Animal Head Sculptures

ANIMAL HEAD SCULPTURES

Animal Head Sculptures

Task: Create a wall hanging paper sculpture of an animal head.

Research & Ideas1. Intro project & look at

examples.2. Brainstorm a list of 10

animals.3. Create small thumbnails of

how each animal could appear as a wall hanging.

4. Choose your best animal/idea and find, save and print 3-5 images of that animal from different viewpoints.

5. Draw a final sketch of your animal head by breaking it down into basic shapes.

Project Building Steps1.Use crumpled newspaper and masking tape

to create basics shapes. This will become an armature.

2.Cover with strips of paper packaging tape.3.Add details using cut out cardboard shapes

covered with paper tape.4.Create a plaque to mount them on with 2-3

layers of cardboard.

Newspaper Forms

Building Out The Form

Adding Details

Finishing Your Animal HeadLeave the sculpture as brown paper tape. This will mean that your tape application should be very neat and tape direction should focus on the lines and shapes of your animal. This will take a lot of pre-planning.

Paint or gesso the animal head white.Finishing Your Animal Head

Use mod podge to layer the animal with newspaper, magazine pages, book pages, tissue paper, sewing patterns, etc.

Finishing Your Animal Head

Paint your animal in a realistic way using acrylic paints.

Finishing Your Animal Head

Student Exemplars