Simon Lee YouTube Live July 26, 2023

This will be a test streaming. Simon Lee will do a live demo and answer your art & career questions.

[jordangirard]

watching this while sculpting. perfect in the background.

[olavm.]

Dear Simon,
Thank you for this wonderful video! On the one hand I could watch you work for hours, but on the other hand I could listen to you for hours! It's very interesting to see what you think about your working process!
All the best from Hamburg, Germany

[marianrowling]

As one of your first online students it’s great to be able to see you here. I always remember how blown away I was when I first learnt about balance and thinking of gravity from the outset of the sculpture, I still think of it.
I guess my question is why now to start on YouTube when you are clearly so busy? I do hope you don’t burn yourself out. All the best.

[-cp]

1.尝试不找参考 像画画一样表达设计
2.用细铝线 尽可能让摆poss更自由 找到动作的重心点
3.了解人类做动作时 肌肉的运动规矩 （做动物 怪物 同理）
4.用zb因为可以随时放大缩小，很容易陷入到细节陷阱里 导致细节和大关系混乱 强迫自己在用黏土造一级形时 尽量用手捏 把注意力放在大块面上 一级形打磨到舒服后再做二级 三级（和画画同理 概括整体 缩小时也有很整的形）
5.工具不重要 重要的是表达（黏土是实体的 更有成就感？）
6.感受身体的运动 生命感 画速写只是在复制特定角度 做3d模型则是在感受运动 雕刻出脑海里的动作 （模型师K起了动画?）
7.想让模型更生动 更打动人？尝试让模型来表达情感 肢体语言很重要 即便对肌肉解剖的理解没这么深刻 也可以做出生动的角色
8.对美的追求是刻在人的DNA里的 节奏感 韵律感 可以通过不断地看 练 进行量化总结（多做速写）
9.短期速写注重快速表达 （如果把自己定位成设计师 就需要更快速的抓住重点去塑造 而不是陷入到细节里 ）
10.尝试跳出思维定式 惯用的传统制作方法会让人产生路径依赖 换一种制作思路 不给自己设限 能让表达更自由（传统美术教育确实能让一个人把基础打牢 但创造性需要自己悟和自省）
11.像创作歌曲一样去做雕塑 脑海中有模糊的概念就去实现 慢慢在混沌中取形 在制作时调整 没有人是完全把配器 旋律 风格 完全敲定后再制作的

感谢simon老师 非常受教！

[knowledgeis]

I had a big failure 2 years ago, up until that point I had worked my way to a prolific nature. Now I can't seem to bring pen to paper so to speak. Everything feels undeserving of the time it would take to complete, so I never start or even never get past the first hours work (sculpting Zbrush)

[agusromero]

Hola gracias por el vídeo, estaría fantástico más sobre escultura y ropa para aprender más imáge👏👏🙏nes sculpiendo, es el número 1🌍

[gregpolutanovich]

I enjoy your videos as they are very insightive

[sushilore]

great video. Could you please turn on the subtitles of this video?🙏🙏💙

[richarthmalasquez]

Ya suscrito...y deseando éxitos en esta etapa 🎉

[joshtiefer]

I think this was a great, 1) Seeing the what you can capture in 30 minutes is always motivating, 2) It gelled some ideas that even evading me during class. Manipulating the masses isn't simply a way to arrive at a cool pose, you are actually making the figure do something and making an action happen from this 'life infused' process. Just seeing it unfold in a demo was great, please after u recover from this all-nighter keep the videos coming!

[sionwidjaja]

Much love to the message you are sending Simon! Even though not many of us were not be on right on the live stream. But you are reaching much more than just the immediate viewers at that time. Thank you for doing this!!

[GabrielBishop]

Simon, these are really incredible, man! Just wanna say thanks. It can be a lot of effort and energy to share these kinds of things.

[reynoldtagore]

Love this! sorry i missed the live stream.

[miloskostic]

I always loved your designs and sculpting videos, and I'm very glad to see that you are back after a longer period of time, creating more videos and sharing your broad knowledge.
I'm not a sculptor, but I really admire the medium and all the efforts that go into producing the final piece.

[artofexorcist]

I wasn't able to be on stream, so thanks a lot for sharing it Simon! Amazing and inspiring as always!

[hovorov]

Thank you so much master Simon Lee! I appreciate your message a lot!

[totirf]

Hello Simon, I have seen your live on YouTube, I feel very identified with all the topics you talked about, I work with Zbrush, personally I really enjoy what I do and I give great importance to creativity. I work a lot on my self-esteem, I exercise, I eat very well and I try to surround myself with people who do the same as me. The problem is that sometimes people appear with hurtful comments and they make me shut down emotionally and that limits my creativity. My current situation is positive, I am very grateful that I have a job and I really enjoy the process, but these emotional wells and the lack of support make me doubt if what I am doing makes sense or not...
I know it's a crisis, I've been through another one, but it's a horrible feeling and I'd like to prevent it. At the moment I cannot afford the cost, but I would like to take the course with you in the future, I am fascinated by the look and maturity that you have on art and life, people like you make me have hope again. I almost sent you a private message, but maybe your answer will help someone else. Thank you very much and I will be attentive to your future lives. Cheers!

[yelenahall]

Thank you!!! Learn how you think, deeply apreciate your creativity and personal vision, hope to learn more from you!!!!

[artsmodelstation]

But in the beginning u should study anatomy and know by using references ?