a pottery technique where flat pieces of clay are cut and joined together to make shapes

a container that can hold something, like a bowl, pot, vase or cup. In art, vessels can be practical or decorative, and they’re often made using clay in ceramics

a way of making 3D art by shaping soft materials like clay or wax with your hands or tools. Artists use modelling to build up forms and textures, often starting with a simple shape and adding detail

Exploring 3D construction techniques with clay

Art and design

Pupils will explore sculptural forms, delving into organic and human made forms through 3D art. They will enhance their 3D thinking, source inspiration, and experiment with various materials. Pupils will learn technical techniques, modeling, and construction methods.

Being curious about 3D design

Rolling flat pieces of clay and joining them

What is the slab building technique in ceramics?

Which of these is an example of a vessel?

Modelling is a technique where materials like clay are shaped and moulded to create three dimensional ...

Only underglaze can be used to paint clay

Paint can be used to create both texture and surface design

Paint should be applied only on top of the clay as a surface design

You should never paint over textured clay

When adding paint to clay, which is true?

a hand building method to create shapes using flat pieces of clay

a container used to hold something, like a pot or bowl

creating 3D art by shaping soft materials like clay

forming the clay with a pinching action to form a hollow shape

Artists use hand-building methods like pinch methods, coil methods, and {{}} to create clay forms.

In ceramics, {{}} refers to the 3D shape of a structure.

A technique of cutting away from a material to create a shape

A sculpture with shapes raised from a flat surface

A structure that stands on its own without support

A collage of a tree where branches are raised from a flat surface

Which of the following is an example of relief?

A clay sculpture does not always need {{}} to stay upright.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Exploring 3D construction techniques with clay

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.