This mini clay bust sculpture is one of my favorite ceramics lesson plans for high school. It is challenging, allows room for creativity and using the subtractive clay bust technique is so much easier than building with coils and slabs. Although you can do this life size, this mini clay bust tutorial will show you how to sculpt a human head in clay using the subtractive technique. Then I will show you how to how to sculpt facial features in clay and add expressive details.
This can also be done with air dry clay at home or in a smaller studio setting. No kiln, no problem!
Materials:
My favorite air dry clay (classroom and home tested!):
Amaco Marblex Gray Clay - 5 lb
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Great clay for the classroom:
Standard Ceramic 105 White Clay - 50 lb
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Sculpting Tools:
Jack Richeson Deluxe 12-Piece Pottery Tool Set with Storage Canister
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HI! My name is Sierra Machado and I am a public school art teacher in Oklahoma. I spent the first six years of my career teaching at a visual art magnet program at a high school in South Carolina. I then spent six years at an intermediate school in Oklahoma, and now I'm back teaching high school. I am excited to be in my 14th year in art education.
15 янв 2023
