tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14170910731595367712026-10-06T07:15:42.544-07:00Tips and Tutorials for sculpting and modeling with air-dry, no-bake, self hardening clays and modeling compoundsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger223125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1417091073159536771.post-8538053768348701622017-12-26T20:26:00.002-08:002017-12-26T20:27:33.016-08:00

Here's something different for a holiday ornament... Santa's jacket hanging on a hook.  For added cuteness there's a puppy in his pocket! Tutorial calls for a bunny cookie cutter to make the puppy but, if you don't have one, I think you could still make a cute pup without.  Just form a ball of clay into  an oval and add some triangular or teardrop ears. Better yet why don't

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Make this charming Santa to decorate for the holidays.  Quick and easy craft suitable for beginners. Materials needed:  Air-dry clay in white, flesh, red & brown or black for boots.   Optional black seed beads for eyes. Create pieces as shown in step diagram below.  Assemble all parts as pictured. Position arm, legs...adding white trims.  Attach head,

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Materials needed:  Air-dry clay in white, flesh, red & green.  Blush for cheeks.  Optional black seed beads for eyes. Create pieces as shown in diagram below. Cone shaped body should be about 1 1/4" high. Arms should be slightly curved and slightly tapered at one end. For candy canes, coil together one thin white snake with red snake. Assemble all parts as pictured.

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This step-by-step Snowman tutorial from Linda Peterson is a great classic. She wrote it as a polymer clay tutorial but the steps are almost identical when making with air-dry clay....except DON'T BAKE. Here's a few tips for working with air-dry clay: Make all the body parts in advance and let them cure a bit so that they're easy to handle without getting misshapen. Don't forget to

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I came across this blog (Russian I think) that has some interesting ideas for creating ornaments using cutouts embossed with things found around the house. First use cookie cutters to cut out the shape and then, using other tools you might have, emboss textures, cut out designs and poke holes in the dough before it dries. If you don't have a cutter with a 'ruffled' edge as seen in the

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Add a little Swedish flair to your Christmas decor with these cute Dala Horses that can be gift tags, ornaments, decorative accents, scrapbooking and more!  Made with Hearty Clay or other similar air dry clay.  Free tutorial from Borei Design.

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I just published my new book “TOP 10 REASONS WHY AIR DRY CLAY IS BETTER THAN POLYMER CLAY” and, as an introductory offer, I've made the book available for FREE for the next few days.  Grab yourself a copy at  Amazon. You can thank me by leaving a review. Sorry, introductory offer is over. Book description: Are you wondering if the new no-bake clays could be a good

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Make this cute owl from your favorite air dry clay.  Easy to make...great for beginners (kid-friendly)....just follow these step-by-step photos (from the "Cake Duchess").  If you have any trouble with the clay notsticking to itself, just use a tiny bit of white glue to attach feet, wings, etc. Here are 2 suggestions for an air dry clay for this project...soft and

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Everyone's favorite cartoon dog Snoopy!  Easy to make...great for beginners (kid-friendly)....just follow these step-by-step photos (from an Asian website).  If you have any trouble with the clay not sticking to itself, just use a tiny bit of white glue for arms, legs, etc. Here are 2 suggestions for an air dry clay for this type of project...soft and pre-colored.  

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The final step in the beginner doll tutorial from Giovana Garcia is to finish dress, attach head & add hair.. You'll need: cold porcelain or air dry clay, some white & some pre-tinted hair color ribbon for bow knife modeling tool If you need to start at part 1, it is here. Video demo is in Portuguese but, if you don't understand language, steps are clearly demonstrated

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The next step in the beginner doll tutorial from Giovana Garcia is to do some face painting. You'll need: cured head from part 3 acrylic paint dotting tools fine point brush If you need to start at part 1, it is here. Video demo is in Portuguese but, if you don't understand language, steps are clearly demonstrated without translation (mute sound). Rough translation of steps in

