MLS - Figure Class Info Page

Black Peter
Temple Guard
Down on his Luck
Above are some examples of Chris Walas's talents using Polymer Clay

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Useful links for figure making
Figure Class Chapter 1 (FCC1) Figure Class Chapter 2 (FCC2) Figure Class Chapter 3 (FCC3)
FCC1 Official Q&A Figure Class Exercise #1 Ideas for People / Styles etc
Not on MLS - Vintage Images Figure Size Patterns (PDF)  
 
NEW - 5/23/2005
Body Proportions Links
Bubba's Cumulative Digest PDF Cumulative Digest Updated 7/19/2004  

Monday Night Figure Class Logs (10pm EST or 7pm PST)
Class Number Date of Class Description
1 November 3, 2003 Basic info FCC1 not online yet
2 November 10, 2003 FCC1 - Figure "Mister Big Buttons"
3 November 17, 2003 Still Waiting for FCC1
4 November 22, 2003 No FCC1 Yet - Challenge to keep the Figures thin
5 December 1, 2003 FCC1 - "Fat elbow syndrome"
6 December 8, 2003 Size of each part of the limbs
7 December 15, 2003 Should FCC2 be sitting figures or something else?
8 December 22, 2003 Basic Q&A
9 December 29, 2003 Spray the figures with Simple Green - keeps the pets away
10 January 5, 2004 Hat, FCC2 - Face and Hands, other questions
11 January 12, 2004 Don't be afraid to cut and repair figures - Liquid Scupley to Iced figures surface
12 January 19, 2004 Hair Class
13 January 26, 2004 Reference Material - Perceived Symmetry
14 February 2, 2004 Head and Faces
15 February 9, 2004 No Chris - Rick in Charge? - Oh Boy - Thanks for the helpYolanda
16 February 16, 2004 trying to forget the Rick Class - Material Consistency
17 February 23, 2004 Paint and Brushes
18 March 1, 2004 A different type of armature and material (Germany) - Brushes continued
19 March 8, 2004 More Brushes, Wash and Drybrush the figures
20 March 15, 2004 No Chris (Dinner??) Rick in charge again? - The great debate, Ovens or Toaster
21 March 22, 2004 Fiddletown and Copperopolis
22 March 29, 2004 Posture and Bio-Mechanics
23 April 19, 2004 Color - Color wheel - HSV
24 April 26, 2004 FCC2 - Q&A
25 May 3, 2004 FCC3 (Sitting Figures, Accessories, Stamps, etc) Homework - make a face
26 May 10, 2004 Homework - make a head from FCC2
27 May 17, 2004 Grade TIME, Did I pass??
28 June 14, 2004 Homework - Basic head - no details - Different types of clay, stickiness, etc
29 June 21, 2004 Tool, technics
30 July 5, 2004 References - Basic Human Proportion (websites)
31 July 19, 2004 Color Wheel, Using Color to enhance and Colors for different area
32 April 11, 2005 FCC3 first Chat
33 April 18, 2005 Sitting figures - Some GOOD students - One not so Good
34 April 25, 2005 Texture Pads, Mold
35 May 2, 2005 Molds technics and hair style
36 May 9, 2005 New Students Welcome Pat and Steve and John - Bashing Figures
37 May 16, 2005 Dry Brushing and types of brushes, Homework - make a detail Arm and Head
38 May 23, 2005 Homework grading, Links to help make figures - Another Homework
39 June 6, 2005 Shape of the head, practice more - After QM show - Chris will make a model for us
40 June 13, 2005 QM figure info - Q&A - New Homework - Armatures (5 of them)
41 June 20, 2005 Homework review - Next Add a light layer of clay to the best Armature
42 June 27, 2005 Homework review - Next homework - 3 different Interesting Poses
43 July 11, 2005 Homework Posing Review - Next Homework - Drawing of complete Figure
44 July 18, 2005 Homework review - Next Homework - Redraw with more with more character
45 July 25, 2005 Homework review - Next Homework - Start Making Figure like drawing
46 August 8, 2005 Homework review - Next Homework - Continue making figure
47 August 15, 2005 Homework review - Next Homework - Essay on why do you make figures
48 August 22, 2005 Homework review - Next Homework - Make one or two characters of someone elses railroad
49 August 29, 2005 Started Homework review - Next Homework - Continue on adding to your RR description
50 September 5, 2005 Open Question and Answer night - NO Homework this week
51 September 19, 2005 Make a Hobo Homework
52 October 3, 2005 Homework review - Next Homework - Second Hobo
53 October 10, 2005 Review of Y's hobo 2 homework - Hobo2 is due on the 17th
54 October 17, 2005 New Homework - Part one due on Oct 31st
55 October 24, 2005 Q&A - welcome Steve
56 November 7, 2005 Review of Part 1 of mystery Homework - Part 2 due Nov 21st
57 November 14, 2005 Figure Q&A - Bring your copy of Dec Garden Railways to class - Figure 2 due 18th
58 November 21, 2005 Review of Fig #2 - Continue review of GRWs Mag figures
59 November 28, 2005 Review Tom's figures - Q&A about clothing styles
60 December 6, 2005 Review of homework
61 December 12, 2005 Review of Santa figures - Last Class for 2005 - Thanks Chris for a great time