Art & Design · Year 2

Clay Creatures: Sculpting in Three Dimensions

🎨 Art & DesignEasy9 min

Story time 📖

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

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Have you a of and it between your ? 🐢 you are to be a ! You will into a 3D an you can see from ALL , not just the .

was a . She was in in 1903. She , with through them. Her are big to around and even !

a lot about , and . the 3D . the air around or it. She in her so the of the too. ✨

🃏 Learn the key sculpting words. Tap each card to flip it! 🃏

Tap each card to see the answer.

Now let us at how to your by . You will use : , and . Each you a of your . 🐸

MoveHow to do itGood for making...
PinchingPush your thumb into the clay and squeeze gently with your fingersA hollow body or a head shape
RollingRoll clay on the table with your palm to make a sausage or ballLegs, tails and necks
JoiningPress two pieces together firmly and smooth the edges so they blendAttaching legs, ears or a tail to the body
Three clay moves and how to use them 🤲

🧩 Put the steps for making a clay creature in the right order. Can you remember? 🐊

  1. Look at your creature from all sides and check nothing has fallen off!
  2. Use a tool to press texture into the surface — scales, fur or spots
  3. Roll sausages for legs, tail and neck, then join them on
  4. Pinch or roll the main body from a big lump of clay
  5. Choose your animal and think about its body shape

To make a , both . Use a to on each before them . This the ! 💪

Building your clay creature

in her . You can do this too! your through of your a or an to let the through. 🌀

🗂️ Sort these ideas. Does each one describe Hepworth's sculptures, your clay creature, or BOTH? 🖐️

  • Made from a solid material you can touch

  • Often very large — taller than a person

  • Has a 3D form you can look at from all sides

  • Shaped like an animal

  • Uses space and holes as part of the design

  • Made by a child in one lesson using clay

in , and . is a to with because you can your and it. Even made before big ! 🗿

Comparing your creature with Hepworth's sculptures

done, ! 🎉 You have about , and . You know how to , and . You have even your to a . That is what do!

Quiz time! 📝

Clay Creatures Quiz 🐢

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