It is so much fun to sculpt with clay but without the right techniques and methods, it is all a guessing game. This tutorial will show, with illustrated steps, how to sculpt human heads and bodies, as well as a clay turtle and a clay mouse. You won’t need to guess any more, follow these directions and you will be on your way to a great sculpture in no time. Have fun!

How to Sculpt Clay Heads & Bodies and a Turtle and Mouse

A HEAD CLAY SCULPTURE

(1) An egg-shaped roll joined to a cylinder-shaped roll. Meld pieces together by rubbing with thumb. Cut sides away.

(2) Divide head into thirds.

(3) Cut away eye sockets.

(4) Add ears, lips and chin.

SCULPTING CLAY BODIES

(1) A large ball joined to a cylinder-shaped roll.

(2) Add a small ball for the head.

(3) Meld together by rubbing with thumb.

(4) Add clay rolls for arms.

(5) Work in details.

SCULPTING CLAY RABBITS

(1) A large ball for body

(2) a small ball for head

(3) and a smaller ball for tail.

(4) Meld together with thumb.

(5) Work in details.

SCULPTING CLAY TURTLES

(1) A half ball for body and a small ball for head

(2) a tiny triangle for tail. Scratch in design on shell.

SCULPTING CLAY MICE

(1) A ball for body; two smaller flattened out balls for ears; a string for the tail. Meld together by rubbing with thumbs.

(2) Make a triangle shape for snout and smooth into body with thumbs. Make a little ball for nose. Use floss for whiskers.

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Here is a fun printable turtle papercraft that you can make. This is super easy to print, fold, and then play with. Find out how to make it below.

Crafts Materials Needed

Paper or Cardstock

Scissors

Printer

Optional – Cereal Box

Optional – Butter Knife

Optional – Ruler

Templates

PDFs

Black and White Template – Open PDF and then Print Out ( template-bw-paper-turtle-neck-in-and-out )

Color Template – Open PDF and then Print Out ( template-color-paper-turtle-neck-in-and-out )

OR

PICTURES TO SAVE AND PRINT OUT

Click on Thumbnail – Then Save Bigger Image That Opens Up

Click on Thumbnail – Then Save Bigger Image That Opens Up

Step 1

Print out either a color or a black and white template. Then glue it onto a cereal box.

Step 2

Cut it out.

Step 3

To make it easier to fold, you can do something called scoring. Do this by taking a butter knife and a ruler and drag the butter knife along the ruler and line you want to score.

Then fold the legs and tail in. Then fold the neck forwards and backwards on the lines several times. You then have your turtle finished.

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