Sculpting with Air-Dry Clay
Watch the video below to understand the process in sculpting with Air-Dry Clay.
The video covers the following:
1) Building an Armature (with wires and aluminium foil)
2) Sculpting Tools and Techniques
3) Cracks - how to prevent and fix them
4) Sanding your Air Dry Clay Sculpture
5) Painting your Air Dry Clay Sculpture
The video covers the following:
1) Building an Armature (with wires and aluminium foil)
2) Sculpting Tools and Techniques
3) Cracks - how to prevent and fix them
4) Sanding your Air Dry Clay Sculpture
5) Painting your Air Dry Clay Sculpture
Ideas & Possibilities with Air Dry Clay
#1 Dishes for trinkets
(a) Monsterra drop dish
Tutorial and Source credit: https://liagriffith.com/monstera-drop-dish/?utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=social , Lia Griffith (b) Stamped Air dry clay dish
Tutorial and source credit: https://www.gatheringbeauty.com/blog//2014/06/diy-stamped-clay-bowls.html |
#2 Paper Clay Planters
(a) Hanging sloth planter
Tutorial & source credit: https://happythought.co.uk/how-to-make-a-hanging-sloth-planter/ TIPS FOR PAPER CLAY PLANTERS:
Paper clay does not resist water very well even when dried, hence do plan to incorporate a small pot or reuse a cut-up plastic bottle within your paper clay planter to hold the soil and plants =) |
#3 Paper Weights / Small sculpture Ideas
Source credit : www.pinterest.com/pin/131448882863353649/
Source credit: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/2744449761093578/
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Source credit: www.etsy.com/shop/vishnya
Tips for Paperweights:
Ensure that the sculpture is stable and bottom heavy. |