Creating Life-Like Animals in Polymer Clay

Author: Katherine Dewey
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440321957
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 268

Book Description
Enchanting, exquisitely detailed and full of personality, Katherine Dewey's animal sculptures delight all who see them. With the friendly medium of polymer clay and the step-by-step instructions in this book, you can achieve the same magical results! Inside, Katherine leads you through then utterly charming projects, such as a sweet little bluebird, a basset hound and a white-tailed fawn. And that's just the start! The "Making Changes" chapter will help you create your own original animal creations by changing poses, making realistic bases, and even modeling your animals to look like bronze, fade and other materials.

Creating Lifelike Figures in Polymer Clay

Author: Katherine Dewey
Publisher: Potter Craft
ISBN: 0770434657
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 146

Book Description
Katherine Dewey's expressive and elegantly detailed sculptures enchant all who see them. With the magical medium of polymer clay and this book, you can follow in her footsteps. Thorough instructions supported by more than 400 step-by-step color photos and 200 detailed drawings cover the entire process of sculpting realistic figures, from selecting clay and gathering essential tools to the basics of modeling the human figure, to incorporating poses, facial expressions, ethnic and gender subtleties, costumes, and painted finishing touches. Easy-to-read maps of the figure illustrate the landmarks of the body, while scale diagrams indicate the simple shapes hidden within the human form, as well as how to combine and model those shapes. For anyone who loves fantasy, romance, nature—or sophisticated crafting—this book is a must-have.

Art Makers: Polymer Clay for Beginners

Author: Emily Chen
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 1633226328
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 131

Book Description
Start making beautiful crafts from polymer clay! Art Makers: Polymer Clay for Beginners is your guide to this fun, easy kiln-free craft. Polymer Clay for Beginners introduces artists, art hobbyists, and polymer clay enthusiasts to this versatile, accessible medium. Because polymer clay does not require the use of a kiln and needs only baking in the oven, it is an easy, approachable art form for even the most inexperienced artist to learn. Professional artist and experienced author Emily Chen demonstrates how to make adorable animal figurines, flowers, cookies, cakes, beads, and more through easy, step-by-step projects. Each project features colorful, styled photographs demonstrating how finished pieces can be used, displayed, and gifted. A comprehensive tools and materials section and detailed information on techniques, baking, and glazing guide artists in their quest to become polymer clay pros. A modern approach to sculpture art, polymer clay is the perfect choice for beginners and crafting enthusiasts.

Making Animal Characters in Polymer Clay

Author: Sherian Frey
Publisher: Northlight
ISBN: 9781581800418
Category : Animal sculpture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book starts with basic projects that include exact measurements for clay so there's no guesswork. Each character involves building new techniques and experience to work towards more advanced projects.

How to Make Clay Characters

Author: Maureen Carlson
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9780891347217
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 136

Book Description
With polymer clay and imagination, Maureen Carlson has brought a whole world of cheery little characters to life. You can do it, too! This book makes it fun and easy—no sculpting experience or fancy equipment required! You'll find lots of full-color pictures and detailed, step-by-step projects to lead you all the way—starting with simple, neighborhood kids, and progressing to more complex characters like Grandma and Saint Nick. You'll learn how to make every detail just right, from hair to facial expressions to feet. When you get the hang of it, you can create lively little folks of your own imaginings...even personalize our clay characters for extra-special gifts. No two will ever be exactly alike, but each one is guaranteed to make you smile!

Fairies, Gnomes & Trolls

Author: Maureen Carlson
Publisher: North Light Books
ISBN: 9781581808209
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Welcome to the world of the Faerie Folk Create an idyllic, polymer-clay world filled with fairies, playful sprites, clever gnomes and elves, wise wizards and misunderstood trolls. Whether you are new to polymer clay, or looking to improve your skills, Fairies, Gnomes & Trolls offers everything you need to unlock the characters in your imagination and bring the magic of the fairy to life. Inside you'll find 15 complete projects, including: Isa Rosalia, the flower fairy Dray Van Elm, the elf king Broogen Bogge, the rock troll Ophelia Lilliana, the sprite With an introduction to polymer clay techniques, a complete section on creating polymer clay figures, plenty of tips for working with clay and personalizing your projects, as well as variation projects for many of the characters, Fairies, Gnomes & Trolls is packed with everything you need to create your own fantasy world!

Amusing Artistry with Polymer Clay

Author: Helen Cruickshank
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781527220270
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 166

Book Description
A step-by-step guide to making amusing characters and projects in polymer clay with illustrative photographs of each stage and full instructions. Suitable for total beginners, to more experienced polymer clay artists.

Kawaii Polymer Clay Creations

Author: Emily Chen
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1440239738
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Learn to make super-cute polymer clay animals and food in Kawaii Polymer Clay Creations! Emily Chen teaches you how to craft twenty adorable figures from basic shapes using easy polymer clay techniques and tools. Progress from a simple bunny to an elaborate unicorn, and learn now to make miniature cookies, bread and ice cream cones that look delicious enough to eat! Included are basic jewelry techniques for transforming your polymer clay masterpieces into wearable items. Try turning a cat into a charm, a pig into a bracelet, a cupcake into a pair of earrings or a stack of pancakes into a ring. You'll also find tips on how to create your very own designs by breaking your subject into simple shapes that you can craft in clay.

Fantasy Creatures in Clay

Author: Neal Deschain
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1440336725
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 165

Book Description
Sculpt fascinating creatures! Explore the world of clay and learn to create the dramatically beautiful forms of some of the most fearsome and awe-inspiring creatures your imagination can conjure. Ranging from ferocious dragons to regal griffins to magnificent underwater beasts--they're all here! Inside you will learn simple techniques for creating realistic individual parts of fantasy creatures. Wings, horns and bodies--everything is covered here. Then you will discover innovative ways for assembling those parts to form characters straight from your imagination! From start to finish, you'll learn everything from brainstorming creature ideas to making the armature and building the body with clay to baking and mounting the creature onto a base. Everything you need to know to build your very own mythological menagerie! So immerse yourself in these easy-to-learn demonstrations and practice the skills necessary to create realistic wings, paws, scales, fur, facial expressions, poses and so much more! • 65 step-by-step demonstrations • Create a sculpture from start to finish • Stunning galleries of finished sculptures, including dragons, a steampunk bird, a fiery dog and more

Creature Sculpt

Author: Joe Coleman
Publisher: emilySculpts
ISBN: 0578119420
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
Creature Sculpt covers all the essentials that the beginning and novice sculptor will need when starting out in sculpting creatures. All the basics from start to finish are discussed including armatures, building forms, and painting. Inside, you will find tips specific to Super Sculpey and Monster Clay. However, most of the techniques shown can be applied to many other clays as well. The author, Emily Coleman, has been sculpting for over a decade and has nearly six years of teaching experience. She has combined her experiences to bring you this book that is over a year in the making.