Diving Deep: Wire Sculpture
Criteria:
LEVEL 1: Create a unique sea creature (8-12 in. tall)
LEVEL 2: Make a pair of sea creatures
ADV: Make two sea creatures (different species)
LEVEL 2: Make a pair of sea creatures
ADV: Make two sea creatures (different species)
- Start with a variety of visual resources (different perspectives) and make several contour line sketches
- Give the sculpture 3-Dimensional FORM (give it a sense of mass or volume from various perspectives)
- Make it anatomically accurate to the species- Use reference photos to bring a sense of life and realism
- Consider the pose of the sea creature to enhance its “personality characteristics”
- Use a few bead embellishments
- Make it structurally connected (it doesn’t lose its shape while hanging or free-standing)
- Work with physical balance – it needs to either hang on a wall, from the ceiling or stand on the ground without easily tipping
Tutorial Videos:
Contour Line |
Cross-Contour Line |
Wire Sculpture |