ART’S & CRAFTS SESSION 3D ROYAL EVENT HAT

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ART’S & CRAFTS SESSION

3D ROYAL EVENT HAT

A step by step guide


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D E E P S P A C E S P A R K L E & T H E S P A R K L E R S C L U B !2

In this lesson, students will draw a simple, stylized

face, then add an over-the-top 3D hat. This lesson

will introduce you to several methods of 3D paper

sculpture. If your students are new to paper

sculpture, you might just choose a few techniques

to introduce, or you might choose to go all in and

try everything. The choice is yours. Either way,

these hats are guaranteed to be showstoppers!

ABOUT ROYAL EVENT HATS If you’ve ever seen a royal wedding or event in

England, you’ve probably noticed the decorative

and sometimes over-the-top hats that women

wear for these events. They may have flowers,

feathers or beads attached as decoration. There

are two typical types of headwear worn to royal

events: a fascinator, which is smaller than a hat

and brimless or a more modern hatinator, which

has the decorative flair of a fascinator, but the

larger base of a hat.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED:

12” x 18” white sulphite paper

9” x 12” colored sulphite

paper

Colored scrap paper

Scissors & glue

Waterproof marker

Puck tempera paint

Medium round paintbrush

Pencil

Metallic or glitter paper

(optional)

3D Royal Event Hat

The royal family. Image from: www.wikipedia.org



Use cake tempera paint to paint the face, hair

and background. Pan watercolor would also

work for this step.

For the face, you can mix several NEUTRAL

colors to get the right skin tone for your face.

I like to mix the colors in the lid of my paint

palette.

To add DIMENSION in the hair, choose one

color and paint lines, leaving a little space in-

between them. For straight hair, paint straight

lines, for curly hair, paint curved lines. Choose

a second color and continue to add lines to

fill in the white space.

Once the skin color is dry, you can add a light

WASH of pink over the lips to add some color.

You can achieve a light wash by using lots of

water and just a little pink paint.

Paint your background a solid color.

Painting the Face & Background



Choose a piece of colored 9” x 12” sulphite

paper that CONTRASTS, or stands out against

your background color.

The shape of the hat does not need to be

perfect, as you will be adding 3D elements on

top that will hide the shape somewhat.

For a floppy hat, draw a large upside-down

“U” shape near the top of your paper.

Next, draw a curved line that closes off the

upside-down “U” shape.

Bring the line down and around to the other

side, using a slightly curved line.

You can get creative with your hat shape. Think

a top hat, a smaller fascinator, a bolero… The

possibilities are endless!

Making the Hat



Fringe elements are an easy way that students

can explore FORM and add THREE-

DIMENSIONAL elements to their hats with

very few steps using colored scrap paper.

STRAIGHT FRINGE Start with a rectangle of paper. Cut a line from

the top. Stop before you reach the bottom.

Continue across the paper. Fluff the fringe

with your fingers to add TEXTURE.

CURLED FRINGE Create straight fringe using the steps above.

Before gluing, place a pencil on the un-cut

edge. Roll the fringe around the pencil and

hold for several seconds. When you release

the paper, it will be curled.

ZIG ZAG FRINGE Start with a rectangle of paper. Fold back and

forth like an accordion (or like a fan). Fold

back one edge away from the other to leave

un-cut. While the paper is folded, cut in strips,

leaving the unfolded edge un-cut.

You can create a layered look with

fringe by gluing down one

strip, then gluing another

strip a little below the first.

Continue adding fringe

layers until you get the

desired effect.

Adding Fringe Elements

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LOOPS Starts with a strip of colored sulphite paper. Put

a dot at one end of the strip. Bring both ends

together, with the glue in the center. Count to

30 while pinching the loop before releasing.

To save time, you can create several loops and

layer them together while you pinch them

closed so you only have to count to 30 one

time.

Loops & Rolls

ROLLS Start with a strip of colored sulphite paper. Put

a dot at one edge of the strip. Instead of

pinching the edges together, roll one edge on

top of the glue dot. Pinch the ends together

for 30 seconds before releasing.

Again, you can save time by making several

rolls and holding them down to dry at the

same time.



SPIRALS To create a 3D spiral, first you need to cut out

a shape. Traditionally spirals are made from

circles, but you could also cut out squares,

rectangles or triangles. They would work

equally as well as a circle.

Once your shape is cut out, start from the

outside and cut into your shape from one

edge. Continue cutting, around the shape,

following the shape until you get to the

center.

Spirals & Putting it all Together

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

As you work you can arrange your 3D elements

on your hat to build an interesting composition

with VARIETY before you glue. Don’t be afraid to

let some of your pieces extend off the edge of

the hat.

With any of the 3D elements, just a dot of glue is

enough to affix it to your hat. If you use too

much, it will actually make it harder to stay put.

Just as suggested when making the 3D

elements, push down gently when you glue and

hold for 30 seconds to ensure that the pieces will

stay.

When you are satisfied with your hat, turn it over

and glue it onto the head!



3D Royal Event Hat

Draw a large “U” shape for

the head near the center of

the paper.

Draw shallow, “U” shaped

eyes, then eyebrows above.

One eyebrow curves down

to become the nose.

Draw a curved line for the

center of the mouth. Add a

curved line below and a bumpy

line above for the top lip.

Draw an upside-down “U”

shape for the top of the

head. Draw two “U” shapes

for the hairline on the

forehead.

Add curvy lines from the top

of the head that go to the

bottom of the paper. Add

two more lines from each

side of the chin to the

bottom of the paper.

Add in some extra wavy lines

to add dimension to the hair.

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