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Making a Diorama | A Natural State

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Making a Diorama | A Natural State
For help in deciding the theme of the scene in your diorama: Look in your backyard. Is there a fallen tree, a stand of bushes or some tall trees? Do you sometimes see animals in your yard? Do you have...
Modeling a Head From Clay | Artopia

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Modeling a Head From Clay | Artopia
Modeling is an additive process. The artist builds up a soft, flexible material such as wax or clay, piece by piece. These soft materials are fragile. They don’t usually last very long, so they have...
How Do You Make a Cast? | Artopia

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How Do You Make a Cast? | Artopia
Casting is the process of changing a sculpture made from a soft, temporary substance, like unfired clay or wax, to a hard material such as cement, bronze or steel. The artist makes a mold from the...
Carving a Figure Out of Wood | Artopia

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Carving a Figure Out of Wood | Artopia
Carving is a subtractive process. A carver removes bits and pieces of a hard material, slowly revealing the desired shape. Many different things can be carved – stone, marble, wood, plaster, plastic...
David Hammons | Artopia

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David Hammons | Artopia
Illustration by Maria Manhattan David Hammons was born in 1943 in Springfield, Illinois and grew up there—the youngest of ten children. As a student he was placed in vocational courses, but drawing...
Site-Specific Art - Spoonbridge and Cherry | Artopia

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Site-Specific Art - Spoonbridge and Cherry | Artopia
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen A Closer Look Spoonbridge and Cherry is an excellent example of proportion in sculpture. It is a gigantic version of a spoon that you would use to eat an ice...
Casting - Queenie II | Artopia

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Casting - Queenie II | Artopia
Duane Hanson A Closer Look Queenie II was in an exhibit once at the Nevada Museum of Art. The night before the show opened a false fire alarm went off. When the firefighters arrived they were...
Casting - The Bronco Buster | Artopia

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Casting - The Bronco Buster | Artopia
Frederic Remington A Closer Look Look at the movement in The Bronco Buster. It seems to jump right out of the metal cast. The horse rears up on its hind legs, pushing the cowboy into the air...
Heidi Darr-Hope's Gallery | Artopia

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Heidi Darr-Hope's Gallery | Artopia
The work of mixed-media artist Heidi Darr-Hope is influenced by a love to travel and a need to understand the intricate balance between inner and outer experience. She has developed a personal visual...