Polishing did not go well, I made quite a big mess, and it doesn’t really look this smooth. I have 3 reasons why it might’ve failed. Oil I used wasn’t right Didn’t use all three levels of sandpaper Rag could’ve been too rough I might try experimenting with different oils, if I don’t have it…Continue Reading Week 8
For now, I feel like I have most of the basics grasped well enough, I might start working on the wolf during Christmas break. The bear is a lost cause, it looks good enough and its just a first try. The wolf is considerably bigged that the bear, which could impact how I approach it….Continue Reading Week 7
This week I used the first level of rough sandpaper on the sculpture. I found it weird how it felt and how unatural using sandpaper is, I used it too rough in some parts, yet too light in others. This lead to some uneven edges and dips in the stone. I don’t know how to…Continue Reading Week 6
This week I tried experimenting with cold and hot water to see if it made a difference. It seemed the colour was relatively the same, however the soapstone seemed easier to carve after being dipped in hot water. It also was more convinient to have a big bucket of warm water and dip the soapstone…Continue Reading Week 5
I’m surprised how difficult it is to shape soapstone to your liking. Not only do you have to be precise and careful to not hurt yourself, but you have to be aggressive and continuos to chip away at the soapstone. Besides that, the different levels of sandpaper are also hard to find, at best you…Continue Reading Genius Hour Week 4
This week I bought some soapstone carvings that were cut into the general shape of an animal. I chose a wolf and a bear. I started experimenting on how to start carving them, using some of the tools that were recommended. It’s still difficult for me to make rounded parts, and for the first week…Continue Reading Genius Hour Week 3
For my Genius Hour project I’m trying to make a clay, or soapstone scuplture, my main end goal will probably be to make a a figurine that is about 6 inches to one foot tall. What are you going to learn?- Scuplting will probably help me with hand eye cordination, and use more creativity If…Continue Reading Genius Hour with Matthew Week 2-Planning
Hi I’m Matthew, I am a junior high student in edmonton alberta. Some of my hobbies include soccer, and video games. I am of average height, and relaitvely athletic. I’m also bilingual in two languages, English and Mandarin, and also learning French. Some of my achievements are: placing first in a chess tournmanet, participating in…Continue Reading Genius Hour with Matthew
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