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IGCSE art sculpture ideas?

I’d have to do a sculpture for art, but seeing as i’ve never done anything like this before, (I prefer painting, drawing) i’m stuck for ideas! I don’t want to do something boring, like a mask for example.
I was thinking maybe a bonsai or a sakura tree, but i’ve no idea how to start lol.
Clay? Wire? Paper mache?

Depends on the materials you’re willing to fork over the money for. If you don’t have any ideas, try to think about things that you would want to paint or draw. Just remember that you will have to think about the object from all angles.

You said that you’ve never done anything like this before, but seeing as you want to make a tree, I’m guessing that you have the basics at least. Just remember that actual models are nice to look at for reference when you’re making your project.

Suggestion wise, I would say maybe a shoe. Preferably a baby’s shoe. Some of them can get complex, but they’re small enough that if you make your model the same size as the actual shoe, you won’t have too much trouble on the proportions and things like that.

Material wise, if you’re using store bought air dry clay, remember that it shrinks (some more than others) when dry. You’ll also have more difficultly painting it. Depends on the type of paint you use and what type of clay. You may also use the oven bake clay, but most of those are fairly expensive, depending on the type, and need more practice to work with.

Now, I’m guessing that you want to make a sculpture out of misc. objects/mixed media? I would suggest you use interesting objects if you want to be unique. I’ve seen paintings rendered with coffee (special liquid formula) and sculptures made of plastic spoons. I suggest thinking in that direction.

For the bonsai tree, I suggest working mostly with wire. It’ll be a lot of wire, and you’ll probably have to invest at least $30 on some standard tools, but it’ll be worth it. Use wire to shape the trunk and branches. It’ll be difficult, but I’m sure you’ll be fine. Make sure the base is quite strong, especially if you have your little tree twist a lot. Perhaps you don’t understand what I’m trying to describe….? Well, if you’re going to make a bonsai tree, you can use other materials to try and make the leaves and perhaps flowers {some trees do have them}. Maybe you can use various seed beads/beads in general to represent the leaves of the tree? Such sculptures have been made before, so I suggest you google it.

If you decide on the sakura tree, I still recommend the wire. The actual flowers would be trickier to make, especially if you intend to make every single one. Maybe origami?

Other ideas [I'm just naming several things I've tried]: box, shoe, hamburger, hands, cat, cake, ice cream, ripped thick chocolate bar, small furniture, etc.

Hope that helps somewhat.

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