Lesson video

Hello, my name's Miss Nadia, and I'm going to be teaching you your art lesson today.

I'm really excited.

I hope you have a great lesson.

And your lesson outcome today is to be able to make a papier-mache paradise island.

You've got three keywords today.

The first keyword is papier-mache.

This is layers of paper and glue or flour used to crate sculptures.

Your second keyword today is layer.

This is material placed on top of another.

And your third key word today is surface texture and this is the way something feels.

So your three key words today are papier-mache, layer, and surface texture.

Our lesson will be split into two parts today and we're gonna begin with the first part now, which is called understanding papier-mache.

Paper can be used in many different ways to create artwork.

So here, we have an example of a paper sculpture.

I really like the way the artist has used paper to create a three-dimensional form by creating a base, adding a wooden stick, and using strips of paper that is curved around creating this lovely, wonderful spiral effect.

And here we have an example of collage.

Collage is where you cut out pieces of paper and you can stick them to create a wonderful piece of artwork.

So in this case, we can see these lovely vases and leafs and the plants look very detailed.

The artist has even thought about how to make the leafs look realistic.

And what they've done is they've folded each leaf to make it stand up from the page so it becomes quite three-dimensional.

And here, we've got an origami example.

Origami is a three-dimensional paper folding Japanese technique, and this involves transforming a flat piece of paper without using any glue or any other tools, not even scissors, to create these wonderful animals and objects.

In this example, we can see a crane, which is a bird.

And actually with this particular design, if you pull the tail, the wings flap, so it becomes a functional working piece, which is art and also like a toy.

Can you think of any other ways that paper is used to create art? Lucas and Sofia are thinking of other ways they have seen paper used to create art.

"You can draw and paint on paper," says Sofia.

Do you enjoy drawing and painting? I really love using paper for drawing and painting and I enjoy drawing and painting in my sketchbook, which contains many sheets of good quality paper.

I like to take my sketchbook out with me when I go for a walk or if I go to a museum or an art gallery, and I like to draw things that are around me.

"You can also print on paper," says Lucas.

So there's a lovely butterfly print.

Have you ever done printing before on paper? This is where you take a block, which is similar to what Lucas has used, and you put either ink or paint on the surface and you press it and you hold it on your paper.

In Lucas's design, he's created a repeat print, which is how the butterfly is repeated over and over again.

We're going to take a look at an artist's work now.

This artist is called Maya Freelon and she's an artist that was born in North Carolina in America.

Now what she does is that she uses paper to create sculptures.

She uses torn pieces of tissue paper and she lets water drip on them to spread and mix the colours together.

Maya Freelon layers and glues the paper together to make big flowing shapes that look like clouds, flowers, or waves.

So I have a sentence now for you to fill in the gap.

So I will say blank for the gap and what I'd like you to do is select either A, B, C, or D to put into that gap.

A, B, C, or D.

So here's the sentence first.

Maya Freelon blank and glues the paper together to make big flowing shapes.

Is it A, paints, B, layers, C, ties, or D, sews? And the answer is layers.

Did you get that correct? How do you think the artist has created this model sculpture of a waterfall? Lucas says, "It looks like a real rock.

Maybe the artist use clay and paint." And Sofia says, "It looks like crumpled paper." What do you think? Do you agree with Lucas that you think that it's clay and paint? Or do you think like Sofia that it's crumpled paper? Or do you think it's something else? This sculpture was actually made using papier-mache.

Papier-mache is a way of making 3D shapes and sculptures using glue or paste made of flour and water or PVA glue.

The torn paper is then dipped into the paste, and the torn paper, which is either newspaper or scrap paper.

The paper is then dipped into the paste and moulded around the 3D base until it is covered.

So here, we can see an example where a cereal box is being used to create a building shape.

So here we have the paper being dipped into the blue or paste, and that is getting stuck around the 3D base.

After that, it's left to dry into a hard shell so that it can be painted, and that drying process can take quite some time.

So it's probably best to leave it overnight to ensure that it dries really solidly.

To make a strong papier-mache sculpture, you need more than one layer of papier-mache.

Can you fill in the gap? Papier-mache is a way of making 3D shapes and sculptures using A, PVA, flour, and water, B, paint and water, C, pencil and paper, or D, clay and water.

