Review: Sculptures—In the Eye of the Builder
When sculpting real life objects, look for edges that can be rounded by either staggering some bricks (as in the sphere example) or by using slopes. Also keep in mind that things like faces, statues, or mountains may not be completely symmetrical. That is to say, one side or another may be shaped slightly differently than the others. If you can reproduce some of that organic quality, it will add a great deal of depth to your creations. The stagger technique will help you greatly when trying to reproduce more natural shapes.
Remember also that I built the Sphinx model using trial and error and worried more about overall look and feel than about strictly following a blueprint. On the other hand, the sphere, ...
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