After looking at a couple pictures of porcupines, students were able to point out the basic oval shape of the animal's body. They also noticed their realistic brown, white and yellow colors and their sharp pointy quills or spines. We then discussed the difference between 2-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional artwork. The artists understood that 2-D is art created on a flat surface and 3-D is art created that has shape and form. It is art you can hold and walk around all sides. The student then got a chance to be sculptors and mold and shape their own porcupines out of model magic clay. They finished the creatures off with a face, spines and realistic paint colors. After setting their work to dry, they were then asked to draw a porcupine on paper. At the end of class I asked them if they thought it was easier to draw a porcupine after sculpting it in 3-dimensions and they all thought yes!
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