How to Make Wire Armatures for Sculpting

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In this lesson you’ll learn how to build your own anatomically correct wire armatures! If you don’t know what an armature is, it acts as a skeleton that will support your figure sculpture. This prevents the sculpture from sagging and slumping over. The second benefit to a wire armature is that it serves as an internal measuring system for proportions. It’s a foundational step that you don’t want to skip!
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This free sculpting lesson is a sample of the Figure Sculpting Fundamentals course offered on Proko.com. The premium section has more demonstrations and extended lessons on the forms of the human body. It also has 3d models that you can spin around, study, and sculpt from any angle. Get the course at proko.com/sculpture
ABOUT PROKO 3D:
Instructional How to Sculpt videos for artists. These sculpting lessons are approachable enough for beginners and detailed enough for advanced artists. My philosophy is to teach timeless concepts in an entertaining way. I believe that when you are having fun, you learn better. I take pride in producing high quality videos that you will enjoy watching and re-watching. If you want to learn more about drawing check out my other RU-vid channel: Proko - / prokotv
CREDITS:
Artist | Instructor - Andrew Joseph Keith (www.andrewjosephkeith.com/)
Producer - Stan Prokopenko (www.stanprokopenko.com)
Script - Andrew Joseph Keith
Production Assistance - Charlie Nicholson ( / shloogorgh , Rebecca Bozza ( / itsrebeccarose , Patrick Bosworth (www.patrickdavidbosworth.com), Sierra Tillman ( / blu_perceptions )
Editing - Sierra Tillman, Charlie Nicholson, Rebecca Bozza
Additional model images from 3d.sk
Music Used with Permission
Additional Music by Epidemic Sound (www.epidemicsound.com)
Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra

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13 июл 2021

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@Vierry Год назад

"wrap the wire once tightly around the neck" can confirm. this'll do the trick

@karabean Год назад

It's time for a game of 'Spot The Assassin'.... 🤣

@sandrastowell Год назад

I did that too, even on the third try! All that wrapping was a wee bit 😅painful!

@gostowl 2 года назад

That’s an interesting way of doing an armature. The previous ways I’ve learned used multiple pieces of wire, and I had a time. This method also makes it easier to anchor the armature to a base because of the loops. Thanks for sharing.

@MugiwaraRuffy 2 года назад

Same for me. I'll definitely try out this "one wire armature" technique for my next figure sculpt.

@reema939 Год назад

did you try it

@gostowl Год назад

@@reema939 Yes, I did. I like it for human figures; haven't tried with animal/four-legged figures.

@totoro5527 Год назад

What a natural communicator. Thank you so much for these videos.

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Thanks! and you are welcome!

@shesees432 Год назад

Dude, I am so glad I found your channel! You have to be the absolute best teacher who cuts out all the crap by keeping it simple but it's super memorable too!. Thank you soooo much!

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

You're welcome! thanks for the comment!

@burntmarshwigglestudio597 2 года назад

Wow. Way more in depth than I anticipated. Excellent! I really hope you one day do a video on sculpting horses

@jessiemcjess702 3 месяца назад

I just finished making this armature after following along and I am so thankful you made such a great tutorial! Your instructions were clear every step of the way and I’ve never made such a perfect armature before! Thank you!!!

@AndrewJosephKeith 3 месяца назад

Awesome! Glad to hear it!

@mkultra2242 Год назад

First time that I've created an armature in decades and this method was fantastic! Thanks Proko! I went with 1 unit = 1.5cm. In order to easily measure the proportions out I drew 1unit, 2 units first. That way instead of measuring with a ruler the whole time I had everything laid out already to measure against. Anyway this is a really cool method! Thanks!

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Yeah that works great! That's why I like this method is it's so versatile and easy once you practice a bit.

@renemarquez7947 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for your help today I finally got the best peace of information that I NEVER knew , I need it. Thank you so much for all the help that you provided for all of us who love to sculpt you are a great teacher 🙏🏽

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Hey thanks! glad to hear you found the information useful.

@GreyWolf11022 2 года назад

wow this was the best tutorial i´ve ever seen. Clear and structured. thank u

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

Glad to hear it!

@kiesyo Год назад

This looks super simple but a great method, I can't wait to try it right after watching the video. The explanation is very very clear, the setting/background of the video is slick, it is very entertaining and you are such a charming person to watch and listen to. Thank you.

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Hey thanks for such a positive comment! glad to hear you found the info helpful! hopefully as you make the armature it goes well!

@grotesqueries 3 месяца назад

This totally transformed my armature creation process. Thank you so much!

@mroudemus410 2 года назад

Very well explained. Thank you so much for this video. This is the clearest instruction I have received for this important step in sculpture.

