3D Design for 11 to 15 Year Olds Short Course
Course description
Course overview
This course offers an exciting introduction to the world of 3D design – a broad area that includes sculpture, architecture, interior and spatial, product and jewellery design.
You'll explore a wide range of 3D works and develop your own ideas through hands-on activities in drawing techniques, 3D making skills, communication and presentation techniques. You'll have a go at creative concept development, problem-solving and developmental approaches for your work.
The course will provide a taste of the creative approaches used in art schools to feed your ideas and spark your inspiration.
This course is available on campus and online.
Who this course is for
- Students aged 11 to 15 with a passion for art and design, particularly 3D design, including beginners with no prior experience
- Students considering further studies in this subject
Key information
Topics covered
- Drawing, painting, collage and visual research
- 3D work and construction working with sheet materials fabric, from 2D to 3D
- 3D weaving and installation work
- Model making
- Mixed media construction
- Large 3D work
Learning outcomes
- Gain skills to build your future portfolio
- Receive guidance on creating and documenting your work
- Take away new knowledge and work produced, including drawings, photographic documentation of 3D work and sample portfolio sheets
- Develop an open-minded approach to art and design
- Experience art school teaching
- Receive a digital badge and certificate of attendance.
For practical information about our kids and teens courses, take a look at our kids and teens information hub. This includes details of our policies on safeguarding, food allergies, learning requirements and online study.
Materials
On campus
- A selection of natural materials you find interesting, for example shells, stones, rocks, twigs, branches, feathers, leaves, dried flowers etc.
- Any recycled plastic containers, for example biscuit trays, Easter egg plastic containers, plastic cups, chocolate trays
Online
- 1 large ball of string
- Jute or sisal gardening twine
- 1 large ball of wool – 2 x 50gm balls
- Needle and thread
- Old t-shirts / other items of clothing for cutting up
- Plastic sheeting / tarpaulin / yoga mat / foam sheeting
- Stapler / 50+ elastic bands
- 100+ paper clips
- 1 roll of masking tape
- 1 roll of Sellotape
- 1 roll of aluminium paper
- Scissors
- 1/5 kg of flour
- 200 gm of table sale
- Bicarbonate of soda
- Food colouring
- 500gm of spaghetti
- Cutlery
- 1 roll of kitchen paper
- Sealable plastic containers
- 50 sheets of A4 paper
- Assortment of newspapers and magazines
- Lining paper / white paper rolls to share (approx. 10m)
- Cardboard boxes
- Drawing materials
- Water-based paints – assorted colours
- Assorted paint brushes
- Household brush
- Collected plant materials – pruning, twigs, small branches, grasses, flower stems
Please see our Guide to taking online short courses.
Tutor
Katherine Webb
Katherine Webb studied at Birmingham Institute of Art & Design and Wimbledon School of Art where she studied Theatre: Design for Performance. After initially working in set and costume on many theatrical productions from traditional large scale opera to site specific performance and contemporary dance, Katherine specialised in set design and prop styling for photography. Her work was focussed within fashion and advertising where she created sets and sourced and styled props on a range of fashion shoots and ad campaigns. During this time she was able to work with some of the most prominent photographers, stylists, publications, brands and ad companies, creating high profile campaigns and imagery. Following her interest in art process, practice and education, Katherine now teaches full time. She is particularly interested in working with students to investigate their ideas and curiosity, and apply an experimental approach to materials, processes and visual language.
Shane Waltener
Shane Waltener's practice draws inspiration from craft practices from ceramics to textiles and basketry weaving. His work is rooted in ideas of ecology and reuse. Often working in participatory settings, the making of objects, installations and performances facilitate the cultural and social histories relating to these crafts to be exchanged. Waltener is an associate lecturer in design at the University of the Arts London, an associate artist with Entelechy Arts, member of the Ambient Jam collective, co-founder of Common Agency Projects and co-author of Practical Basketry techniques (A&C Black). More info at www.shanewaltener.comBook a course
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