Clay modeling for beginners. DIY polymer clay crafts: master class

If your little ones have never held real clay in their hands, it's time to start - long weekends and warm days contribute to this. You can prepare and buy clay in the store, or you can dig up in the country - in any case, the child will get an unforgettable experience from communicating with this amazing material. For some reason, small children who fall into the hands of something suitable for modeling are very often one of the first to create ... a bird's nest with eggs and a bird. We will tell you how you can help your child with such a craft.

Nothing captivates children like working with natural clay. The art shop sells wet, polymer, all-purpose, low-temperature model clay, and for natural clay, visit local potteries or go to the construction market.

To start

Working with clay requires the mind, bodily effort and soul. Clay reacts instantly. Some children immediately want to work with her and are ready to get down to business right away. Others are not as enthusiastic, especially if the clay is cold. And others prefer to stand aside.

Don't put pressure on them, just enjoy the feel of the clay changing shape under your fingers. Children will join when they are ready.

There is nothing more pleasant than pressing your fingers into soft, pliable clay. In the beginning, tools will only interfere with this important sensory connection. Ask the child: "How can you change the surface of the clay?" Words such as “pierce”, “pinch”, “stretch”, “stroke” and “hit” will be appropriate here. Each part of the hand—fingers, knuckles, or fist—acts differently on the clay. And you will have a great opportunity to replenish the vocabulary of children.

• Let's compress the clay to make a tall figure.
• Let's pull the clay, then ledges or bumps are formed.
• Let's try to pierce the clay in some places.
• Can you make a hole?

Roll up balls and ropes

One of my favorite ways to keep kids entertained is to ask them to roll up clay sticks (“sausages”) of various lengths and sizes. Have them try it with their eyes closed. In this way, they use their sense of touch, and their hands will understand where they need to move and with what force to press.

Try rolling ropes and balls of different sizes and connecting them. Random shapes suddenly turn into people, animals, and other shapes.

You can also use clay as a building material—along with sticks, stones, shells, beans, twigs, and other inclusions—to build fortresses, hideouts, fairy houses, bridges, and the like.

Have a notepad and camera ready

Italian teachers taught me to pay attention to the incredible ideas and remarks that children often make. I always keep a notebook ready to write them down, as well as phrases that seem unusual to me. Another useful tool is a camera. Use it to capture a sculpture you've created, or to capture a workflow.

Completion of work and storage of clay

Clay from the table is best cleaned with a scraper or spatula, a kitchen spatula is also suitable. Roll the clay into a ball. Make a small hole in the bowl and pour water into it. Seal the hole and place the clay in a bag or put it in an airtight plastic container. When you take it out again, first knead it like dough so that it becomes soft.

Clay nest with birds and eggs (from 3 years old)

You will need:

• Clay
• A bowl of water and a rag
• Oilcloth or plastic stand
• Feathers (optional)

1. Cut three pieces of clay the size of a lemon. Set two of them aside.
2. Ask your child to roll a ball from one piece. Then, holding the clay in his hands, he should press a hole in the center with his thumbs. (You can show how to do this on your balloon.)
3. With the thumbs still inside, the child will shape the clay by pushing the edges outward until the nest is the correct shape and size.
4. Take the second piece of clay and divide it into three small pieces. Let the child roll each of them into a ball. Press them down a little to get oblong eggs, or leave them in the shape of a ball. Put the eggs in the nest.
5. Take the third piece of clay and ask the child to fashion a bird out of it (whatever he wants).
6. If desired, add feathers to the bird - stick them into the clay in place of the tail and / or wings.
7. Leave nest and bird to air dry. Then you can put them on the shelf as a decoration or play with them a little. And don't forget to take a picture of the craft!

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In this article we will talk about such a popular material today as polymer clay. From it you can make a lot of beautiful things.

Polymer clay is one of the most common craft materials. And no wonder, because it is very elastic and completely non-toxic, and the crafts are simply fantastic!

Moreover, the variety of such crafts is striking - not only decorations, but also many other things that will definitely decorate your life.

How to work with polymer clay?