The answer is actually A, PVA, flour, and water.

So the sentence should read "Papier-mache is a way of making 3D shapes and sculptures using PVA, flour, and water." So you are going to start with task A shortly.

As a group, think of a piece of art that you could create using only newspaper, glue, tape, and scissors.

You may have thought of ideas like these.

So Lucas says, "A collage of a face.

I would cut out the shapes from newspaper and stick them down." And Andeep says, "A sculpture of an animal.

I would scrunch and twist the newspaper into the shape and wrap it in tape." We're now gonna move on to the second part of our lesson today, and this is building layers and adding texture.

A group of students are working on a project together to create a papier-mache paradise island.

Discuss with a partner the three steps they have taken so far.

Take a look at the pictures below to see if you can figure it out.

So far, they have worked collaboratively to create a plan.

So this is a sketched out drawing of their paradise island, which is an imaginary place which took ideas from each person in the team.

Secondly, they created a map of the island on a solid card base, and finally, they constructed their base by adding scrunched up paper and tape to create those hilly areas.

Collaboration means working together as a team.

When artists work with others, they can share ideas and help each other.

Collaboration in art means to.

Is it A, copy someone else's art, B, work all by yourself, C, work together to make art, or D, watch others draw? And the answer is.

Work together to make art.

So collaboration in art means to work together to make art.

The group asks an adult to help them with making the paste.

So here, we have the paste, either with PVA or with flour and water.

Andeep and Lucas tear the strips of newspaper.

They each take in turns to dip the newspaper into the paste and then press and mould it onto the base.

Isn't that a wonderful idea to take in turns to dip the newspaper so that everybody isn't trying to do it all at the same time? They then press and mould the pieces of dipped paper onto their base.

How is the artist applying papier-mache? The artist is pressing and moulding the papier-mache.

This process is repeated until the base is covered.

It's now time for the group to add surface texture to the island using papier-mache.

Surface texture is how something feels when you touch it.

So it can be smooth like glass or a leaf, rough like tree bark or sandpaper, soft like a teddy bear or a sponge, or bumpy like bubble wrap or rocks.

I wonder what surface texture you are going to choose in your group.

Can you answer this true or false question? Surface texture is how something feels when you touch it.

Is that true or is that false? That is true.

Surface texture is how something feels when you touch it, such as soft, rough, smooth, or bumpy.

Andeep is adding surface texture to the skatepark.

The strips of newspaper are too long to mould the skate park.

What can he do? I will tear the strips into smaller pieces so that it is easier to mould and build layers.

What's a great idea Andeep has.

That will make it much easier for him.

Once the base is covered, the group leave the base to dry.

Can you put these images into the correct steps? So which image do you think comes first, which one comes second, and which one comes third? Here we are, so it should be B.

So we've got the paste or glue ready.

C, we're dipping the pieces of paper into the paste or glue, and then A, we're pressing and moulding the pieces of paper onto our island base.

What I'd like to do for task B today is to collaboratively work to add surface texture to the base using papier-mache.

So the first thing you need to do is to create the paste where you can ask your teacher to make the paste for you.

Tear the newspaper, dip the pieces of newspaper in one by one, and then press and mould and repeat.

Remember, you're going to be doing this collaboratively in your teams, so you'll have to take in turns with dipping the newspaper and pressing and moulding each in turn.

Good luck.

I hope this goes really well for you.

I hope you get to create a lovely surface texture on your island base.

How did you get on with the task today? Once it is dry, your base may look like this.

The island now has a bumpy surface texture like mountains and rocks.

We're now going to summarise our lesson today.

Papier-mache is a sculptural technique used to create surface texture and form.

Artist build up sculptural surfaces using layers for strength and detail.

Surface texture helps to show natural features like rocks, trees, or water.

And hopefully, you got to create some interesting surface textures to your island base today, which may have been rough or bumpy or even smooth.

Working as a team supports large-scale art making, and I hope that you've seen this with your teamwork and your collaboration.

That by working together you've managed to create something truly magnificent by using everybody's skills together as a team.

I'm going to be going now, so I, thank, you for working hard in our lesson today and I hope you're really happy with how your sculpture's coming along, and I will see you soon.