AY Honors/Sculpturing

Sculpturing
Arts, Crafts and Hobbies
Skill Level 123
Approval authority General Conference	Year of Introduction 1945
See also Artisan Master Award

• Overview
• Requirements
• Answer Key
• Lesson Plans

AY Honors/Sculpturing/Overview

The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:

4. From a living model, make a statue "in the round" of the human head, using a sculpturing medium (not necessarily life size).

1. List the tools and materials used in simple sculpturing.

2. Model two or more examples of toy animals, using a sculpture medium.

3. Make a model of the human hand or foot, using a sculpture medium.

4. From a living model, make a statue "in the round" of the human head, using a sculpturing medium (not necessarily life size).

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1

List the tools and materials used in simple sculpturing.

You will need something to sculpt with: clay, playdoh, or sculpting medium clay. You will also need some tools: pick, knifes, and depending on the material, things like sanding paper etc. To finish the sculpture you might want to seal or paint it. You should plan to clean up after your sculpturing: rag, broom and dustpan etc.

This fun video shows 10 top tools and what they are used for:

2

Model two or more examples of toy animals, using a sculpture medium.

You can use clay, playdoh, or sculpting medium clay.

Here's a great video demonstration:

3

Make a model of the human hand or foot, using a sculpture medium.

The easiest type is a thumb in a good job thumbs up position. A foot is not too tough either. Both can be modeled life-size or otherwise. Why not do a baby foot?

Here's a great explanation from a teacher who teaches sculpting:

4

From a living model, make a statue "in the round" of the human head, using a sculpturing medium (not necessarily life size).

Use an easy clay material to get the general shape up and use tools to do facial details and hair. A great video that shows how an expert sculpts a head is here:

Content on this wiki is generated by people like you, and no one has created a lesson plan for this honor yet. You could do that and make the world a better place.

See AY Honors/Model Lesson Plan if you need ideas for creating one.