An owl made of polymer clay is a rather simple and fascinating modeling that can be done by yourself or with a child. To create products, use both self-hardening polymer and baked. With modern plastic it is quite simple and easy to work with. How is an owl made of polymer clay? The master class, photos presented below, will help you figure it out. As you will notice later, the process will be easy and entertaining.
Volume and flat polymer clay owl
So, let's start sculpting a voluminous owl from polymer clay. To do this, roll a small ball from about a walnut, then fashion an oval from a rolled ball.
Leave one third of the oval on the head, the body of our owl will be created from the remaining two parts. Squeeze and shape the head of your owl. Then you need to make holes for the eyes. They can be made with both hands and the back of a ballpoint pen. After that you need to make two ears.
Now you need to insert purchased in the store or pre-made eyes. They must be pressed into the eye sockets of an owl. You can either use ready-made glass eyes or blind yourself from clay. Why do you need to roll two identical balls of approximately 5 mm.
Do not forget that the owl is a nocturnal bird, and its eyes are large enough, so keep the proportions. Place your eyes in the oven, then paint the pupils with black paint and varnish. Then you need to make a nose owl, rolled up a small neat beak.
We begin to sculpt the wings, for this roll up a small sausage, slightly flatten and cut in half. Then, with the cropped side, attach our wings to the body of the bird, in the region of the shoulders. Then it is necessary to bend slightly, giving them a shape and smoothing the seams well with your hands or a tool. Also, if desired, you can make an owl and tail.
You will certainly get a beautiful owl made of polymer clay. A master class with step-by-step photos will reveal the phased implementation. This is quite simple and easy modeling.
We take plastic, knead well and roll out with a rolling pin or a special machine. Carefully cut out the desired shape of an owl, circle or oval.
We again roll out the clay of a different color and squeeze out two circles using the cap from the handle. The made eye sockets are laid as close as possible to each other, on the surface of the workpiece. Then roll another piece of plasticine with a sausage, pressing down on one side along the entire length to obtain a drop-shaped slice.
It remains only to cut into thin sections to create the wings of an owl. They must be laid out on the sides.
Next, make a nose, sculpt a small drop and lay under the eye sockets, making two indentations with a needle - the nostrils. We form the legs of an owl, roll six balls, three for each foot. It remains to roll up two small balls for sculpting pupils. The edge of the toothpick can make transverse grooves and notches for texture. Your polymer clay owl is ready!
Decoration and painting
The resulting product can then be painted with a brush or sponge with acrylic paints and varnished. Using a toothpick or other improvised tool, you can make an invoice by carefully drawing the plumage of the wings and body of an owl.
It is noteworthy that the polymer can be mixed together to obtain the desired shade.
You can use the standard color of the owl, using white, brown, beige, orange and gold clay. Your owl can be brightly colored, then you will need brighter colors of plasticine. The choice will undoubtedly depend on your taste, mood and imagination.
Necessary tools and materials
To work, you will need a clean work surface or a white sheet of paper, a rolling pin or plastic, a needle, a toothpick, a sponge or cotton sponge, a brush, a matte clay varnish, acrylic paints and a ballpoint pen.
A polymer clay owl will be made from any clay. Of course, Fimo or Zernit is considered the best material. In addition, you can use more inexpensive clay. You can take “Flower”, “Sonnet” and “Artifact”.
Some recommendations
Before using plastic, it is advisable to knead it well in your hands. Or if you have a plastic machine, skip through it several times.
It is necessary to bake at standard temperature, this will depend directly on the brand of polymer clay you choose. Moreover, the baking temperature varies from 110 to 130 degrees Celsius, with an approximate time of 15 minutes to an hour.
After baking, let the product cool.
DIY handmade owl is the best gift!
A polymer clay owl can be of any size, shape and color. Of course, all this will depend only on your desire. Moreover, you can not only decorate your interior, but also use it in the form of a pendant, bracelet, fridge magnet, coasters for cups or photo frames. It is quite possible to make a sort of small souvenir and present it as a gift to your family and friends.