Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Egyptian Sculpture Step by Step

After looking at Egyptian art, design your sculpture of a historical Egyptian God or recognizable figure. Draw a front view and side view to show it's contour.

Add traditional color and decorations,

Show both the front view and profile in color.
Find the main form or armature that you will be using.

Create the shape that will be used to express your character.

Use newspaper or foil to add detail to your sculpture.


Attach with glue or tape.

Now you can see the Jackal snout and its tail. When you get the form the way you like it, it's time to paper mache.
Using a flour and glue mixture, cover your form with two coats of paper mache.


Let dry. Then, its time to paint. Refer to your color sketch for the finishing touches.

 
Jackal sculpture


Student Work



Sunday, February 12, 2012

Tangle Value Picture - Steps

Choose your subject, and draw a simple contour drawing.

Find the cast shadows and shaded areas.

Add Zentangle designs with appropriate value.


After I saw this post, I fixed what looks like an eye in the right hand corner.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Aztec Mask

A visual Step-by-Step tutorial.



Choose photo reference, and draw your design on cardboard.

Draw in symmetrical designs with geometric shapes.

Cut out shapes to be emphasized.

Add texture.


Add glue to the flat surfaces and press down aluminum foil around features carefully.

Continue.
Add extra textures with a blunt pencil.

Add color with permanent markers.

Cover with black acrylic paint.

Rub off carefully leaving some areas with darker paint.

Let paint dry completely.
Rub off more black paint to create shiny areas

Create a back stand

Attach to back of mask.