The Ecorche armature
Central to the building of the Ecorche as it is to any sculpture is the internal foundation onto which the clay conforsa and acquires its stability. The armature for the Ecorche is designed to be embedded inside the skeleton and to support the delicate framework onto which the muscles are built.After much experimentation, a sturdy and lightweight armature was constructed from galvanized 3/4"pipe nipples, couplings and phlange along with various gauges of aluminum armature wire , threaded steel rod, fittings and hardware.
A sturdy plinth was constructed from 7/8"
Luan ,pine planks underneath to minimize warping and a pine pedestal
through which lock nuts and armature wire could be inserted.
A detailed instructional ebooklet on how to build an ecorche armature is avaiable here:
The link for your armature booklet doesn't go anywhere!
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