Paperclay Relief Sculpting Course
About the Course
Relief Sculpting Course
Course Description
Who is this course suitable for?
This course is ideal for both beginners and improvers who would like to explore the art of relief sculpting in a friendly and creative environment.
About the Course
Objective:
Students will learn how to work with air-drying clay and how to build up layers to create a relief form. Demonstrations will be provided on how to apply various techniques for shaping, texturing, and refining a relief.
Activity:
Throughout the course, students will use images or sketches of their chosen subject to create a relief artwork. Examples of reliefs created by the artist will be available for inspiration. Participants will sculpt their image in clay, refine the form with shaping tools and sandpaper, and explore a variety of texturing techniques to enhance the surface and details of their work.
Course Schedule
Week 1: Introduction to air-drying clay, discussion of ideas, and creating sketches for relief designs.
Week 2: Beginning to sculpt relief shapes.
Week 3: Continuing to sculpt and refine the relief.
Week 4: Adding surface texture and completing the background.
Week 5: Painting the relief and finishing details.
About the Tutor
Asya Dudko was born in Russia, and her early life and rich cultural heritage have shaped her visual imagination in terms of subject, colour, and form. Her artistic practice spans figurative sculpture, painting, and multi-dimensional reliefs, often exploring themes of human connection, emotion, and memory.
Since relocating to the UK in the 2000s, Asya has earned a First-Class Honours Degree in Interior Design, taught both beginner and advanced students at several established art schools, and exhibited her work widely. She is an Associate Member of the Society of Women Artists, the winner of the Helen Sinclair Sculpture Award (2022), the winner of the John Doubleday Award (2025).
What to Bring
1 pack of Creative Paperclay (454g)Available via: buddlycrafts.com That's Crafty! Online Shop or amazon.co.uk
For bookings and further information, please email: asyadudkoartist@gmail.com
Your Instructor
Asya Dudko
Asya Dudko is a figurative artist and sculptor whose work spans sculpture, painting, and multi-dimensional reliefs.
Born in Russia, her cultural heritage provides a rich source of inspiration in subject, colour, and form. Since moving to the UK in the 2000s, Asya has earned a 1st Class Honours Degree in Interior Design, tutored in several leading art schools, and exhibited widely.
She is an Associate Member of the Society of Women Artists (ASWA), winner of the Helen Sinclair Award, SWA 2022, Mall Galleries, London and winner of the John Doubleday Award 2025, Galeria Moderna, London.