Year 10 - Art and design
3D Design: clay surface techniques
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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 and apply surface decoration techniques on clay, linking them to a chosen theme.
Key Notes
- Carving into the surface of a leather hard piece to create designs, often reveals a contrasting colour underneath.
- Scoring the surfaces of clay pieces and applying slip (liquid clay) helps to bond them when joining.
- Using pre-made molds to shape clay, allows for intricate designs and uniformity.
Vocabulary To Learn
- surface: the outside of a clay form that can be carved, built up, stamped, or moulded to add texture and meaning
- decoration: adding patterns, colours, or details to make something more attractive
- theme: the idea or message that guides your design
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Surface decoration should be added at the end and doesn't need much thought.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Carving into the surface of a leather hard piece to create designs, often reveals a contrasting colour underneath. Scoring the surfaces of clay pieces and applying slip (liquid clay) helps to bond them when joining.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'surface'
the outside of a clay form that can be carved, built up, stamped, or moulded to add texture and meaning.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Surface decoration should be added at the end and doesn't need much thought. Correction: Surface design should be planned and integrated to reflect and enhance the sculptural idea.
More Lessons In This Unit
- 3D design: an introduction to the areas of study Study Guide
- 3D Design: building with cardboard Study Guide
- 3D Design: clay construction techniques Study Guide
- 3D Design: form, structure and surface texture Study Guide
- 3D Design: found materials Study Guide
- 3D Design: introduction to the principles of sculpture Study Guide
- 3D Design: plaster casting Study Guide
- 3D design: the influence of sources on your investigations Study Guide
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