DIORAMA

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• DIORAMA
• A 3D model of a scene
• Your diorama should show what you
• know about your animal
• Space
• Food
• Water
• Shelter

2
The Plan

• Day 1
• Paint Background/Sky
• MEDIUM Tempera Paint
• (Use a long strip of cartridge paper e.g. 24
  long, at least as wide as the shoe box)
• Start Main Subject (animal)
• MEDIUM Modeling Clay

3
SKY Background - Tempera Paint

• Consider your colour choice so it helps show
• Climate (weather)
• Time of Day (dawn, daylight, night)

4
Colour Wheel
Warm Colour Scheme (think of a bonfire) Cool
Colour Scheme (think of water and ice) Analagous
Colour Scheme (think of colour wheel neighbours)
5
Clean-Up

1. Painting to safe place to dry
2. Brush in water to soak
3. Palette to bin/compost
4. Wash Hands
5. Sketching your animal!

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Main Subject Animal
7
MediumPlasticine
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Start with

• Use Basic Shapes
• Body
• Head

9
I can

• roll (ball/sphere cyliner/noodle)
• press (pancake can use scissors)
• pinch
• Poke/etch
• modeling clay

10
Use Basic Shapes

• Body
• Head
• Legs
• Identifying characteristics
• (snout, ears, tail, fins, trunk, wings?)

11
Clean-Up

1. Sculpture in your shoe box for storage
2. All Plasticine returned
3. Wipe hands with paper towel
4. Wash Hands