Instructional videos are a specialty of SmartFlix and an excellent source for art instruction. They have a library of over 6600 DVDs that includes a good selection of sculpture related how to videos for online rental. This is an inexpensive way to learn art techniques anytime, right in your own studio. Beginners to experienced sculptors can find videos to suit most sculpting interests.
Advantages to Renting Instructional Videos Online
The advantage to renting sculpture DVDs is the same as renting movies – renting is cheaper than buying. However, don't expect renting instructional DVDs to be as inexpensive as renting movies. How to videos are a niche market without the same popularity as movies. SmartFlix lists the rental fee and subtracts it from the list price to show the savings for each DVD or set of DVDs. An internet search for some of the titles found that sometimes SmartFlix's list price is actually lower than the online sale price, making the savings even greater than listed.
Read the descriptions and reviews to find what matches your interest and skill level. An experienced chainsaw carver won't get a lot of new information from videos for basic carving, but may be interested in the care of chainsaw blades. SmartFlix has a 120% money back guarantee on the DVDs they rent.
Sculpting Topics Available as DVD Online Rentals
SmartFlix offers a wide variety of topics for rent including some that may not be traditionally thought of as sculpture, but certainly meet the definition of creating a 3D work. Some of the topics covered include:
- Metal fabrication
- Special effects sculpting
- Chainsaw carving
- Traditional wood carving
- Surfboard design and construction
- How to sculpt heads
- Marble sculpting
- Lampworking
- Lifecasting
- Polymer clay
- Pottery
- Mold making and casting
- Blacksmithing
Renting instructional DVDs can be a great, relatively inexpensive introduction to art techniques. They are usually far more comprehensive than shorter videos found on the internet. Sculpting is only one of many categories of how to videos available to be rented from SmartFlix.
Be sure to check other categories for other sculpture related DVDs that may not be listed under sculpture. Claymation and more special effects DVDs can be found under the film category. Look under woodworking to find traditional wood carving DVDs. Under metal working, find surface treatments and how to polish or add patinas.
If you always wanted to learn sculpture techniques, SmartFlix is the go to place to rent instructional videos without investing a lot of money in purchasing art instruction videos. Comprehensive art instruction is only a few clicks away.
Corinne Shibley - Corinne Shibley studied sculpture in art history and created her own sculpture on the way to a B.A. in Studio Art. "There's something ...
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