Grade 9 - Basic armatures

For the Grade 9s .....

An armature is like the skeleton of a sculpture.Our simple test armature is made of .5mm baling wire wrapped around a crumpled and torn piece of old printed paper (from the recycling bin). 
Like a skeleton - it must be able to bend in space and retain its 'pose'.

Photo of Mrs Moore's armature

We then need to draw it on a flat piece of paper so that it looks like it is 3-D. This is called an illusion of 3-dimensions.
Work in 2 steps......

1. Create the illusion of a wrapped cylinder using  imaginary lighting from the left. Form shadows will then be on the right.
2. Create an illusion of space by sketching in a 'corner' behind the form of the armature. 
3. The armature and the drawing will be for your term assessment.
4. Practice makes perfect!

LINK to a presentation on armatures. 

Term 1
Armature = 10 marks
Spatial drawing of armature = 10 marks
Expressive wire figure = 25 marks

Mrs Moore was messing around in class! Here is her drawing of an odd looking armature in a shoe box. A flower?