So, to begin with, let's deal with What should you stock up on when working with polymer clay?. Half of success in work depends on the right choice.

Of course, first of all, you need to stock up on the clay itself, which is sold in special stores for needlework. There are enough marks:

• You can buy a domestic version of the type "Flower"- it is inexpensive, but unsuitable for sausage preparations. The color palette is not extensive, there are no special effects like mother-of-pearl, no metal

IMPORTANT: The most tangible drawback is that after baking, the products from the "Tsvetik" become very fragile.

• Of the foreign brands, the most common is considered "FIMO"- it offers the buyer a large selection of colors that practically do not change after baking, suitable for a variety of techniques
• There are the following types: soft Soft, standard Classic and interesting Effect with additives, transparency, sparkles and mother of pearl

• Premo- has a greater similarity with wax than the previous version. It is very easy to mold from it. Good for sausages
• "KATO"- with this brand you will have to suffer a little, as it is baked at a fairly high temperature. And as for trying to knead the clay, it will be quite problematic to do this if you do not use a hammer
• You can pay attention and for Polish products- It is strong and affordable. Good for sculpting applications. However, if you plan to make sausage blanks, such clay is of little use.
• Cernit- recommended for those who want to sculpt dolls and imitate stones such as marble. For those who want to bring a touch of transparency to their products, this brand is perfect. Clay is similar to wax, it is advisable to knead it well before sculpting

What else can the creative process do without?

• Without workplace, of course. For this case, it is best to find a tile or glass, as you will have to work with a knife. A thick sheet of white paper is also possible, but this is in extreme cases.
• Knife you need the sharpest, and preferably a special one for this kind of work. But if this is not found, you can use the stationery. Pay close attention to sharpness - the material should not be smeared as a result. And look at the price, choosing the “golden mean”, since cheap ones are very often blunt, and expensive ones have an overly thick blade - these include, for example, Japanese

IMPORTANT: Do not use the kitchen under any circumstances! There is a risk of harm to health.

• rolling pin also irreplaceable, but not plastic. The fact is that some types of plastic quickly deteriorate under the influence of polymer clay. But you can use a special roller for rolling clay or even
• toothpicks they will help well in making holes in beads, forming details, in drying beads - it is very convenient to string round details on such sticks. As an alternative to toothpicks, stacks are used, but not made of plastic
• Buttons, pendants and other accessories make crafts unique
• For cutting out details, in the absence of special molds, it is quite possible to take lids or glasses
• Emery skins with waterproof effect sand well and remove fingerprints from products. And dense material like felt, jeans will help to polish
• Lucky will definitely be required. You can use building acrylic with a base on the water, but the best brands are Sculpey, Fimo

The basic rules for working with polymer clay are as follows:

• The most basic - maintaining cleanliness. The surface must be clean, as are the hands. It would be nice to stock up on gloves. And try to keep the place of work free of lint

IMPORTANT: Wet wipes will help a lot when working. They will not only keep your hands and tools clean, but will also smooth out the unevenness of the material.

• For clay softening you can use a special tool called a plasticizer. Experienced needlewomen recommend the Moldmaker brand. A few peas of the product is quite enough for a pack of clay. As an alternative, creams, petroleum jelly, a warming procedure are suitable
• There are also cases when the clay sticks to your hands especially fresh. Then you can mix it with harder clay or leave it on a white sheet of paper for several hours. But if paint has already got into the material, it is hardly possible to do something.
• Lacquering of details occurs in different ways. For flat ones, each side is processed in turn. Round ones are best first strung on a toothpick, which, in turn, must be stuck into plasticine. You can also dip the parts in varnish or apply it with a synthetic brush

• Whatever clay is chosen, it must be properly used before use. knead- thanks to this, the material becomes plastic, soft and suitable for comfortable modeling

IMPORTANT: Do not ignore this step, otherwise air bubbles will remain in the material, which will turn into bumps when the clay is heated.

