Texture Sculpture

Students explore texture in art.  In this textured collage art instructional activity, students observe and identify texture in famous artwork from artists around the world.  Students plan and create a textured collage of a chosen animal.

Students view works of art and consider the artist's use of brushstrokes, paint layering and opposite colors to create texture. They select a painting that displays a strong use of texture and imitate some of the artist's techniques.

Students explore art history by conducting an in-class activity. In this sculpting instructional activity, students examine previously created art sculptures in a textbook. Students utilize clay, sculpting tools and grey paper to create...

Discuss the art process called repousse with this lesson. Learners discuss the history of this artistic method, talk about the technique, and create their own examples. They use boxwood tools, paper mache boxes, and sandpaper to create...

Scissors, glue, and an old book. Punches, crimpers, and rulers. Kids gather their tools and get set to create relief sculptures by deconstructing books.

Students engage in a lesson that is about creating a sculpture with the help of viewing sculptures in the Watts Towers in Los Angeles. They use modeling clay to create personal sculptures using the pictures as examples for personal artwork.

Learners create wonderfully animate animal masks out of balloons. They use the papier-mache technique to create three dimensional animal masks taking care to consider color, shape, texture, and the animals' features. 

Students create plaster and wire mobiles/sculptures.

Students explore types of textures in sculptures. For this sculpting lesson, students explore various sculptures such as the "Olmec Seated Figure." Students practice a polishing technique using sandpaper on an art piece.

Learners create textural animal sculptures. They explore how to accent their pices to make it look metallic.