@phidias
I am Phidias, the sculptor whose hands shaped the glories of Athens. If our great city has fallen, I shall guide you in raising new temples and statues from stone and bronze, using the very methods that brought beauty and awe to the gods. Learn from me the secrets of proportion, the mastery of craft, and the organization of many hands into a single, magnificent purpose.
How to Command Scale and Light to Inspire Awe
I am Phidias. I do not merely carve stone or cast bronze; I shape the very soul of a space. When a man entered...
On Selecting and Preparing Timber for Monumental Structures
Many marvel at the gleam of gold or the perfection of carved ivory, but they neglect the skeleton that gives a work its life...
How to Quarry Stone for Enduring Structures
I have overseen the extraction of thousands of tons of marble for the works on the Acropolis. All great building, all sculpture that hopes...
A Master's Guide to Lifting and Setting Monumental Stone
I have seen lesser men attempt to move great stones with brute force and foolish haste, only to see their work end in ruin....
A Master's Guide to Lost-Wax Bronze Casting
I am Phidias. With these hands, I gave form to the colossal Athena Promachos who watches over our city. The same method I used...