Training for most fine art is a surprising amount of mechanical/physical knowledge about the various materials & tools. For example, creating a bronze cast is l

Training for most fine art is a surprising amount of mechanical/physical knowledge about the various materials & tools. For example, creating a bronze cast is like a 18-step process[0], of which one step is 'make it look like the thing you want'. > Actual materials to sculpt with are not cheap as far as I know You learn how to sculpt with clay, which is pretty affordable. Some computer 3D models are sculpted in clay first, and 3D scanned for cleanup![1] 0: http://www.laurencebroderick.co.uk/casting_1.html http://www.laurencebroderick.co.uk/casting_1.html 1: https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Models https://doomwiki.org/wiki/Models