miniature meals
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The Activity
• You will create a miniature meal using polymer modeling clay, chalk pastels, acrylic paints, paper, fabrics, and other found materials.
• Your meal must contain at least 3 different foods and can include a beverage if you choose.
Steps
• Research polymer clay artists – see links in handout.
• Complete Brainstorming sheet and print visual references
• Complete Planning & Reference sheet and print visual references
• Complete Make it a Meal Drawing sheet by creating 3 color drawings of your final plan.
• As you develop your meal, think about the following:• Your meal must
include at least 3 different foods
• Consider an optional beverage
• How will you present your meal? Plates, trays, napkins, etc.
• How will the parts of your meal be arranged together?
Steps
• Plan the size of your meal… it should be a 1:6 to 1:12 scale of the actual size food you are replicating.
• Use a scale conversion calculator to determine the size:• http://jbwid.com/scalcalc.htm
Size & Scale
Tutorial Videos
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuUHH26BHZI
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gXfIDub94s
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvPqjhpXylA
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZU4ehXa7xE