Air-Drying Clay Carnival Masks (stage 3- dry brushing and embellishing)

Once the underpaint was dry, children applied the dry-brushing technique on their clay masks using paintbrushes and metallic acrylic paint. This gave an overall shine without covering up the base paint, and also enhanced the detail and texture in the clay which the children so lovingly created!

Once the dry brushing was dry, the children embellished their masks using ribbon, glitter and pom-poms.

Ar-drying clay Carnival Masks- Step 2: painting

Painting the masks in colour using acrylic paint.

Air-drying clay Carnival Masks (step 1: modelling)

Creating decorative Carnival masks using air-drying clay. Choosing a theme for the masks, including owls, butterflies and underwater.

Using different techniques whilst handling clay such as piercing, applying and scoring to add texture and detail. Awaiting next week for painting and decoration :)smile emoticon

Still life of glass and cloth

Older children were given the opportunity to translate dfferent textures and properties onto paper- coloured glass which is hard and rigid, compared to the softness of cloth.

This was also the chance to enhance observational skills, proportion and position and understand better light and shadow.

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Kayleigh, 11

Yasmin, 10

Michael, 8

Alayah, 11

Still Life of Fruit

Younger children got the chance to enhance their observational skills. They were encouraged to relate fruit to shapes and/or other everyday objects to help make more sense of shape and form, thus making it more practical to translate the actual fruit onto paper. 

They were also helped to understand proportion and position, and had the chance to work with light and shadow, using different shades of colour.

Julia W, 5

Martina Cassar, 6

Julia S, 5

Elena, 5

Keeran, 6

Elyse, 5

Kelvin, 8

Martina Camilleri, 6