clay sculptures. what is a sculpture? figure or design created in 3 dimensions medium clay paper...
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Clay sculptures
What is a sculpture?
• Figure or design created in 3 dimensions
• Medium • Clay
• Paper
• Marble
• Ice
• Cheese?
Can you name all 5?
What defines an object in space?• Shape or Form (create candle ring)
What is a moving dot?• Line (add designs)
What adds value and intensity?• Color (give designs intensity)
What gives tactile clues?• Texture (make it tactile- smooth, bumpy,
etchings)
What shows distance between foreground and background?
• Space
Art Elements
Shape & FormShape and form define objects in space.
Shape has only height and width
has two dimensions–height and width
usually defined by lines.
Forms exist in three dimensions
have height, width, and depth.
can be seen from more than one side
Are the basis of sculpture, furniture, and decorative arts.
What is it?
• Clay is made of very small (sand-sized) pieces of rock that stick together.
• Clay can be found in abundance all around the world.
• There are 2 basic types of clay:• Kiln-Fired (red and white)
• Air-dry (white or colored)
Clay
• Air-dry clays are easier to shape with your hands.
• They are made of small pieces of earth or paper.
• With this kind of clay you can also add more pieces of clay to your project after it is completely dry!
• Best of all this clay dries solid and you don't need a kiln to fire the piece dry.
• Cannot be glazed, only painted. To get the shine of a glaze you have to add a special shiny clear paint.
Air Dry Clay
1. GREENWARE. When clay is wet, it is easy to mold and form. As it dries the water in the clay evaporates and the clay hardens.
2. KILN. Firing is the term for heating the clay in the kiln.
3. BISQUE. Clay which has been fired once, without glaze.
Kiln Fired Clay (Part 1)
GREENWARE BISQUE
KILN
A Super HOT Oven!
The heat from the kiln causes the water to evaporate from the clay, and the clay becomes hard.
What is a Kiln?
How hot is a
summer heatwav
e?
about 100
degrees farenheit
How hot is an oven baking
cookies?
350 degrees farenheit
How warm is
this room?
70 degrees farenhe
it
How hot is it
inside the kiln?
about 2000 degre
es!!!
4. GLAZE. Glaze is the paint used to color clay projects.There are small particles of silica in our colorful glazes, when they are heated in the kiln they will melt and transform into glass!
5. KILN. Firing is the term for heating the clay in the kiln.
6. Take Home!
Kiln Fired Clay (Part 2)
SCORE. Making marks in the clay to join 2 pieces together.
1. Use a bamboo skewer.
2. Draw tic-tac-toe boards.
3. Don’t push too hard!
4. Use a small amount of water to help.
Can you Score?