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Unit: Crafts - Foil Tooling
Project: Foil tooling - Oriental Art
Grade:
Middle School - Upper elementary
Length:
Three to four class period
Objectives:
Given
tools, teacher demonstrations, class periods, examples, discussion, and
visuals, the students will create a copper tooling based on a design or
image that they create.
Vocabulary:
Repousse,
Relief
Goals
of Concepts:
The
students will create a copper tooling.
Supplies/
Tools/ Equipment
Copper
Pieces cut to size 5" x 7" (13 x 18 cm) recommended. (May use
Copper Leaf
or copper sheets)
,
Newsprint
-
Pencil - ball point pen -
Popsicle Sticks
(or plastic/ wood
modeling tools
) -
Newspaper -
Shoe Polish
or
Liver Of Sulphur -
Brushes
Books
Copper Tooling
- Design, tooling and finishing copper are a few of the tutorials in this book.
Tooling Around: Creating with Glass and Sheet Copper
- Step by step guide for creating tooled overlays for stained glass lamp shades, boxes, jewelry and holiday ornaments. Includes directions on how to emboss, sculpt, pleat and hammer copper to create lamp bases, tree trunks, leaves, mirror frames, etc.
Motivational
Strategies
The
students were shown and variety of copper tooling examples as well as an
example done by the teacher. They were impressed at the variety of
subjects
that could be depicted as well as the detail achieved.
Instructional
Preparations/ Suggestions/ Safety:
The
students should have been shown the proper ways to handle the copper pieces, as the edges were sharp.
Student
Activities/ Procedures:
1.
The teacher showed the students examples of the various copper
tooling examples. The students were then instructed to create a sketch
the same size as their copper piece. (Oriental theme was used - but any
theme can be used - handouts of ideas were provided)
2.
Once the students were happy with their sketch they were then
instructed to tape the top and bottom of the sketch to their copper
piece to prevent it moving as they were transferring the image. For this
reason it is suggested that they leave a 1 inch margin along the top and
bottom of their sketch.
3.
They are the place a thick pad of newspaper to begin their
transfer on. If they don’t use the newspaper the lines won’t
transfer. They should go over ever line of their sketch to transfer it
to the copper plate. Trace over all lines with a ball point pen - remove
drawing.
4.
After the sketch is transferred the students should use the
Popsicle stick to begin pressing out areas of the copper (rounded
modeling tools may also be used). This will give the project a 3-d
effect. Turn back to front side and refine edges of design. A dull
pencil works good for this if modeling tools are not available.
5.
Antique with liver of sulphur (if using copper tooling foil) - or
antique with India ink (if using aluminum). Shoe polish may also be
used.
Assessment:
Did the students create a copper
tooling project
Did students show low relief by
working both sides of the metal?
Did students exhibit craftsmanship?
