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Let's Sculpt a Whimsical Bird!

Unlock creativity with Skillshare! Learn acrylic painting, AI writing, graphic design, and photography.

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Let's Sculpt a Whimsical Bird!

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About Let's Sculpt a Whimsical Bird!

Welcome!

Supply List

Lesson One: Building the Armature

Lesson Two: Adding the Clay

Lesson Three: Sanding the Sculpture

Lesson Four: Attaching the Legs

Lesson Five: Adding Gesso

Lesson Six: Painting your Sculpture

Lesson Seven: Adding your Eyes

Lesson Eight: Attaching the Base

Lesson Nine: The Finishing Touches

Your Class Project

Thank You!

Supplement: Fixing Cracks

What You Will Learn?

  • Let's Sculpt a Whimsical Bird is the first in a series of courses where you learn how to sculpt with air dry clay. Sculpting a whimsical bird is the perfect way to learn how to use air-dry clay. You don't have to worry about getting it perfect, it's whimsical! Who cares? .
  • In this course, you will learn how to sculpt a whimsical bird. We will cover:.
  • 1) the basic tools needed.
  • 2) forming a simple armature for your sculpture.
  • 3) adding air dry clay to your armature.
  • 4) smoothing your sculpture .
  • 5) adding a base and sanding your sculpture.
  • 6) painting and embellishing your sculpture.
  • For your class project, I want you to make your own whimsical bird sculpture and share it in the project section of the course. Make as many as you like! You are welcome to upload at any stage of the process and I will happily give you feedback and help you along the way..
  • I have over ten years experience sculpting with air-dry clays making anything from a life-sized Scooby Doo to miniature mermaids and art dolls and I am a member of the Creative Paperclay Design Team. My clay of choice for this course is Creative Paperclay® simply because it is my favorite clay to work with. However, this course is no way affiliated with Creative Paperclay® Company..
  • In the Project and Resources Section, you will find a PDF of the supply list and a template you can print and use to help you shape the armature for your bird. The template is letter-sized..
  • Music Credits.
  • Modern Jazz Samba.
  • "Modern Jazz Samba" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).
  • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
  • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.
  • Fig Leaf Times Two.
  • "Fig Leaf Times Two" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).
  • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
  • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.
  • Laid Back Guitars.
  • "Laid Back Guitars" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com).
  • Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
  • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.
  • Soda Pop.
  • Credit: Music:https://www.purple-planet.com.
  • Get Happy.
  • Credit: Music:https://www.purple-planet.com.
  • Outcast - Purple Planet.
  • Credit: Music:https://www.purple-planet.com.
  • Sunny.
  • www.bensound.com.
  • Ukulele .
  • www.bensound.com.