@tommycoppola6684 Год назад

3 armatures done! Thanks man!! Can’t wait to actually make some sculptures!

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

Awesome! 👏

@mimizdoodles 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this tutorial! It was so easy to follow, I made this for the purpose of stop motion and I had never made an armature before and it turned out awesome 😁

@AndrewJosephKeith 3 месяца назад

You’re welcome! Glad to hear it!

@pliniohessel 2 года назад

With the 20 awg was impossible to finish without break the wire. the aluminum wire does not allow me to make a 90° bend without breaking at the slightest movement. With the 12 awg my armature construction was a success! Thanks

@danielacastillo7453 Год назад

Thank you for this. I am new to sculpting and this was easy to follow and the perfect size for what I am creating.

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Glad to hear it! What are you creating.

@user-me8dp6ci3i 5 месяцев назад

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@jesselegood7454 3 месяца назад

This helped me so darn much. It is really rewarding to see the finished product. After taking a hiatus from this hobby it is not easy to pick up where you left off. Good news is it only gets easier and if you had any bad habits from before re-learming Tabala Rasa style is very refreshing.

@AndrewJosephKeith 3 месяца назад

Glad to hear it!

@andreag3561 Год назад

Great tutorial so easy to understand, plus the assignment motivates me lol thank youuuuu❤️❤️❤️

@dndsl3436 2 года назад

I remember Proko's first video on cranial proportions. I was a convert. Glad to see it's important for sculpting too.

@RobbW-ay 2 года назад

It doesn’t work on everyone. I built an armature and I compared to to a photo of dr strange (Benedict Cumberpatch) and from the Hopp’s it does not line up at all. Other photos I compared it to matched perfectly. So cranial units doesn’t work on all models unless o did something wrong.

@dndsl3436 2 года назад

@@RobbW-ay The same could be said about other body proportion methods like the Lumis one. I think this method is a better starting point though.

@karabean Год назад

@@RobbW-ay Well comparing anything to Benedict Cabbagepatch is going to go poorly, since his alien parents didn't take any Proko classes when they made him.

@ClayDay 7 месяцев назад

thanks for making this video! super informative :)

@Hachikii Год назад

This is some high quality content, thank you!

@insekto6341 2 года назад

Great vídeo,thanks!

@ArtofRennie Год назад

Sculpture pun. Was actually fantastic. 😂 thank you for the informative video. Always learning.

@gundamizer4352 Год назад

Thank you sir Proko. So informative. I learned a lot this day.

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

Glad to hear it!

@davidkalima9213 2 года назад

Well demonstrated.

@stickupcrewuk8473 Год назад

you are awesome and I love the get your friends involved such a great idea, thank you for sharing

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Hey you are welcome!

@abiodunhowell Год назад

I just finished my armature now and it look great thanks for the explanation

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Glad to hear it helped!

@ALEJANDROARANDARICKERT 2 года назад

Congrats. Great and simple way. I like all your vídeos a lot

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

Thanks! Good to hear!

@JIMBO8472 2 года назад

great tips thank you

@arasnader7088 Год назад

That is nicely explained, thanks for sharing

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@danielquebedeaux1835 Год назад

Thanks so much for this and all the videos!

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@crazedcatlady867 Год назад

Thanks, I’m trying something ambitious for a gift for my brother but I’ve never made a armature, so big help!

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

Way cool! Glad it helped!

@mermelada. 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing!

@melissesilhan2208 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video! 🥰🙌

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@MuffinKat11 Год назад

This helped a lot thanks!

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Glad to hear it!

@VIPtotheVIP Год назад

Thank you! 😊

@yarikar 2 года назад

This is really useful for puppets too! Thank you! :)

@cryt2801 2 года назад

I love your humor x) And your videos !

@AndrewJosephKeith 2 года назад

Haha thanks! At least someone gets my sense of humor. 😆

@alfonsocancino5756 2 года назад

Thanks is Amazing.

@AndrewJosephKeith 2 года назад

Why thank you!

@sarahstewart2059 4 месяца назад

Great frign video. Thank you for sharing. I'm a sucker for scale and for some unexplainable reason, my torso length is either acceptable or flat out hilarious. Great refresher for sure. Worth a mention. Sometimes, I reinforce my armature by wrapping a thin/fine gauge wire. Gives it a bit more stability and helps when adding sculpture medium. Cheers from BC Canada 🇨🇦

@AndrewJosephKeith 3 месяца назад

Yeah additional wire can help for structure!

@thefriendlyaspie7984 2 года назад

i love how you give homeworks

@nickhamidi 2 года назад

It was very useful thank you

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

Glad to hear it!

