Texture:

Plaster Carving

The Materials:• Plaster: can be carved like stone• Files, picks, screwdrivers, drills, etc.• Newspaper, sandpaper

Additive Subtractive

Types of Sculpture:

The process:• A sketch with @ least

2 views (turned in for a grade)

• Transfer this sketch to the block

• Begin with “wasting,” which is taking out the large chucks of material you don’t need

• End with detail carving and finishing the surfaces

Plaster Carving:• Must have projections

and recessions• Needs to be

decorated on all sides of the block

• Create negative spaces

• Must be able to stand on its own

• Open topic (pg-13/school appropriate)

Jerica Milan

Caleb Olivant

Max: Front Max: Back

Sculpture in the Round:

Day 2:

Common problems with carving

Visualizing depth:

“Slave”By Michelangelo

Block Method:

Cylindrical Method:

Providing support for a standing figure

Low Relief vs. High Relief:

Day 3:

From General to Specific

Monday: Progress Grade

• A formative grade• To earn an “A” you need to be through the

majority of the “wasting” phase, and about to begin detail work

• The final product is due Friday, 1/13– Projections and recessions– Negative space– Texture/design on all sides

Plaster Review & Critique

• You were able to decide what to carve. In one paragraph, explain why you chose to carve what you did, and why.

• You have now done additive sculpture (wire figures, masks) and subtractive sculpture (plaster carving). In one paragraph tell me which you prefer, and why.

• Carving can be a very difficult process. In one paragraph, tell me what about the carving process gave you the most difficulty, and why you think it did.

• Tell me one thing about the sculpture that you like and would not change. Explain to me why you are happy with this aspect of your sculpture.

• What is the meaning of life?