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Objective: To have children create an animal sculpture by modeling foil to define the animal's body features.
Objective: To have children create an animal sculpture by modeling foil to define the animal's body features.
Vocabulary:
Vocabulary:
detail - A part, individual feature, or item.
modeling - The art or activity of making three-dimensional models.
open form - A sculpture that has an opening or openings where background shows through.
organic form - An object the height, width, and depth whose borders are made of of natural shapes.
positive space - In a three-dimensional artwork, the space occupied by the raised area or artwork itself.
sculpture in the round - A form (three-dimensional) artwork that can be seen from all sides.
Sculpted Forms
Sculpted Forms
What forms do these artworks show? Each of these artworks is a sculpture, an artwork that you can see from all sides.
The part of an artwork that is not filled is called space. Find space around, through, and between the animals in the sculptures.
The Bremen Town Musicians by Gerhard Marcks
Aluminum Horse #5 by Deborah Butterfield
Recommended Reading
Recommended Reading
The Bootmaker and the Elves by Susan Lowell - Orchard Books, 1997. Not in stock
Studio Time: Foil Sculpture
Studio Time: Foil Sculpture
Materials:
Materials:
Aluminum Foil, Scissors, Craft Supplies
Plan
Plan
Think of an animal sculpture you want to make.
Check list:
- Decide what animal you will create.
- Model foil to construct your animal.
Create
Create
Crumple, pinch, and pull foil to make the body and the head,
2. Crumple more foil onto the body. Add legs, a tail, ears, or wings.
Challenge: Foil Figure
Challenge: Foil Figure
Draw 2 or 3 sketches of a figure in different poses then choose your favorite, then create a foil figure of the sketch and glue it to a base, then add a 3D object to complete the scene.
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