Friendly Frogs

14-Apr-23

Air Dry Clay, Craft Tutorials

ACTÍVA Products

Materials Needed:

Step 1

Lilly Pad

Roll a 1/4” slab of clay.


Cover the slab with plastic wrap. Firmly press down the circle shape cutter into the clay.

Remove the excess clay.

Slightly indent a straight edge into the top of the clay circle. Divide the clay circle into 6 parts.

Cut away and remove one of the 6 pieces.

Step 2

Body

Roll a sphere of clay for the frog’s body.


 

Step 3

Legs

Roll 2 long cones out of clay

Score and slip them onto the sides of the clay sphere.

LEARN

*Scoring is scratching the edges of clay before joining them together.
*Slip is liquid clay used to join pieces of clay together like glue.

Step 4

Feet

Roll 2 small cones out of clay.

Attach them onto the bottom of each leg and smooth them onto the body form.

Roll 4 more small cones out of clay. Attach them to the front of the frog’s body and smooth them onto the form.

Step 5

Base

Attach the frog’s body to the Lilly pad base.

Step 6

Eyes

Roll 2 small spheres out of clay and attach them to the top of the frog’s body.

Roll 2 tiny spheres out of clay and attach them inside the larger sphere shaped eyes.

Step 7

Mouth

Draw, indent or add on a mouth.

Step 8

Dry

Allow the clay to dry for 24 hours.

Step 8

Dry

Allow the clay to dry for 24 hours.

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