For the head : an elongated ball and a coil for the neck. Push a toothpick through the neck as far as the head. Mark the head with small, fine-bladed scissors to produce a good, curly head of hair. | |
The body is made from a large, flattened coil, from which take out two arms, detaching them to produced a short sleeved look. The arms (slightly thinner) can be added next. Mark off the pants using a knife. Next, the legs have to be made. |
Add the head to the body. It's time to create the face, two little holes for the eyes and a wider one for the mouth, then a little nose and a bow tie for the neck. Mark out the shirt with the blunt edge of a knife, add two buttons and a belt. To add on extra parts in clay, you need either to dampen the piece to be added or the area where it's to be added to. Don't forget to dampen the whole model whilst you're working on it. |
Add the arms, then the little pointed shoes. Also make the stars (from rolled clay), planets (with a ring for more depth), and even, if you feel like it, a sheep! | ||
Once the various pieces have been baked (see explanation on Baking), we can get down to painting. A hint for painting the pupils or the eyebrows, use a needle, there's no finer brush! Try it out first on paper for a little practice. |