How to Use This Book While making a sculpture in this book, you will focus on a single element of sculpture while working with a unique material that may be unfamiliar to you. You will find information on the elements of sculpture on the first two pages of each unit. That is followed by valuable information on the properties of the material that you will be using in that unit. It also includes an introduction to tools and equipment, safe handling information, and basic instructions. This is a lot of information, but necessary to your success with the projects that follow. Read this information before you begin the projects and you will be able to refer back to specific information needed while you work through the projects. Pacing for this book is different from what you have experienced in other educational materials. When building using sculptural processes you will be guided by yourself and the materials, not by set schedules. When it is important, we tell you to stop. This is usually for the purposes of allowing your materials time to dry. Look for the hands-on and hands-off symbols throughout the book. For example, when creating the newspaper support for a putty animal, you may work throughout an afternoon and be finished or you may choose to stop and take up the task the following day or week. That decision is guided by you. However, after applying the putty you must stop to allow the putty to dry before going on to the next step. That need to stop is guided by the materials. There you will see a hands-off symbol following the text . Because of this unique feature of the book, you will need to be self-regulated, guided by independent thinking as you work your way through a single project, starting and stopping as you decide.
Elements of Sculpture
The elements of sculpture discussed in each unit are related to how we view and understand sculptures. Here you will learn how to see the important visual aspects of three-dimensional works. You are introduced to artistic concepts specific to the subject of sculpture and see how contemporary artists have used an element within a work of art. As you consider the work, you will begin to understand the choices and options available when making a sculpture.
Project Inspiration
Each project starts with a glimpse of what type of material you will be working with and how you might explore that material. Processes are shown as well as examples to inspire creative thought.
Project Execution
Clear and concise instructions with plenty of visual examples guide you through the steps of creating with the materials. You are asked to choose and create your own subject for each sculpture. Unite the newly learned processes for working with the material and your own personal agenda for each project. Your sculptures will be unique and reflect your understanding of the material as well as your own developing skills and craftsmanship.
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