This online workshop offers an ideal way to develop your portrait sculpture skills alongside others – from the comfort of your home or studio. The ability to interpret and translate photographs into three dimensions is an art that demands a particular skill set. The course aims to equip participants with the tools to develop those skills – and the online environment provides a perfect context for focusing on the challenges involved. As well as practical exercises and demonstrations, we’ll be drawing on participants’ experience, memory, and imagination – so it will help to have some confidence in handling clay and/or drawing from observation. Consequently, the course is best suited to intermediate and advanced students. Over the course of three days, you’ll be making a 3/4 scale portrait in clay from reference photos provided digitally in advance for printing out in hard copy. The course has been designed to offer a good balance between screen time and time working on your own. The split week helps to mitigate 'zoom fatigue' - and provides an opportunity to either continue working or take a day's break.