• Stock up on special baked gel- for example, such as FIMO liquid. Sometimes you need to glue a pin to the part - in this case, the hole for it needs to be made a little larger, taking into account the glue
• Store clay sausages you need in a film or a well-closing bag. Otherwise, they will not dry out, but will lose their plasticity and become brittle. This is explained by the evaporation of the plasticizer. It is even better to put the blanks in the refrigerator

• At what stage do you need to do grinding? After the parts are baked, but before varnishing. It is recommended to wipe the parts with a linen towel after grinding - this way they become as if velvety

IMPORTANT: Do not think that the varnish will hide the defects of the material. As a rule, he only emphasizes them. Therefore, it is worth taking the time to polish.

How to bake polymer clay crafts?

The baking process should be discussed separately, but this does not mean at all that it is somehow too tricky and requires a special oven.

This is not ceramics - here an ordinary oven is enough, after all the temperature at which many types of polymer clay harden is only 110-130 degrees.

• What do you need to bake crafts on? Never on utensils that are used for eating
• It is better to adapt a special baking sheet for a creative impulse, covered, in turn, with accordion-folded paper
• A lot depends on what is being baked. So, the beads will feel great strung on a toothpick stuck in foil. Flat parts are recommended to be placed on glass or ceramic tiles
• You can place the glass in the sleeve for baking, and then get the craft on the street - this is if you are overcome by doubts about toxicity

In general, so that no toxic substances are released, you must adhere to the temperatures indicated on the clay packaging. And even with this, it is necessary to work with the hood. After each work, the stove must be thoroughly washed.

IMPORTANT: If there is a smell, and the craft itself has turned black and even charred, immediately stop baking and ventilate the room well.

If, after processing in the plate, the product becomes dense, thin parts are able to bend, and subsequent drilling produces long chips - everything is in order, you are on the right track.

Polymer clay crafts for beginners step by step: master class

Beginning needlewomen must first of all master master classes on making sausages from polymer clay. Having such sausages, in the future you can create spectacular details for various products.

So let's try to do the simplest strawberry sausages which even a beginner can do:

• So, you need pink, red and white clay. From white blind a slightly elongated triangle, and from pink - layer about a millimeter thick

IMPORTANT: Before rolling out the layer, the clay should be thoroughly kneaded.

• Yet from white clay you need to make sausages. Sausages will also be needed from red. Then they need to be connected to each other.

• Carefully wrap connected red and white sausages with a pink layer

• The resulting red-white-pink sausage should be pulled out as carefully as possible in length. Approximately until it reaches a length of 12 or 13 centimeters. When stretching, the product should in no case lose its original shape.
• And after that the sausage can be cut in equal pieces

• Now from scattered sausages a strawberry is formed. Forming it is not difficult at all: a white sausage is wrapped in a pink layer and stuck around with sausages made of red and white clay in a circle

IMPORTANT: Do not glue the entire core, leaving the bottom intact, as shown in the photo.

• Now the core turns again, but this time with a layer of red polymer clay

• At this stage the sausage needs to be stretched to a size that is convenient. Please note that for beads it should be thick and short, and for toy pieces it should be thin and long.

• And here is the final step - baking! Do this for about half an hour, after which cool the workpiece and cut into strawberries
• When properly manufactured, they should be easy to cut, resembling fairly dense rubber in structure.

The described master class is intended for the simplified production of strawberry sausages. If you want something more naturalistic, then you can use a pasta machine.

It allows you to achieve smooth color transitions. As an analogy, take an acrylic rolling pin, only it will take longer to tinker with it.

Beginners can also practice on buttons- it is very easy to make them, and the thing turns out beautiful and useful. So, for the simplest recipe for making need:

• In fact, polymer clay
• Acrylic paint for decoration
• Sandpaper
• The sleeve in which baking is done
• Some kind of vintage style button

• So, to get started, you just need to roll polymer clay balls. Choose colors as you wish. Attach a button to the balls

• Now with a thick needle make holes. Such blanks can be immediately packed in a sleeve and baked at 110 degrees

IMPORTANT: It is better not to use a baking sheet, as it will not always be possible to fully wash it, like an oven. Even then, leave the oven door slightly open.

