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Dog Paper Mache Lesson Plan
Objectives/Student Outcomes:
This is a lesson plan to students will learn about basic Sculptures techniques. They can experiment using some materials to create an object to express their ideas, feelings, imagination and creativity in connection with Steam Magnet.
Materials/Supplies:
Paper, cooking sheet, construction paper, bottlers, tape, glue, cups, sticks, scissors, newspaper. Containers, Acrylics, Paintbrush, balloons, cardboard, water,
Essential Question(s):
Why People make art?
There are several ways to art expressions. Artists can make forms that tell a story. Sculptures can tell us about people, customs and places. Sculptures can be made to share a feeling. Sculpture has form. Do you see the big forms? What stories do these sculptures tell? Sculptures can have patterns and textures, to given small or big details. Why did the artists create details?
Directions:
Session 1
Step 1: Creating a Form or Armature. Create an armature for your sculpture, or find an object that has the shapes you want for your project.
1. You can draw or select an image to make by paper mache.
The armatures Made with Crumpled Paper and Masking Tape, with Crumpled Foil and Hot Glue, over a Clay Model. Or, Found Objects: Many paper mache items can be made over objects you find around the classroom. Some projects are made using a small cup, old markers, bottles, paper, cardboard for the form. Some artists use plastic bags to make the forms for their projects, and many people make masks using milk jugs, paper plates, balloons, etc.
2. Tape on body parts securely.
Session 4
Step 5: Paint it!
Use acrylic paint to decorate your paper mache sculpture and seal your sculpture with acrylic varnish.
This is the exciting step that brings your paper mache sculpture to life. Often to use an acrylic gesso before to paint your sculptures, can it seal the paper mache and gives you a nice white surface to paint on. It seems to make the colors brighter, and you don’t need as much paint to achieve the look you want. However, you can paint your sculptures without gesso, so it’s really optional.
Use acrylic paint, but you might want to experiment with oil paint, watercolors or tempera. When your paint is dry, be sure to seal it and protect the paint with a coat of acrylic varnish or Ultra Matte varnish.
Session 2
Step 2: Make Your Paper Mache with glue.
You can cover your form with paper strips and paste, or with a mixture of pulped paper that has been mixed with some kind of binder or glue.
Mix glue (school or titebond wood glue) with a little water before using it. That helps soften the newspaper so it will lie down flat on your form.
Session 3
Step 3: Apply the paste or paper strips with glue to your form.
Applying paper strips and paste:
You’ll want to use paper that’s soft enough to bend over the curves of your form. You also need to tear off all the cut edges, because they will show as straight lines on the finished sculpture. The torn edges kind of melt into shapes, so they look better.
Step 4: Let your paper mache get dry all the way through.
