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Activity 1 Materials PropertiesCan you match these

materials to their

properties?

Design and Technologyat Madame Tussauds

Worksheet 1Worksheet 1

The process at Madame TussaudsEvery wax figure at Madame Tussauds goes through the same process:

Glass

Metal

Clay

WaxSponge

Plaster

Transparent

Melts easily

Absorbant

MouldableSets quickly

Strong

Madame Tussauds sculptors use steel, clay and wax to create our figures. These materials are

carefully chosen for their properties, which make them especially useful for this kind of work.

Materials at Madame Tussauds

Research Design

Making

First our researchers will

have to conduct research

into which celebrity would

make an interesting addition

to Madame Tussauds. Then

they need to find out as much

as possible about thecelebrity. They build up a

picture of how the celebrity is

seen by the public. This will

help decide how the wax figure

should stand, what their facial

expression should be and what

they should be wearing.

Then the celebrity will come

in for a sitting. Detailed

measurements and

photographs of them are taken.

PlanningUsing all the information from the

researchers and from the celebrity

sitting, the sculptors plan the wax

figure. A steel skeleton is made for

the body of the wax figure from the

measurements.

Then the sculptor creates a clay model of the celebritys head.

Sculptors form the shape of the body over the steel skeleton using

clay. Separate plaster moulds are then made of the head and body.

A hot wax mixture is poured into the mould and left to cool and

harden. The mould is carefully removed, leaving a cast of the wax

figure. The head cast is then attached to the body.

Teeth, hair and eyes are added to the figure and colour is applied to

the wax skin using oil based paints. Paint is applied in layers,

creating a realistic skin colour and texture. The wardrobe assistant

helps with dressing the wax figure and the final touches. The

finished figure is now ready to display at Madame Tussauds.


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Research and planning are very important to

Madame Tussauds. Making a wax figure is an

expensive process, so it is important that

Madame Tussauds visitors will be interestedin the celebrity and that they will be famous

for some time.

Here are just some of the celebrity wax figures you can

find at Madame Tussauds. As you can see there are a

wide range of personalities and talents represented

at the attraction.

Activity 1Imagine that you have been asked by the design team at

Madame Tussauds to research, plan and market a new wax

figure or group of wax figures for the attraction, that will

specifically appeal to somebody of your age-group.

Activity 2Design a poster to be displayed around

London, advertising Madame Tussauds, with

the new wax figure/s you have researched as

the lead attraction/s.

Design a short questionnaire (no more than five questions)

which you will use to survey your classmates on which

celebrities they are most interested in and why.

Conduct your survey. You should speak to at least five

of your classmates to make sure you have a large

enough set of results.

Research and plana new exhibit forMadame Tussauds


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b

JustinTimberlake

AngelinaJolie

AlbertEinstein

BarackObama

DavidBeckham

Princes Harryand William


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Costume at

Madame Tussauds


At Madame Tussauds, it is a tradition that the celebrity who has

had a wax figure made of them donates his or her own clothes.

This makes the figure more authentic.

Sometimes this is not possible (for example, when a celebrity is

a historical figure and is no longer alive like Henry VIII) and we

will have to make the costumes.

Here are two of our wax

figures in costume. You

will use these images to

help you in your design

and make activity on the

next sheet.


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Imagine that you work for a high street fashion store that wants to create a value

version of one of the outfits worn by the celebrity wax figures shown on Worksheet 3.

Using the images on Worksheet 3, you are going to plan the product for the store.

Activity 1 PlanChoose the materials you are going to make the piece of

clothing from. Think about which materials will make a

good copy of the celebrity outfit without being too

expensive remember that your version of the item will be

for mass production.

Draw out a pattern for your item of clothing. Patterns are

paper templates you pin to fabric and cut round. Make sure

a seam allowance is included. This is usually 1.5cm.

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Activity 2 PlanYou are now going to make your product. Before you begin:

Make sure that you have the right materials andequipment.

Make sure you know how to use the equipment safely and

that you have the skills to do so.

Think about the techniques you will use for your task. (ie:

What kind of stitching will you use? Will you use darts?

What kind of seams will you use?)

Think about health and safety is your workspace clear?

Are any machines you are going to use in good condition?

Activity 3 EvaluateEvaluate your DMA against the following criteria:

Was the choice of materials good (if you made the product

rather than a prototype)?

Could the method you used be improved?

Which aspects of the process were you pleased with?

Does your product work / look good / could it be improved?

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