@ART_INDIA Год назад

String is very flexible 👍

@user-md2bx7hh9f 27 дней назад

Thank you for your good video❤👍🙏

@Pomni2023tadc 9 месяцев назад

😮 I love making sculptures

@partharajkhowa03 9 месяцев назад

Same

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

me too!

@zonaart6651 2 года назад

Amazing

@michelletaylor9278 3 месяца назад

Hi! I just signed up for your sculpture course in Proko. Loving your classes & your wit & fun teaching style. I just bought the material to make my own armature stand. I was curious how you remove the sculpture from the stand once you’re done though. The course doesn’t seem to include anything on that & I can’t find anything on RU-vid. Could you make a video on your process? I think it would be so helpful. Can’t wait to continue your course!! Michelle

@ScottH 2 месяца назад

Thanks this was a great video. Cut the 1 inch to 1/2 and got a 6 inch height, exactly what i wanted. I need more practice but dang, im posing this thing and its ready for clay!

@luxurydeathtrap Год назад

Great video! I'm going to try this for our next music vid, thanks!

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Way cool! For stop motion?

@bennysong3490 Год назад

so cool thank you very much

@princesskassandra4253 Год назад

“You want to make sure that they are…mature.” I love your dad jokes! When does a joke become a dad joke? When it becomes a-pparent.

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

😂

@itsbobby..9033 2 года назад

Awesome 👍👍👍

@prateeksharma1981 Год назад

Thanks !

@medzakaria2820 Год назад

Just perfect

@micahholmes1629 2 года назад

That pun was flawless 🤣

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

😂

@rheanuppal103 2 года назад

Hey there, thanks for such an awesome video! This is super helpful and your instruction is really clear. Question for you - I'm trying to make a figure based on my own proportions, would you recommend taking my own body measurements to make the armature at this stage? Or is it better to figure out those measurements later in clay?

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

I’d take a photo of yourself (see the video on taking photo references for sculpture) in an anatomical pose and then check your measurements that way. If you’re close to normal proportions then you can just move the armature joints to get the proportions. Consider posting your work at Proko.com/portraitsculpt so you can get feedback from other students and myself! Good luck!

@donnamshaw 2 года назад

Really really excellent tutorial! Thanks so much!

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

Thanks!

@YunaElphabaLovegood Год назад

This video is very helpful. I'm still bad at creating armature, but with this video I have always been successful in the end. Just takes me ages to make... I am using the armature for needle felting, btw. Clay is, unfortunately, not my medium.

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Interesting I haven't head of many doing felting using wire armatures but that's way cool.

@YunaElphabaLovegood 6 месяцев назад

@@AndrewJosephKeith It's very common, actually. Especially for animals. I make characters from video games and TV from time to time, so having a good human armature to work off of is very helpful!

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Very cool! @@YunaElphabaLovegood

@benphillips318 Год назад

ar-mature is one of the funniest things i have ever heard thank you sculpture man Mc dude

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

😂 you are most welcome! Keep sculpting

@wedo4fun251 2 года назад

“Are Mature” - 🤣🤣🤣 I love it. Will definitely use this one… Thanks for great tutorial.

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

😂 you are most welcome!

@TribbleArtCreations 2 года назад

Awesome!

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

Thanks!

@arthardware5560 2 года назад

"Are mature' great pun Love the video!

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

😂 thanks!

@taisaelensminde7261 9 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this video. I'm first time learn to sculpt. I had done 3 wire armetures. 🎉 What is the next lesson? 😍

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Next is gesture studies and adding clay to the armature!

@incognito9813 2 года назад

Thank you so much ^_^

@AndrewJosephKeith 2 года назад

You’re welcome!

@RobbW-ay 2 года назад

I see this works for most people. But I was going to use this method to sculpt dr strange which is essentially sculpting Benedict Cumberpatch. It doesn’t work on him. Cranial units does not work unless o did something wrong but i compared it to other photos and it matches perfectly. On Benedict it’s at his hips it stops lining up.

@colethefatcat Год назад

He may just have unique body proportions, maybe his torso is a little longer or shorter than the average person, making this not line up perfectly?

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

You may need to bend the hips down or up depending on if you need to lengthen or shorten the torso in comparison with the legs. Most people don't have these exact proportions and the armature will need slight modifications to better fit the body type.

@quarkcatd 2 года назад

We will build our Armature Army together! :D

@frankthetank1096 Год назад

Hi....great tutorial. Is there a difference between 14 gauge galvanized and aluminum wire? Are they basically the same?

@karabean Год назад

Galvanizing means coating steel or iron in molten zinc. So they are different metals. My guess is galvanized steel will be harder to bend, but that is just a guess.

