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3D Design: form, structure and surface texture

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 how form, structure and surface work together to shape a vessel.

Key Notes

  • Form can be geometric, organic, or abstract.
  • Form influences impact and interaction with space and light.
  • Surface can communicate story, identity, or texture.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • form: the 3D shape of an object (its height, width and depth)
  • structure: how a form is built and supported so it holds together
  • vessel: a container – something that can hold or carry things

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Surface texture is just decoration and doesn't really matter.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Form can be geometric, organic, or abstract. Form influences impact and interaction with space and light.

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

the 3D shape of an object (its height, width and depth).

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Surface texture is just decoration and doesn't really matter. Correction: Surface texture plays a key role in communicating meaning, mood, or identity in sculpture.

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