Clay Coil Animal Critique

Clay Coil Animal Critique

​REMEMBER: YOU MUST WRITE 3 COMPLETE SENTENCES ON EACH QUESTION.

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ONLY "YES" OR "NO" ANSWERS WILL BE COUNTED AS WRONG.

Figure Based on a Coil Pot/Vessel

To get ​full points for this category you must have the following:

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• Clearly a coil-built pot is used for the main structure of the piece

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• The sculpture is completely made of coils, except for small details

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• ​There are no structural issues (ex. falling over, coils are not the same thickness making the structure unbalanced)

Open Ended

Figure Based on Coil Pot: Does your artwork meet the criteria on the previous slide? Why or why not?

Legs/Body off the Table

To get ​full points for this category you must have the following:

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• The body of your animal is completely off the table

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• The body of your animal stands on at least 2 legs or more

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• Legs have space between them so you can tell the animal has at least 2 legs

Open Ended

Legs/Body: Does your artwork meet the criteria on the previous slide? Why or why not?

Textural Details

To get ​full points for this category you must have the following:

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• ​​​​The entire sculpture shows good technique (clay is smoothed out appropriately to make the animal look realistic)

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• Various texture-based details on the piece that make it look interesting to the eye.

Open Ended

Textural Details: Does your artwork meet the criteria on the previous slide? Why or why not?

Craftsmanship

To get ​full points for this category you must have the following:

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• ​​​​The sculpture shows a high level of craftsmanship in construction

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• Good technique is used throughout

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• Materials are used neatly

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• Minimal imperfections​

Open Ended

Craftsmanship: Does your artwork meet the criteria on the previous slide? Why or why not?