• Sandpaper processed baked buttons. Edges can be neatly trimmed
• Now you can add the finishing touches processing products with paint or varnish

But what if you want to make such a trinket, but you don’t have a vintage button at hand? No problem: you can create a craft in a different way and easy too!

• Roll out the polymer clay layer thinner. Attach a piece of lace to the layer which is sure to be found in any home. But before applying, be sure to lightly sprinkle the clay with water.

• Now cover the workpiece with polyethylene- without it, cutting will turn out sloppy

• The mold must be pressed on the layer. The mold can be absolutely any shape

• According to the resulting contours, it is easy can be carefully cut future button

• With a toothpick holes are being made

• Blanks bake, cool- and now they can be coated with acrylic paint

IMPORTANT: The thing should cool in the oven.

Easy crafts from polymer clay

An easy and useful craft will be needle magnet. You will need:

• Rolling pin and work surface
• mold
• Polymer clay
• Acrylic paint, brush
• Lace
• Sandpaper
• 2 magnets

You can get started:

• Clay needs it right knead hands
• Then her roll out
• Using a cookie cutter desired contours are cut. The edges are trimmed
• Now for preparation pressed lace
• You can bake the craft in the oven. However, if polymer clay is purchased with the feature of self-hardening, it’s even easier - you just need to let it harden
• sandpaper product is processed
• And now can apply paint e the way you want. If there is a desire to somehow decorate the magnet - it's time to do it
• On the back side of the craft a magnet is attached. That's all, it is quite possible to use it! You need to apply a useful craft on a fabric previously fixed in the hoop

IMPORTANT: Do not forget about the second magnet, which is applied on the back of the fabric to the one attached to the craft.

The next easy-to-make and useful polymer clay craft is jar lid. The lid will outwardly resemble weaving from a vine, so any jar will look economic and comfortable with it. You need to stock up on these things:

• Any of the most common jar lid
• Polymer clay any shades. But to recreate the effect of weaving, beige, red, yellow, green, brown and dark blue are best.
• If there is molds- a special mold for creating three-dimensional figures - it will be very useful
• PVA glue or liquid plastic
• orange and brown pastel
• Green, yellow, white, red acrylic paint
• varnish, also acrylic
• Device for rolling out polymer clay- acrylic rolling pin, glass rolling pin, in the absence of a regular jar
• A special machine for processing polymer raw materials is desirable, called extruder
• tassel for applying paint. In this case, choose a thinner brush
• Wand sharper or toothpick

• To begin with, a piece of brown clay is taken and rolls out to the state of the formation. Please note that it must be no smaller than the size of the original cap.
• The source cover is lubricated liquid plastic or PVA glue

• Now clay should be put on the lid. At the same time, it should cover the entire surface of the lid, but should not prevent it from closing. It will be necessary to immediately make incisions - this will release air bubbles. Alternatively, you can pierce the clay - then the air will come out during the baking process, otherwise the clay will simply rise
• It's high time twist polymer clay into a sausage, then immersing it in an extruder. This must be done with brown and beige clay. The thickness can be any

IMPORTANT: If there is no extruder, you just need to gently knead the sausage so that the shades do not mix. After that, you need to gradually cut off pieces from it, rolling them into thin threads.

• Now we need to twist the strings. First, take a bunch of four and lay them horizontally on the lid. The ends should extend beyond the lid. Then take four more threads and put them on top of the previous ones, only perpendicular to them.
• Lay out the threads so that their ends diverge from each other according to the principle of rays
• Take a couple more polymer clay threads and place them in the center of the makeshift web. Start weaving in a checkerboard pattern- threading the leading threads first above the others, then below them. If you have ever wove wreaths or baskets, you should be able to do it very quickly.

• It is necessary to weave the cobweb to the edges of the lid. If the threads run out, new ones are simply glued to the old ones. After that, the weaving is carefully removed from the lid, transferred to paper
• On the lid PVA or liquid plastic is applied. In the first case, you need to act quickly - before the glue dries.

