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Edition 2026Active Merit Badge
Sculpture
Official Requirements & Fillable Workbook · 2026 Edition
Sculpture challenges you to visualize and create three-dimensional art in space. You will explore additive and subtractive sculpting methods, armatures, and finishing techniques. Requirement 2 is entirely studio work: modeling a clay bust or figure, carving in plaster or soft stone, or constructing an assemblage from mixed media.
Key Requirements Covered:
- Sculptural Forms, Texture & Volume
- Clay Modeling & Armature Construction
- Carving, Casting & Mixed-Media Methods
- Sculpture Exhibition, Aesthetics & Careers
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2026Reqs Revised
What is on the worksheet: Sculpture Requirements
Every requirement for the Sculpture merit badge, word for word as published, with room to write under each one on the printed worksheet.
1Tool and Workshop Safety
Explain to your counselor the precautions that must be followed for the safe use and operation of a sculptor's tools, equipment, and other materials.
2Model, Mold, or Carve
Do TWO of the following:
- a Model in clay a life-size human head. Then sculpt in modeling clay, carve in wood or plaster, or use 3D modeling software to make a small-scale model of an animal or person. Explain to your counselor the method and tools you used to sculpt the figure.
- b Make a plaster mold of a fruit or vegetable. In this mold, make a copy of the fruit or vegetable. Explain to your counselor the method and tools you used to make the copy.
- c With your parent or guardian's permission and your counselor's approval, visit a museum, art exhibit, art gallery, artists' co-op, or artist's studio. After your visit, share with your counselor what you have learned. Discuss the importance of visual arts and how it strengthens social tolerance and helps stimulate cultural, intellectual, and personal development.
3Option Selection
Do ONE of the following:
- a Explore careers related to this merit badge. Research one career to learn about the training and education needed, costs, job prospects, salary, job duties, and career advancement. Your research methods may include—with your parent or guardian's permission—an internet or library search, an interview with a professional in the field, or a visit to a location where people in this career work. Discuss with your counselor both your findings and what about this profession might make it an interesting career.
- b Explore how you could use knowledge and skills from this merit badge to pursue a hobby. Research any training needed, expenses, and organizations that promote or support it. Discuss with your counselor what short-term and long-term goals you might have if you pursued this.
Two dates, two different things
Requirements Revision vs. Worksheet Date
Scouting America last revised the Sculpture requirements in 2026. That is the badge, not this sheet — an older year does not mean the worksheet is out of date.
Verbatim Fidelity & Verification
This worksheet was checked against https://www.scouting.org/merit-badges/sculpture/ in Aug 2026 and reproduces the requirements word for word. Both dates are printed on the sheet, so a copy in a binder can always be placed in time.
Requirement text is © Scouting America, reproduced verbatim. The worksheet layout and design are original to this project.
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