March 26, 2014• You Need:

– Pencil or Pen– 1 Paper– Vocab Booklet

• Activities:1. Human Body Proportion Tutorial2. Intro to next project

• ALL WORK FROM QUARTER 3 IS DUE TODAY BY 3:45– Studio is open from 3:00-3:45 today

Supernatural Figures &

Characters

March 26, 2014

relates to the miraculous, divine powers that seem to go beyond the natural world

Supernatural:

Artists we know who create & design dynamic, supernatural

characters• Tim Burton (art director, artist)• Henry Selick (director)• Maurice Sendak

Tim Burton: Art Director & Artist

• Nightmare Before Christmas• Edward Scissorhands• Frankenweenie• Beetlejuice• And many more

Maurice Sendak: Author & illustrator

• Where the Wild Things Are

Henry Selick: Movie Director

• Coraline• James & the Giant Peach• Nightmare Before Christmas

Embellish• The addition of decorative

details

Embellishment gone wrong!

repeating elements to increase surface texture

Pattern

A central design in a pattern (what could all these stripes symbolize?)

Motif

movement of the body that emphasizes an idea or attitude

Gesture

Base• The lowest and supporting

part of a sculpture

Design & Build a 3D figure• Create your own supernatural being. It

should represent YOU somehow.– It DOES NOT have to be human in

shape. But if it is, now you have a better idea about proportion.

– It can have 2 legs or 7 legs!• Sketch out designs • Wire ‘armature’. Build up with foil, paper

and then cover with plaster wrap with a final layer of papier mache

• You are responsible for making your figure stand (create a base or make sure it balances!)

the inside support system of a structure

Armature

Plaster Wrap

• Fabric that has been infused with plaster

a glue mixture that uses newspaper, wheat paste (flour) and water

Papier Mache

After it’s built• Embellish and paint your sculptures

– Details, textures and painted surfaces are very important and shouldn’t be neglected or rushed through.

Student Samples

• Getting your figure to stand will be challenging but there are many ways to do this– Simple balance (more than 2 legs can help!)– Foil/Cardboard

• Bring in materials to embellish your figure with

• This project will take about 3 weeks to complete.