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This is Art Club!: Making a massive octopus at Bettystown beach

On today's This is Art Club! we are taking a look at how we arrange, plan and place all the different elements of an artwork.

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Ross travels to the National Sandcastle and Sand Sculpture Competition at Bettystown Beach in Co Meath where he has plenty of space to create a large sand sculpture. Along with some helpers he decided to get technical with some tentacles making a giant octopus.

It was the 21st National Sandcastle and Sand Sculpture Competition and we see how these amazing creations come together. Press play up tiop to see how Ross and the gang got on.

Artist Deborah Donnelly gets a different view from Bray Head.

Coming up...

In studio we learn all about the tips and tricks to perfect your life drawing skills from artist Blaise Smith RHA. While artist Deborah Donnelly guides a young group of artists to the top of Bray Head to find the perfect vantage point for their oil painting workshop.

Luke, from St Patricks Cathedral Grammar School takes us to outer space with his monoprint.

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