@seenundercygnus6870 2 года назад

Can we still use fairy dust?

@Yurup 2 года назад

What are the wire sizes in MM? I'm from europe and cannot really find 12 gauage wire from non amazon websites.

@pliniohessel 2 года назад

Are 2.0 mm

@nazufani4016 17 дней назад

I just guess-ta-mated on the weird dolls I make. 🙃 Gonna have to go measure & see how I did. Lol 😂 I pose them. They are made of recycled parts of old clothes.....my parents lived through the depression of the '30s. Throw Not Away! It's a part of my being. 🙃 I learned through trial & error...... which is not a bad thing. Thank you for sharing your video. 👍 ☮️💖🌻

@gachonaghsh59 8 месяцев назад

👏👏👏👏👏😍😍😍😍😍😍😍👌👌👌👌👌👌You teach very well, I wish I could attend your class😔

@raoufsalman6976 Год назад

on point like it

@josue5777 2 года назад

Proko 3d??? Que maravilla Justo ahora que me gusta la es cultura

@andres70183 2 года назад

Lo mismo digo, me interesó igual 👀

@nicmetz4269 Год назад

I laughed out loud literally to that armature joke when most would probably not laugh

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

😂

@jeadevoe209 2 года назад

I have now ventured in to sculpture thanks to you an Proko can you adapt this technique to horse or cat armatures? thanks again will be watching

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

Yeah absolutely! I was even considering to do a lesson on making armatures for horses because those are common to sculpt so that may be something I do in the future.

@jeadevoe209 Год назад

@@AndrewJosephKeith looking forward to it all the best J

@aspire1514 2 года назад

if I send you a picture of a sculpture that I want to build can you make a video on it for me to do it

@AUSTiNO. Год назад

unit is centemeters?

@marialette1 Год назад

Absolutely brilliant. One thing -I cannot see the head being formed in the vid; am I missing something?

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

In this video I didn't show it, I just twist the wires at the top. In the premium course I go over modifications (like the little circle in the head) it's basically just bending out a circle and then looping the wire around and twisting them together. (hard to explain exactly in a comment)

@kevinr.akerman1112 Год назад

"MATURE" You're awesome.

@makellingo Год назад

You had me at ARE mature😂😂

@123000chrissy 2 года назад

Fantastic method. All makes sense, but........ I am wanting to make fantasy creatures like elves, goblins etc. What do i adjust?? Or do i just make an armature to match my drawing no matter what the proportions are. As goblins have large heads, squat bodies, long arms and shorter legs 🙄☺️

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

It’s not difficult to change the proportions. Just have in mind what you want to change before you start building the armature.

@Moharani21 2 года назад

Do you keep the armature in when you bisque fire it?

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

If you are going to fire the sculpture I wouldn’t use a wire armature. My friend Leroy Transfield shows his method for using a single metal rod and hammering it into wood to use as an armature for natural clay so the sculpture can be fired after. His mini course is on proko.com/Leroy

@Brenners2010 2 года назад

Hi, this is a great tutorial. Can I ask if I wanted to build an armature that was 23 inches in height(the cranial unit would be 2 inches) what gauge wire should I use? Kind regards

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

About 8 gauge wire is what I would use. You can always wrap more wire around the armature if you only have thinner wire.

@Brenners2010 Год назад

@@AndrewJosephKeith Thanks

@angelinagonzalez2006 7 месяцев назад

i bought this thick wire from micheals to make an ecorche but the wire is so thick bending it is a workout in itself espeically when looping it

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Yeah thicker wire is usually for building larger armatures and it can be tricky to bend out.

@natwooding 6 месяцев назад

I want to make a 5 or 6 inch sculpture. So if the armature in this video works out to about 11.5 inches, should I just halve all of your measurements to keep things simple?

@AndrewJosephKeith 6 месяцев назад

Yeah that's what I would do.

@boringman6491 2 года назад

Very coollll

@NatashiaBoatner-oe5xo 4 месяца назад

I’m interested in learning more. Do you have an online course or something?

@AndrewJosephKeith 3 месяца назад

Absolutely! Proko.com/sculpture for the full course.

@KoiAi_ Год назад

:40 great pun 🤣 budumtss!

@discord1317 2 года назад

The terrible pun was fantastic!

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

😂

@SageDoesArt Год назад

Anyone know things u could use instead of wire? Like things u can find at home. Thanks! 😊

@AndrewJosephKeith Год назад

Aluminum foil or paper with masking tape are some other materials I use for armatures. Usually for just the head or torso because it’s difficult to make arms or legs with those materials.