3D Art
Lessons &
Projects

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• Paper
  Form
• Scale
  Figure
• Life-cast
  Combine
• Automatic
  Sculpture
• Found
  Object
• Painting &
  Drawing

3D Art

Supply List

Relief Paper-Form Project

• 2 sheets of Bristol Board (middle grey)
• Straight Edge
• #1 Exacto knife with #11 refill blades
• Retractable Snap off knife
• White Glue
• Hot Glue Gun with sticks
• Drawing Supplies* and newsprint pad
• Scissors

Scale-Figure Project

• 1 piece of hardboard (minimum dimensions of 8" x 10" x 1/8")
• Several meters of aluminum foil
• Roll of copper or iron or aluminum wire
• # Exacto knife with #11 refill blades
• Retractable Snap off knife
• Hot Glue Gun with sticks
• Drawing Supplies* and newsprint pad
• Scissors
• Straight Edge
• 1 roll of Plaster Impregnated Bandage (3 inches wide)
• Plastic cup or margarine container
• Painting Supplies*
• Hammer
• Pliers
• Screwdriver
• Several 1 inch and 2 inch nails
• Sandpaper

Life-Cast Combine Project

• 1 roll of Plaster Impregnated Bandage (3 inches wide)
• 1 small jar of Petroleum Jelly
• Plastic cup or margarine container
• 1 hair net or bandanna
• 1 large garbage bag
• Scissors
• 1 piece of hardboard (minimum dimensions of 16" x 20" x 1/8")
• Drawing Supplies* and newsprint pad
• White Glue
• Found Materials
• Found Objects
• Painting Supplies*
• Hot Glue Gun and sticks

Automatic Sculpture Project

• An empty 2-litre pop bottle
• A sheer nylon stocking or knee-high
• Binding materials (e.g., rope, large elastic bands, ratchet tie-downs)
• Woodworking clamps (the larger the better)
• Shaping tools (I'll explain what these are when I introduce this project)
• NOTE: We'll purchase plaster, wood and hardware as a group to save some costs.

Found Object Project

• Found and purchased materials and objects
• Tools, hardware, adhesives, paint and support necessary for working with your objects and materials

*Painting & Drawing Supplies

• A sketchbook, any size that you prefer
• 60 ml tube of Primary Cyan
• 60 ml tube of Crimson Red
• 60 ml tube of Primary Yellow
• 250 ml tube of Titanium White
• 500 ml bottle of acrylic polymer emulsion painting medium (gloss or semi-gloss, not matte)
• 3 hog hair or nylon paint brushes, filbert shaped with long handles (sizes #2, #4, #8)
• a palette knife
• a mixing palette (the lid from an ice cream pail works well)
• containers for water (yogurt containers will suffice)
• a bar of hand soap
• a roll of Green Painter's tape (1 inch wide)
• clean rags or paper towels
• several pencils of different hardnesses (4B, HB, 4H)
• a kneadable gum eraser
• a can of fixative (hair spray is a cheap, but inferior alternative)