Explore how artists use lines, shapes and colors to creatively decorate everyday three-dimensional artworks in Make It Beautiful. View this PowerPoint presentation first. You will see a good overview of three techniques - modeling, carving and painting - that artists use to beautify bowls, jars, plates and plaques.

You can click on any of the images in the PowerPoint presentation to see a larger image of the artwork at the website of the museum that owns it. See Handout #2:21 for more information. After your research, you will experiment with the techniques of modeling, carving and painting then create a bowl, jar, plate or plaque with modeling magic and decorate it.