the mouth, keep in mind that the mouth is not limited only by the boundaries of the lips. The structure of the mouth includes all the prominent ball that is between the nose and chin. Mark lines for chin and nose and circle for mouth.
Add clay in the areas marked for nasal, chin and mouth bumps.
Draw the dividing line of the lips and semicircles for bumps on the lips.
Remove clay on the sides of the semicircles towards the corner of the mouth, while deepening the dividing line of the lips and maintaining the bumps marked earlier.
Press and remove excess clay under the lower lip.
Slide and unify the area around the mouth. For an aesthetic look the frame of the square surface can be straightened and cut.
Smooth and shape the lips, without damaging the bumps and dents you designed earlier.
Look at the mouth you sculpted from all angles, making sure the shape of the lips, bumps and dents is visible from all directions.
For the exercise I suggest designing a standard mouthpiece, with no special personal characteristics.
If you still want to characterize the mouth, hold a picture of the desired mouth structure in front of the eyes and make changes accordingly.
