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3D Design: clay construction techniques

3D Design

Unit Summary

This is a teacher led unit which introduces to pupils to the skills within their endorsements. Through a series of workshop activities, students experiment with a range of materials and techniques. They develop a range of studies exploring mark making media, print and mixed media.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explore different methods of clay construction to build a sculptural form.

Key Notes

Forming clay by pinching and shaping it with fingers is typically used for small bowls or decorative objects.
Rolling out, stacking and joining coils (long strands of clay) can be used to build up the walls of pots and sculptures.
Slabbing involves flattening clay into sheets (slabs) and assembling them to create structures like boxes or walls.

Vocabulary To Learn

pinch: shaping clay by pressing with fingers and thumb
coil: rolling and stacking long strands of clay
slab: flattening clay sheets and joining them to build forms

Common Mistakes To Avoid

Basic clay techniques like pinch or coil are only for beginners.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Forming clay by pinching and shaping it with fingers is typically used for small bowls or decorative objects. Rolling out, stacking and joining coils (long strands of clay) can be used to build up the walls of pots and sculptures.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'pinch'

shaping clay by pressing with fingers and thumb.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Basic clay techniques like pinch or coil are only for beginners. Correction: Simple clay techniques can be used to build complex and expressive sculptural forms.

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