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CLAY WORKSHOP

THE BASICS OF CREATING A CLAY MASK


LO: Construct and manipulate 3D material

ART VOCABULARY IMPORTANT POINTS


Clay, slap, guide rail, slip, cross
hatching, scalpel, texture, pattern, • Respond to clay and
kiln, fire
adapt design if necessary
STAGE 1
1. Make a stencil from newspaper using your design as
• Hands dry out clay – avoid contact
inspiration
• Sculpt Carefully
2. Roll out clay to desired shape with guide rails
• SAFE work place
3. Cut out base of mask from the slab you have just
created with a scalpel. Refine Edges
• Don’t make the clay too thin – it will fall apart
4. Cut out features/shapes, refine the edges
• Pack away carefully – ensure airtight
5. Add on using slip and cross hatching
6. Use textures to explore pattern
LO: Construct and manipulate 3D material

ART VOCABULARY IMPORTANT POINTS


Clay, slap, guide rail, slip, cross
hatching, scalpel, texture, pattern, • Respond to clay and
kiln, fire
adapt design if necessary
STAGE 2
• Hands dry out clay – avoid contact
1. Cut out features/shapes, refine the edges

2. Add on using slip and cross hatching • Sculpt Carefully


3. Use textures to explore pattern • SAFE work place
• Don’t make the clay too thin – it will fall apart
• Pack away carefully – ensure airtight
1. Photograph your work and Cultural marsk Evaluation
glue it in your book next to
this worksheet Oil-pastel drawing Mark composition
2. Answer the questions in
regards to the mask project in
the spaces below.
-What have been my strengths?
Final clay piece
-What have I enjoyed?
-What have I not enjoyed as
much?
-When have I persevered with a
technique?
-When could I have persevered
more?
-If I did this again how would I
improve?
Cultural mask research

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