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Design Brief: Chess set for A-level Art

I have always enjoyed playing chess, except when the other person takes it too seriously. I took A' level art as I couldn't bear to give it up, this was produced in a year of free periods and skived general studies lessons (in which I got an A anyway)

Approach

Simple really, they were all sculpted by hand, using dentist tools for the fine details. The main problem I encountered was that my hands are always very warm, and so dry the clay out when working on fine details, so I had to put my hands in cold water for 5 minutes before doing the really fine work.

Unfortunately this was not taken into account when my A-level was marked, as we were doing a stupid syllabus did get the school art prize for it though, and a teacher offered to buy it from me!


  • Old lady with a stick and a sore back (rook)
  • Jogger with walkman (bishop)
  • Park keeper with litter spike and rubbish bag (king)
  • Mum with small child drinking from a bottle (queen)
  • Jogger drinking energy drink (bishop)
  • Dog having a poo (knight)
  • Old war hero with zimmer frame, medal and slippers (rook)
  • Child prodding a dead duck with a stick (pawn)
  • Child with a rucksack tying shoelaces (pawn)
  • Toddler eating a sandwich(pawn)
  • Child playing with toy car (pawn)
  • Skateboarder (pawn)
  • Child with bobble hat and broken arm (pawn)
  • Sulking child with a doll (pawn)
  • Old woman in a wheel chair with lap rug and curlers (rook)
  • Dog marking his territory (knight).
  • Female jogger (bishop).
  • Park Warder with broom and pipe (King)
  • Mum with shopping and handbag (Queen)
  • Rab C. Nesbit style jogger with sweat band (bishop)
  • Running dog (knight)
  • Old chap with two sticks and flat cap.(rook)
  • Child ready to play cricket (pawn).
  • Child reading book (pawn)
  • Baby in buggy who has dropped his lolly (pawn)
  • Child playing GameGear (remember those?) (pawn)
  • Child with catapult (pawn)
  • Screaming child with a grazed knee (pawn)
  • Toddler with a dummy chasing a ball (pawn)
  • Child studying beetle (pawn)
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