Scheme of Work

The ABC Level 3 Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art

Course/Programme Lecturer Name Paul Gilmore
and Design) of Moulding and casting Techniques

Pathway stage: Unit 6 Media Development

Unit Number/Title Date from 00/00/0000 Date to 00/00/0000
(The ABC guide to Moulding & Casting)

Session/Week Main Content of Session Assessment Information Key Resources Required Principal Outcomes
Week 1, session 1 Introduction to 3 primary Moulding -Q&A  Tutor notes  Gain an appreciation
(4 hours) & casting Techniques  Plaster room of traditional and
(Mod rock, Alginate, vinamould)  Water supply contemporary artists
(Wax, Plaster, cement fondu)  Rubber mixing
 Aims & Objectives of the bowels  Acquire knowledge
workshop  Swimming cap and skills of creating
 Elements of the workshop  Plastic sheeting a plaster bandage
 Brief background of  Bin liners mould from the face
Traditional and contemporary -Formal & Informal and casting it in wax
 Aprons
artists observations
-Q&A  Barrier cream
 Health & safety regarding  Gain an appreciation
 Straws
tools and equipment of the Health and
 Scissors
safety aspects
 Vaseline concerned within the
Lesson 1
 Mod rock studio and workshop
 Fine Casting environment
A) Moulding & casting the face plaster
(Mod rock & fine casting  Chairs
plaster)  Gain an
 Work bench understanding of the
 Towels basic principles of
 Demonstration of taking a
 Dust masks the Moulding and
mould from a face
 Clay casting process
 Examples of work
 Plaster scoop
 Q&A
 Health Safety  Gain an Appreciation
 Students to perform practical
instructions on the of the adaptability of
exercise
walls creating moulds
 Refer to workshop hand
 First aid kit
book for extra guidance and
 Wax  Familiarization of
health and safety
 Wax melting pot group members
instructions
 Demonstration of casting in  Lesson plans
 Lesson evaluation  Produce one face
wax from the face mould
  Q&A mould utilising Mod
 Students to perform practical rock (Plaster
Proforma
exercise covered bandage)
 Student evaluation
 Refer to workshop hand
Proforma
book for extra guidance and  Produce one wax
health and safety cast of the face
instructions
 Recap on sessions activities
Week 2, session 2 -Q&A  Tutor notes  Gain an appreciation
(4 hours)  Plaster room of the Health and
 Recap  Water supply safety aspects
 Aims and objectives of the  Rubber mixing concerned within the
sessions activities bowels studio and workshop
 Q&A  Swimming cap environment
 Plastic sheeting
 Aprons  Acquisition of the
Lesson 2 -Formal & Informal knowledge & skills to
 Bin liners
observations develop & produce
-Q&A  Barrier cream
B) Moulding & casting the face an alginate rubber
 Straws
(Alginate rubber) mould from the face
 Scissors
 Vaseline  Acquisition of the
 Demonstration of taking an  Mod rock
alginate mould from the face knowledge & skills to
 Selection develop & produce
 Examples of work Prefabricated plaster cast from an
 Q&A wooden boxes alginate rubber
 Students to perform practical  Fine Casting mould taken from the
exercise plaster face
 Refer to workshop hand  Chairs
book for extra guidance and  Work bench  Produce an alginate
health and safety  Towels mould from the face
instructions  Dust masks
 Clay  Produce a plaster
 Demonstration of casting in
 Plaster scoop cast from the
plaster from the alginate alginate mould
 Health Safety
rubber face mould
instructions on the
walls
 First aid kit
 Q&A

 Students to perform practical
 Lesson plans
 exercise
 Refer to workshop hand  Lesson evaluation
book for extra guidance and Proforma
health and safety  Student evaluation
instructions Proforma
 Recap on sessions activities
Week 3, session 3  Recap -Q&A  Plaster room  Gain an appreciation
(4 hours)  Aims and objectives of the  Water supply of the Health and
sessions activities  Rubber mixing safety aspects
 Q&A bowels concerned within the
 Swimming cap studio and workshop
 Plastic sheeting environment
Lesson 3  Bin liners
 Aprons
-Formal & Informal  Acquisition of the
C) Moulding & casting the face  Barrier cream
observations knowledge & skills to
(Vinamould rubber)
-Q&A  Straws
develop & produce a
 Scissors
rubber vinamould
 Demonstration of creating a  Vaseline mould from a plaster
vinamould from a plaster face  Mod rock cast of the face
cast  Fine Casting
 Examples of work plaster  Acquisition of the
 Q&A  Vinamould Melting knowledge & skills to
 Students to perform practical pot develop & produce a
exercise  Prepared cement fondu cast
 Refer to workshop hand Vinamould (Ready from a rubber
book for extra guidance and for pouring) vinamould taken
health and safety  Chairs from a plaster cast of
instructions  Work bench the face
 Towels
 Demonstration of casting in  Dust masks  Produce rubber
wax, utilising the vinamould  Clay vinamould
from first half of today’s
 Plaster scoop
session  Produce a cement
 Cement fondu
 Sand fondu face cast
 Q&A
 Selection of Pre
 Students to perform practical
fabricated wooden
exercise
boxes
 Health Safety
 Demonstration of the process
instructions on the
of casting in cement fondu,
walls
utilising the vinamould from
 First aid kit
  Tutor notes
first half of today’s session
 Lesson plans
 Q&A  Lesson evaluation
Proforma
 Students to perform practical
 Student evaluation
exercise
Proforma