Would You Be Interested In Sculpting Tutorial DVDs?

Question

I have experience in illustration, film, animation and sculpting (polymer clay). After getting my qualification to teach at TAFE or any other registered training organisation, I'm still finding it difficult to find an opening to teach a visual arts course (with a focus on illustration and sculpture).

For the time being, there is a lack of interest in attending such a course. My question; do you believe that selling the course in DVD format would be more popular, meaning that people could 'attend' the course in their own time, without the obligation of turning up at a set venue? With my experience in film, the DVDs would be informative and of good quality.

If you do believe that would be more popular, what would be a good way to sell these DVDs? Would you prefer to pick them up at an art & craft store, buy through Ebay, or buy through my personal website?

Thank you very much everyone!

Answer 1

If you are going to sell this kind of thing, the Internet offers the overwhelming advantage of being able to show samples. In an arts & crafts store, you may have a chance of showing a samples DVD, but my experience with popular stores is that people there are not looking for education in this area.
If this is to be useful to me, it has got to fill the gap between a book and actual hands on, which means it has got to give a very good idea of how hard to hit the rock or how to attack the wood. If it is modeling, it has got to make clear why the choices work. I just saw a video of Ron Mueck making one of his oversized figures (Pregnant Woman) at the Fort Worth Modern and for an informed person, just watching made a lot of choices clear (how much rough work before the detail, how big the manques (sp?). Actually, selling at museums and university book stores might be a better choice.

Answer 2

YES YES YES!!! I work with polymer clay and I ALWAYS buy DVD's. I NEVER GO to classes, it's too much trouble and that's what I've heard from pretty much everyone that I know or talk to that works with polymer. GOOD LUCK!