How To Make Clay Sculpting Tools

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How to make clay sculpting tools. A strong work surface eg a thick masonite board. Clay can be sculpted with just your hands but using tools can create fun and different patterns. So I desided to make a couple and show how I did it.

Working in three dimensions can be an interesting artistic challenge. Hooves tails and eyes are added. Cut a 2 50mm length of your piano wire or guitar string.

Old gift cards Duct tape Model Magic Clay or cloud clay skewers Pencils or other sticks wire pliers and cutters pins sewing or interesting pushpins moldable plastic or polymer clay Sponge Foil and whatever else you can stick into a piece of clay. Press the bottom of a teaspoon onto the clay surface to create. Beginners guide to sculpting in clay.

Another great tool for a sculptor working in clay is a stamp. I hope it saves you money. Incidentally if you dont have a pipe cutter a sharp craft knife or blade will work.

To start make sure you have a roller clay blade and a few sculpting tools like those with balls or rubber tips at the end to create various shapes. These tools can be expensive. X-Acto Knife Used for trimming away excess clay create grooves use the flat side to make simple fish scales.

Use textured objects to create patterns in the clay. And I STILL had none for myself. A stamp is anything that you press into the surface of the clay to create an effect and the best part is that it can be made from just about anything.