Ivan Pidhainyi Sculpture Studio

Photos from our final session of the Portrait Sculpture with a Live Model course, winter term by Marina.

We warmly congratulate all students on their wonderful works and thank our model Malena for her posing.

We are also looking forward to the start of the new course this Saturday — by the way, there is still a place available.

Spring Trimester starts April 17th

Friends, we’re beginning our new trimester next week and have a few spots available in the studio. If you’d like to join us for the spring term, here is the schedule:

• Fridays (April 17 – June 19) | 10:30 – 14:30 Human Figure Morphology: Anatomical construction, form analysis, and figure sculpting.

• Saturdays (April 18 – June 20) | 10:30 – 14:30 Academic Sculpture: Studying classical forms and volume through copying plaster casts.

• Saturdays (April 18 – June 20) | 15:30 – 19:30 Portrait Sculpture: Working from life with a live model, combined with anatomy and morphology lectures.

Each course consists of 10 sessions.

Please send us a DM if you’d like to join or need more details.

ÉCORCHÉ SCULPTURE INTENSIVE — SUMMER SESSION

📅 July 6–31, 2026 | Barcelona

This 4-week intensive course is designed for a small group, allowing focused study and individual attention.

The process is built step by step:
each stage of anatomical construction is clearly explained, followed by instructor demonstrations, so you understand what to do, why, and how. After that, you work hands-on while receiving continuous guidance and corrections.

• Small group format
• Daily instructor demos
• Clear, structured anatomical construction
• Personal feedback at every stage

📸 In the process:
You will build an écorché figure step by step —
• starting with the full skeleton
• then adding muscles in layers
• understanding how form, movement, and surface anatomy are connected

This gives you a clear understanding of the figure — from structure to a fully developed anatomical form.

📍 Ivan Pidhainyi Sculpture Studio, Barcelona
🗣 Language: English
🎯 All levels welcome

For registration and details — DM
Limited places available

We’d like to share with you the process of creating this portrait, made by as a demo during a sculpture workshop at the studio. The portrait was sculpted using two types of ceramic clay: a coarse grog clay for the first layer and a finer grog clay for the surface. The piece has been fired.
1. The portrait after high-temperature firing.
2. The beginning of the process: the first layer of coarse grog clay applied on a wooden armature with cardboard used to build up the volume of the head. This method immediately allows control of the clay thickness.
3. The next layer was made with a finer grog clay, which allowed us to achieve a relatively smooth surface.

4–5. The sculpture was cut into several parts in order to remove it from the armature.
6. The clay thickness was carefully evened out to about 3 cm.
7. All seams were rejoined and refined.
8. The sculpture was fully reassembled and then covered with a plastic bag for a week so the moisture in the clay could equalize. After that, it was left to dry completely before firing.

That’s the process 😉
If you enjoyed seeing it, leave a comment — we’ll be happy to share more behind-the-scenes of our work.

Special thanks to for the firing.