Lesson 45 of 100 · Simple Sculpture

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Paper Tube Animals (Part 45)

🎨Studio Brief #45

Turn a toilet paper or paper towel tube into a standing animal.

🎯 Your mission

Squish, pinch, build. Trust your hands.

⚡ The twist

Build it bigger than feels comfortable.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 The oldest known sculpture is 35,000 years old — a tiny mammoth carved from ivory.

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Artist Spotlight

🎨 Auguste Rodin's *Thinker* started as a tiny clay sketch.

Practice paper construction in this art lesson: paper tube animals (part 45).

What You'll Learn

Turn a toilet paper or paper towel tube into a standing animal. Paint it, add paper ears and tails, and create a whole menagerie.

Techniques You'll Practice

paper construction3D craftingcharacter design

Materials Needed

Construction paperGlue stickWashable markers

Step-by-Step Guide

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Where you see this in real life

Pots, cups, sinks, statues — anything you can hold started as squishy stuff.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Sculpt with playdough or even mashed potato. The tool doesn't matter.

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For the dinner table

“Tell me about the part of your sculpture you're proudest of.”

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