How to Make Wire Armatures for Sculpting

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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Script - Andrew Joseph Keith
Editing - Sierra Tillman, Charlie Nicholson, Rebecca Bozza

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Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra

[Vierry]

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

[gostowl]

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.

[totoro]

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

[jessiemcjess]

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!!!

[mkultra]

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!

[vintagehorrorcinema]

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

[shesees]

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!

[renemarquez]

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 🙏🏽

[jesselegood]

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.

[mimizdoodles]

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 😁

[burntmarshwigglestudio]

Wow. Way more in depth than I anticipated. Excellent!

I really hope you one day do a video on sculpting horses

[pliniohessel]

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

[danielacastillo]

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

[sarahstewart]

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 🇨🇦

[tommycoppola]

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

[GreyWolf]

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

[dndsl]

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

[crazedcatlady]

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

[kiesyo]

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.

[abiodunhowell]

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