Lessons

Three views

30 minutes. Students hand in a picture, from Export, then Save image.

Open in the studio

Before class

  • Put the class link on the board or in your class page.
  • For practice away from the studio, the Clay Views puzzles ask which flat picture matches a lump.

Run it

5 minHold up a real object and sketch its front, side and top.
15 minSculpt it, checking all three views.
5 minFix the view that looks wrong.
5 minSave a picture to hand in.

Student steps

  1. Sculpt something simple: a mug, a boot or a bird.
  2. Open View and choose Front. Look at what you built.
  3. Choose Side, then Top. Which view surprised you?
  4. Fix the view that looks wrong with Clay and Smooth.
  5. Check Front, Side and Top again.
  6. Press Export, then Save image. Hand in the picture.

Ask the class

  • Which view hid a mistake from you?
  • Why do engineers and animators draw three views?