Papier Mache sculptured figure using a constructed base as a starting point and combining elements of
human and animal forms.

SKILLS

Form and Proportion
Balnace
Design Skills
Shading Techniques
Papier Mache Techniques and
Processes
Construction Skills using Cardboard Cylinders, Polystyrene Foam Balls, COnes and Masking
Tape
Textural Printing Techniques

DESIGN BRIEF

This unit of work will develop your artistic eye for sculpture and allow you to experiment with the 
elements of form and balance. In this activity, the starting point will be a design process which shows
how you will combine the animal and the human elements into a new balanced sculptural form.  Your
task is to research and design a posed figure which depicts some animal and some human features. You
will complete a design process which shows the development of your ideas for this sculpture. Remember
you sculpture may be kneeling, sitting, lying or standing You will create a final shaded, sketch and
annotate how you will construct the sculpture.  Next, you must construct a sculptural base from
the variety of cardboard cones, cylinders, wire mesh, styrene balls and masking tape provided. You will
apply layers of paper mache over this base until your sculpture is solid and balanced. Finally you will
select or mix one colour from acrylic paints, mix sand and PVA with the paint and apply a textural
coating to your sculpture. Finally use the embossing foil to create one or two areas of detail on your
sculpture – this may take the form of facial features, armour, or adornments.

VISUAL ARTS DIARY

The title Combined Element Figure Sculpture in your visual arts diary

•Design brief , Assessment Rubric, Resource sheets must be pasted in
•Complete a series of a
least 4 annotated design sketches representing 4 positions or poses, and showing different combinations
of animal and human features.
•Complete a final, shaded design sketch.
•Demonstrate
experimentation with the materials and media to be used.

FOLIO PIECE

•Construct the sculptural base from cones, cylinders, styrene balls, wire mesh and masking tape
•Sculpt legs, arms, head, fingers, toes, a seat if needed
•Paper mache the completed
construction
•Paint in a mono-colour textured paint to which PVA and sand has been added.
•Add embossed foil detail

ASSESSMENT

You will be assessed on the folio piece, design process and visual diary work according to the assessment
rubric.

Download Design Brief, Assessment Rubics & Self Evaluation sheet for this activity.

Haileybury College
Suitable for Year 8