Repoussé Bug
I can use the repoussé technique to create an symmetrical unique bug.
Repoussé - hammered into relief from the reverse side.
FUN INSECT FACTS:
Repoussé - hammered into relief from the reverse side.
FUN INSECT FACTS:
- A bug is a certain type of insect. Some examples you might be familiar with are the boxelder bug, milkweed bug, lady bug, and stink bug.
- At any one time there are 10 qutilillion (1,000,000,000,000,000,000) insects on the planet.
- The number of insect species is believed to be between six and ten million.
- Insect bodies have three parts, the thorax, abdomen and head.
- Insects have two antennae.
- Insects have three pairs of legs.
- Most insects hatch from eggs.
- Only male crickets chirp.
- Bees are found on every continent except Antarctica.
- Spiders are not insects.
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Design your bug. |
Work your metal, raise and lower the surface using the repoussé technique. |
Add color using permanent markers. |
Create a frame out of shapes and colors that relate to your bug. |
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