Creating a Faery Figure
with Wendy Froud
Description
In this workshop, renowned artist Wendy Froud explains and demonstrates how to create a faery figure. She begins with a guided visualization to help you access your imagination for unique designs. Wendy then shows how to properly build the armature and prepare the polymer clay, anticipating the various problems that may occur further into the process. From there, she sculpts the head, upper torso, hands and feet, determining the figure’s proportions and gesture and explaining how to quickly add facial details with an array of tools. Next, Wendy shows how to fabricate the body and she shares her process for choosing materials for the costume and hair. Finally, she demonstrates painting, assembling the costume, creating the wings and adding hair, all while considering how to give the faery a personality of its own.
Duration: 4h 00m
Format: HD 1280x720
Wendy Froud
Doll and Model Maker
Wendy Froud is a renowned sculptor, doll maker, and illustrator, born in Detroit, Michigan. She earned a degree in fabric design and ceramics from The Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, before beginning her career as a sculptor and puppet fabricator on The Muppet Show and feature films including The Dark Crystal, Labyrinth, and The Empire Strikes Back.
After moving to Dartmoor, England with her husband, artist Brian Froud, Wendy focused on doll and model making, as well as book illustration. She has illustrated works such as A Midsummer Night’s Faery Tale, The Winter Child, and The Faeries of Spring Cottage with author Terri Windling, and contributed both models and text to Brian Froud’s Goblins! and Lady Cottington's Pressed Faery Album. Her most recent book, The Art of Wendy Froud, was published by Imaginosis.
In addition to her artistic practice, Wendy teaches doll, figure, and mask-making workshops across the U.S. and England. Her dolls and figures have been widely exhibited and collected throughout the U.S. and Europe.