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The next step in the beginner doll tutorial from Giovana Garcia is to model the head. You'll need: A generous amount of cold porcelain or soft air dry clay that has been pre-tinted a fleshtone. Optional Styrofoam ball a little smaller than finished head.  Wooden skewer  Modeling tools. If you need to start at part 1, it is here. Video demo is in Portuguese but, if

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Today we have part 2 of a tutorial from Giovana Garcia showing us how to make a doll with cold porcelain. In part 2 we create the dress and add arms.  Go here for part one. Video demo is in Portuguese but, if you don't understand language, steps are clearly demonstrated without translation (mute sound).    For part 2 you'll need: cold porcelain or air dry clay,

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This 5 part tutorial from Giovana Garcia creates the doll figure shown above.  Video demo is in Portuguese but, if you don't understand language, steps are clearly demonstrated without translation (mute sound).   Finished doll shown is a bit taller than your hand, from wrist to fingertips, but you can make it any size you want.    Some unique techniques are

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Ending 'Floral Week' with this Lily tutorial from Marrietta in Russia.  Marietta is creating with uncolored cold porcelain and painting when cured with oil paints.  You could choose to use acrylic paint, it adheres to clay just fine and should work OK on the plastic parts.  You could also pre-tint your clay (yellow and green) and just use paint for details. Translate

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Let's continue our week full of flower tutorials with this great carnation tutorial from Marrietta in Russia.  She makes it look very easy!   It's a step by step photo tutorial with very little text (so translation not really necessary).  If you want to translate Russian, type text or website address here:  translate.google.com/ You will need plenty of

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How to make tulips with thin, transparent petals (and simplified stamens). Tutorial by Antonina Melnichenko is in Russian.  Translate by typing text or website address here: translate.google.com/ Author says this master class is designed for those artists who already have some experience with cold porcelain or polymer clay.  Materials needed are: Cold Porcelain or a soft

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"Cherry On a Cake" explains how to make sugar roses with wired petals.  The process is the same for air dry clay.  You'll need some pre-tinted clay, floral wire and plastic spoons (to shape petals).  It'd also help to have a petal cutter, leaf cutter and veiner but can be done without. Here's a source for some tools mentioned in tutorial.....    

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Let's begin a week full of flower tutorials with this wild rose arrangement.  Make lovely roses following this tutorial from Marrietta in Russia.  It's a step by step photo tutorial with very little text (so translation not really necessary).  Instructions for filler flowers included to make arrangement shown above. If you want to translate Russian, type text or website

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Finishing our week of creating cute and uncomplicated critters with a step-by-step bluebird photo tutorial from  "Treehouse Cakes".   Again, one of the softer clays or cold porcelain would probably be a good choice to use for this but just about any clay (or fondant) would do. Start with a blue teardrop shape large enough for the body, a ball for the head and 2 teardrop shapes

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Continuing our week of creating cute and uncomplicated critters with a step-by-step wordless photo tutorial from the Polish site "Cakeroom".  Author shows us how to create this cute little lion.  Again, one of the softer clays or cold porcelain would probably be a good choice to use for this.             

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Let's continue our week full of cute and uncomplicated critter tutorials with a step-by-step meercat tuterial from CakeDutchess.   One of the softer clays or cold porcelain would probably be a good choice to use for this.            

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Continuing our week of creating cute and uncomplicated critters with a step-by-step wordless photo tutorial from the Polish site "Cakeroom".  Author shows us how to create this cute little unicorn.  Again, one of the softer clays or cold porcelain would probably be a good choice to use for this.             

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Let's continue our week full of cute and uncomplicated critter tutorials with a step-by-step pudgy Bulldog.   One of the softer clays or cold porcelain would probably be a good choice to use for this. 1.  Roll a ball, flatten one side, imress a nose wrinkle. 2. Make a pancake shape for lower jaw. 3. Indent for eyes. 4, 5. Add brown 'patch'. 6. Add balls of black clay for eyes

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Let's start a week full of cute and uncomplicated critter tutorials with step-by-step Snoopy by Miss Kawaii. One of the softer clays or cold porcelain would probably be a good choice here.            

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