Gallery Term 4 2005

**Term 4 2005 Gallery**
King Khalid College


Ceramic Figures
How To: Learning Outcomes On completing this topic, students will be able to: Create a life size clay head utilizing clay draping technique using an inflated balloon as support Explore and experiment with clay tools and various equipment to shape facial details from clay and attach using the score and slip technique Appreciate the malleable quality of clay and demonstrate a working knowledge of its characteristics Approach their responsibility to cover and protect their work in progress with plastic Confidently use ceramic under colours to enhance their product produce a satifying finished product Make self assesment and evaluation of their product Activity: (approx ten double periods) Short review of sculptural portraiture- Ancient Egyptian, Greeks, Roman busts, Homo Faber- the sculpture, forensic science, facial proportions, mass and volume Conduct class brainstorming sessions exploring facial expressions using both 2D and 3D examples and illustrations and diagrams on the board Class members complete a life size drawing of a face as teacher demonstrates the systematic process on the board. Students design four possible design solutions on paper looking through magazines and books for inspiration Demonstrate clay construction using a blown-up balloon as a support structure. Students are provided with a handout illustrating steps in constructing their clay head Using their initial designs and their imagination students construct their clay head. Provide students with guidance, technical assistance and encouragement At leather-hard stage, students paint their ceramic clay head using ceramic undercolours The painted greenware product is fired at 980 degrees celsius in the kiln then glazed with clear glaze and fired a second time at 1200 degrees celsius When complete the students draw and evaluate each other's finished products using the write and circulate exercise. Research Students collect a selection of faces from magazines and newspapers for inspiration Libary books, notes on sculptural portraiture Studio sketches of heads, facial features and expressions Life size drawing of a face in grey lead pencil, front on and in profile Four potential design solutions Finished clay head, painted, glazed and fired Evaluation and final watercolour painting/drawing Elizabeth Barnes King Kahlid Islamic College North Coburg
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Activity: (approx ten double periods)

Short review of sculptural portraiture- Ancient Egyptian, Greeks, Roman busts, Homo Faber- the sculpture, forensic science, facial proportions, mass and volume
Conduct class brainstorming sessions exploring facial expressions using both 2D and 3D examples and illustrations and diagrams on the board
Class members complete a life size drawing of a face as teacher demonstrates the systematic process on the board.
Students design four possible design solutions on paper looking through magazines and books for inspiration
Demonstrate clay construction using a blown-up balloon as a support structure. Students are provided with a handout illustrating steps in constructing their clay head
Using their initial designs and their imagination students construct their clay head.
Provide students with guidance, technical assistance and encouragement
At leather-hard stage, students paint their ceramic clay head using ceramic undercolours
The painted greenware product is fired at 980 degrees celsius in the kiln then glazed with clear glaze and fired a second time at 1200 degrees celsius
When complete the students draw and evaluate each other's finished products using the write and circulate exercise.

Research

Students collect a selection of faces from magazines and newspapers for inspiration
Libary books, notes on sculptural portraiture
Studio sketches of heads, facial features and expressions
Life size drawing of a face in grey lead pencil, front on and in profile
Four potential design solutions
Finished clay head, painted, glazed and fired
Evaluation and final watercolour painting/drawing

Elizabeth Barnes
King Kahlid Islamic College
North Coburg