Make flower sculptures: texture
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use a range of textures to create clay flower tiles.
Key learning points
- Know that flowers, seeds and leaves might have more than one texture which an artist can depict with clay.
- Artists can press objects into clay to create impressions, but they can also sculpt different textures from clay.
- Clay can be joined securely using slip and score technique.
Keywords
Texture - how something feels when it is touched
Impression - when an object is pressed into clay
Sculpture - a three-dimensional piece of art made by shaping or combining materials
Common misconception
Texture can only be shown with drawing or painting
Remind pupils that artists might choose to use clay to represent textures as it can show a wide range of different surfaces.
Teacher tip
To ensure pupils can focus on texture, adults may wish to pre-prepare clay tiles for the pupils to work upon. These can be prepared in advance of the lesson, with damp fabric laid over the clay so it does not dry out.
Equipment
Clay tools, range of plants, seeds and leaves, air drying clay, wooden clay boards, rolling pins, paint brushes, water-pots
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Tree bark is usually rough.
Q2.Which of these is the best way to colour inside the lines of a drawing?
Q3.What shape has 4 equal sides and 4 corners?
Q4.Which are the parts of a flower? Select all that apply.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is this material called?
Q2.Texture describes how something .
Q3.Why is clay a good material to show textures?
Q4.A sculpture is ...
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