Art & Design · Year 1

Shape and Form: Making Sculpture

🎨 Art & DesignEasy9 min

Story time 📖

Tap play and I''ll read this lesson to you like a story.

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one eye and at your . It , like a ! Now both . Your out in all . That is called , or 3D. are 3Dyou can around them and see every . 🖐️

Flat shapes and 3D forms

was a . She made , from and . Many of her have through the ! She the were just as as the . 🪨

🔗 Match each word to its meaning. This will help you talk like a real sculptor!

  • 2D shape

  • 3D form

  • Smooth

  • Rough

is a for . It so you can and it into any you like. When it it and its . you will use to make your own or . 🐦

SkillHow to do it
Pinching 🤏Push your thumb inside the clay and squeeze gently with your fingers
Rolling 🌀Press your palm on the clay and roll it back and forth to make a sausage or ball
Smoothing 🖐️Rub the surface slowly with a damp finger to remove bumps and join pieces
Three clay skills to practise
Steps for making a clay bird

🧩 Put the steps for making a clay bird in the right order. What do you do first, next, and last?

  1. Smooth all the joins with a damp finger
  2. Roll a smaller ball and press it on for the head
  3. Pinch one end to pull out a beak shape
  4. Roll a big ball for the body

When you two of , them and over the . If you just them on top they off when the ! Wet your a to . 💧

at your . Run your over it. Is it or ? Does it have any like ? Try to it using the , , , or . doneyou are a ! 🎉

✍️ Can you complete these sentences about sculpture? Choose the right words.

A is because you can see all its . made from and .

Quiz time! 📝

Shape and Form Quiz 🏺

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What does 3D ?

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