Hello, I've been thinking about what craft I am going to do with the air-dry clay, which is still unused. So I've been planning for a long time that I wanted to make a mini calendar made by air-dry clay.
I've been experimenting with air-dry clay since last year, and one time I tried to do some complicated craft using it and I failed to finish it because I lost inspiration for it, so this year I promised myself to encourage myself to try again I and I almost feel like I won't do it again.
But I guess from the previous craft I made, I realize I think I am the problem LOL. I think I had no patience before, so that is why. If you want to try air-dry clay, this is my reminder to you that you need to be patient, and you should work as fast as you can, and a spray bottle is the key, LOL.
Materials I Used:
- Air-Dry Clay
- Glass Sheet
- Spray Water Bottle
- Clay Tools
- Air Dry Clay Paste
- Rotary Detail Carver
- Portable Weighing Scale
- Paper Towel
- Acrylic Paints
- Paint Brush
- Water Glass Bottle
- Sponge
Craft Time!
First thing I do is to condition the air-dry clay. What I do is I wet my hand using a water spray bottle and then knead the clay until smooth and This is my reference I drew for the mini calendar I am going to make. My inspiration for this is Bamby from Plave. This is his mascot character.
And then what I do is I shape and weigh them equally, each part of the character to make it more life easier LOL.
After that, I am going to connect each part I shaped earlier using this air-dry clay paste I made, just combined water and air-dry clay and melted it into like lotion-like texture. I add the paste and then scrape it using the feather wire texture tool.
And I do the same step to the other part, and then I connect them, and this is how it looks. It is pretty flat in the moment, so just trust the process.
Using this loop tool, I scrape out the middle part of the clay, the area where I will add the date for my calendar. Make sure not to scrape too deeply.
This is what it looks like, and then I fill out some parts too.
I and then after I added more shape to the character, and then I almost forgot the peach part.
And then I shape the part for the date.
And then let it dry for about 2 days.
Now that the clay is completely dry, I am going to use a rotary detail carver to smooth out the uneven parts.
Make sure to put a paper towel on my desk to catch the clay dust.
The clay is smooth now. I am going to color it using acrylic paint. Do not forget to have a glass of water to wash the brush.
I painted the clay with titanium white first. I did 3 layers of paint.
Then, after that, I painted the peach.
Then, the ears, make sure to dry the paint first before adding a layer of paint again.
Then, after that, I did the leaves from the peach, and then let them dry before proceeding to paint the other part.
Then I drew the eye on this part, I realized that the acrylic marker is not waterproof when it dried, so I messed it up LOL, but I fixed it.
I painted the failed face I drew, so I painted it again with acrylic paint, and I decided to add clothes.
While the character is still drying, I will add the numbers and the month using this black acrylic marker.
Just let them dry, and we're done.
I did a little photoshoot, so cute!
Today is October 10!
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Please take care of your mental health as well.
I hope you are okay today :))
Please take care of your mental health as well.
I hope you are okay today :))