• The polymer clay web returns to the lid. And now you need to complete this weaving with a fringing. It is created from six stripes intertwined with a pigtail.

• Now you can decorate the lid to your liking- for example, create flowers or berries from polymer clay, do not forget to cover them with varnish

Lovers of weaving and just useful little things will surely like it miniature ring box. We will make it in the form of a basket

You will need:

• Clay
• Wire, the thickness of which is approximately 0.8-1 mm
• Stationery knife
• Capacity, which resembles a basket. Cream jars are very suitable for this purpose.

So let's get to work:

• Roll polymer clay into a sausage. Its thickness should be about 1.5-2 mm. It is best to use an extruder, but not critical if it is not at hand
• This sausage cut into pieces 3 centimeters long

IMPORTANT: Make sure that the number of pieces is odd.

• The container itself should be turned over. After that you can stick cuts of polymer clay on it

• Carefully cut off excess parts pieces so that they are the same length

• Now a circle is made of clay. It must be attached to the bottom of the container. For the best effect, it will be good to iron this circle with a toothpick.

• The jar is placed in this form in the oven. The temperature depends on the type of clay, but the time will be enough for 5 or 8 minutes. After baking, the jar is lowered into cold water, cools down and is freed from polymer clay

• Roll up the sausage as long as you can. However, it will be possible to connect sausages during the weaving process, which is easier to do with an extruder

IMPORTANT: After weaving, the basket should not be corrected from the sides, otherwise the natural effect of weaving will disappear.

• If you want to give the base of the basket completeness, you can weave two piece braid and stick it on top. BUT on the bottom from the inside you can stick a circle of clay- so the bottom will become more accurate

• It remains to make the handle of the basket, for which the wire is useful. Measure the desired length and bend the arc

• The final stage is wrapping the frame of the handle with polymer clay sausage. You must not forget to leave 5 millimeters on both sides. Next, the handle is attached to the base, and the whole composition is sent to the oven for 20 minutes

Do-it-yourself polymer clay doll

A doll made of polymer clay will be an excellent gift for a child, and it will fit well into the interior of an adult. Of course, each such doll is individual, but still the general nuances of manufacturing are present.

Experienced needlewomen are convinced that the proportions of a living person are not suitable for a doll - the head turns out to be small, and the arms are too long. And best way to calculate proportions is to remember that one body of a toy is measured by seven heads. The palm is equal to the width of the face, and the foot is 1.5 palms.

Creativity should always start from the head, twisting a loop of wire. Foil should then be wound on such a base.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to wrap the foil tightly.

Now polymer clay comes into play, which you need to knead well, then stick around the foil. All unnecessary irregularities are important to smooth out.

Perhaps the most difficult is start drawing facial features. It is necessary to highlight not only the eyes, nose, mouth, but also not to forget about the forehead, chin. You don’t need to paint anything yet - just a relief designation of features. And remember that the face should be convex.

Thereafter the workpiece is placed in the oven. The baking temperature depends on the recommendations of the clay manufacturer.

Hands can be done next.- Cylindrical pieces are formed from clay. They need to be rolled out.

Using the stack fingers are formed. It is very important to carefully separate them without damaging them. Next, give the handles a natural look by rounding their outlines and not forgetting the folds.

Now you can treat your hands in the oven, after putting them on the wire.

The manufacture of legs begins, oddly enough, with the feet- they are made from parts, one side of which should be thicker than the other. The stack denotes fingers, folds.

Pieces are attached to the feet, which are then transformed into a leg to the shin. The legs are baked in the same way as other parts of the doll's body.

IMPORTANT: To put the legs on, take the longest pieces of wire, because they will form the main frame of the doll.

And now it's time to collect the disparate parts into general framework. To do this, the wire from the head is connected to the pieces from the hands, and a long wire from the legs is screwed to all this. Where the pupa is planned to have a waist, the wire should be twisted.

Now you can bake the doll.

And here begins the most interesting - the formation of appearance. Recommended for face painting Use acrylic paints and #10 brushes. For the eyes you will need the thinnest brush.

