3D design: the influence of sources on your investigations
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify and apply influences from sources to create original 3D work.
Key learning points
- By utilising a wide range of source materials, sculptors enrich their creative processes, resulting in dynamic designs.
- Exploring sources introduces sculptors to various styles, concepts, and cultural influences, fostering creativity.
Keywords
Source - the starting point or inspiration for design
Context - the cultural, historical, or social background of a source
Transforming - the process of changing a source into a new textile design
Common misconception
A source is just something to copy.
Sources are not meant to be copied. They act as a starting point for creativity. Designers explore a source’s shapes, patterns, colours, or meanings and reinterpret them to create original work that reflects their own ideas and context.
Teacher tip
Encourage pupils to see their source as a springboard, not a template. Many pupils may feel they need to copy their chosen image or object directly. Model how to extract shapes, textures, forms, or patterns from the source.
Equipment
Sketching materials for documenting sources. For practical making, prepare clay, plaster, wire, paper, card and found materials.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? A source is just something to copy directly in your design work.
Q2.Which of these could be a source of inspiration for 3D design?
Q3.Which of the following statements about the context of sources is not correct?
Q4.True or false? Using the original colours and shapes of a source is the only way to stay true to it.
Q5.What does it mean to transform a source in 3D design?
Q6.Which of these benefits come from analysing sources before designing?
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