As for the hair then you can use a wig for a good cause, forming the hair in parts. You can form strands of silk threads.

And you can use wool for felting - it turns out just fantastic doll hair.

Outfit whatever is sewn, depending on the idea and the materials at hand.

DIY clay toys

You can sculpt a lot of polymer clay toys - it all depends solely on your imagination. Let's try to make a symbol of this year in this lesson - fire monkey.

• First of all carefully knead the clay and create an oval from the orange piece- this is the future head of the monkey. Flatten it a little for the face
• For body need to make another oval, only remade in the form of a drop

• The head and body are held together so that the body is attached to the smaller side of the drop
• A thin pancake is formed from beige polymer clay, on which you need to make a recess on top

IMPORTANT: A thin toothpick for forming shapes on pieces of polymer clay is just right.

• Beige pancake superimposed on the head. And closer to the bottom. And the recess should "look" up
• With the help of dots small dimples for the eyes. By the same principle, the nostrils and mouth are indicated.
• Roll two small circles from black polymer clay. They are placed with light pressure in the eye sockets.
• 2 balls roll from orange and beige clay. And beige is less than orange. They make pancakes. Beige superimposed on orange

• The resulting ball is cut into two parts - these are the ears. They are attached to the sides of the head with pressure. Joints should be smoothed
• A monkey can be made playful with a bang- this is a small orange droplet, glued with the wide part up. The bottom one needs to be screwed down a bit.
• And now handles-legs are formed from 4 sausages in the form of drops. For hands, roll smaller drops. In all four sausages, make indentations in the wide parts

• Form 4 drops from beige clay, and cut fingers on their wide parts - these are hands and feet. Attach them to the recesses of the arms and legs

• from orange clay tail is formed, pointed on one side, and also twisted in the form of a question mark - on the other

• Now all parts of the body are attached to the torso, and the toy is baked

DIY clay sculptures

Garden sculpture is both interesting and functional. It is unlikely that you want to spend money on buying a finished sculpture, but you can try to make one yourself. For example, owl, for which you will need:

• Capacity for mixing material approximately 5 liters
• Approximately 6 cups building plaster
• 500 grams polymer clay, which itself can harden
• Water
• skewers wood or thick wire, stacks
• Plastic bag
• Paint brushes#1 and #5
• More useful for decorating owls gouache, glass eyes, matte varnish, yellow and black nail polishes

• So, let's start with the fact that you need to tightly lay a plastic bag in a bucket for mixing material. Separately knead about 4 cups of plaster

IMPORTANT: The consistency of the dough should resemble cottage cheese with sour cream. But there should be no lumps.

• After kneading, the dough is transferred to a bucket- it will take up a third of the capacity. The form in which the material was kneaded, meanwhile, is quickly washed off. Well, skewers are inserted into the dough so that they stick out half of the plaster. Gypsum needs to be leveled and left to harden for 2 hours
• After curing gypsum is taken from the bucket

• Now you need to knead the gypsum again to the same state, same as last time. It is laid out on skewers. It is necessary to form the outlines of an owl. The container is immediately washed, and the workpiece hardens within a day

• And so the creativity begins: breaking off pieces of polymer clay, stick them little by little to the gypsum base

IMPORTANT: After breaking off a piece, immediately wrap the rest of the polymer clay in cellophane, otherwise it will harden.

• Then feathers are drawn- it is desirable to do this with the help of a pusher. Insert glass eyes

• Made from polymer clay back and wings
• Black and yellow nail polish eyes are painted. The advantage of this varnish is that it is transparent, and therefore retains the shine of the glass.

• And now you can take tail. Moreover, for reliability, it must be formed in tiers and processed by a pusher
• Are drawn wings

• If there is excess clay left, you can make additional decorations in the form of a ladybug, for example. The owl is dried and painted with gouache. Finished with a matte lacquer

Polymer clay cup

It is highly undesirable to make a cup completely out of polymer clay, since when storing and serving food in it, there can be unpleasant consequences for health. But it is quite possible to decorate a cup. For this you will need:

• Polymer clay
• Toothpicks, stacks
• Utility knife or good blade
• Pastel of the color you need for decoration
• Water at room temperature

Getting Started:

• So first of all need to work on sketch, because in the process it will be quite difficult to decorate at random
• Now, based on the sketch, you can begin to mount polymer clay, recreating certain details. Help yourself with toothpicks or stacks
• Once the clay outlines are formed, pastel can be added- it emphasizes the 3D effect of the decor
• Now burn the cup at 120 degrees
• And after this procedure polymer clay parts must be carefully detached from the cup. It is best to help yourself with a clerical knife
• Rinse the cup with warm water. Dry it, degrease it
• Lubricate each of the decor details carefully with glue, and attach them to the cup. Remove the glue that goes beyond the decor with a toothpick.

IMPORTANT: The most important thing in this case is slowness. Otherwise, fragile elements will break.

• Wait 12 hours- during this time, the work should dry. But to be sure of this, after 12 hours, wash the product under running water and soap. Dry the cup - and it can be used after 12 hours

Polymer clay vase

So, first way decorating some of the simplest vase:

• Cut out petals, twigs, leaves
• Stick all this splendor on a vase
• Draw the background, color the decor details
• The vase now needs to be placed in the oven for 20 minutes. Set the temperature to 120 degrees
• Let the vase cool, cover it with varnish

We offer another option for decorating a glass vase:

• In this case, use stamps, stacks, coloring pigment in powder consistency. Pour this powder onto a layer of polymer clay, and rub it with your fingers - this will achieve smooth transitions of shades. Patterns can be pre-marked with stamps
• Now cut out the figures from the layer. You can use scissors, or you can use a utility knife. Let the figures be of different sizes - in design it looks just fine
• Figurines need to be baked, following the directions on the clay packaging
• Roll out another layer of polymer clay- figurines will be attached to it

IMPORTANT: The base layer must be the same size as the glass vase. And in terms of thickness, it should be denser than the layer from which the decor details were cut.

• Use glue to attach the base layer to the vase. Push the details into this layer, helping yourself in this work with glue
• Apply pearlescent varnish to the entire surface. It is recommended to work with a large brush
• Now put the vase in the oven for 5 minutes. Temperature - 265 degrees
• So we processed only one side. Repeat this algorithm for others don't forget to let the vase cool down after each baking

DIY clay flowers

Polymer clay makes gorgeous flowers for decoration. For example, delicate sakura flowers

• First, make a sausage out of pink and white polymer clay. Color transitions should be smooth, for which you can use a pasta machine. But clay will need a little, so you can try to make it manually
• Once the sausage rolls up, cut it into pieces. in a millimeter or 1.5 millimeters thick Then bend a drop of polymer clay And now pinch a piece of polymer clay from one end - you get a petal
  • You can start picking a flower. Connect all the petals - the sakura should have from 7 to 11 pieces. Better help yourself with a toothpick

  IMPORTANT: Regardless of whether you help yourself with a toothpick when forming petals or not, you need to bake a flower on a toothpick.

  • Now make a cherry blossom, the principle of creation of which, by the way, is the same for any colors. So, take a thin wire with a thickness of no more than 0.3 millimeters, and a length of 15 centimeters
  • Form a loop at one end of the wire, connect the loop with a piece of polymer clay. It is worth rolling a drop from a piece in advance
  • Create 3 more petals, stick them on the drop
  Glue the petals onto the polymer clay drop
  • For more natural it is better to start creating a sepal. Sakura, as well as roses, cherries, sepals have 5 petals
  This is how a sakura flower made of polymer clay will turn out

  DIY clay tandoor

  Tandoor is a great find for residents of private houses or owners of summer cottages! Such an oven, the technology of which dates back centuries, roasts the meat evenly and makes the bread fragrant.

  IMPORTANT: It should be noted that a real tandoor is made exclusively from clay - only thanks to it the oven will have thermal insulation properties. What's really impressive is that it stays at a temperature suitable for cooking for about 3 or 4 hours.

  What is the device of this furnace? It is an earthen vessel, tapering upwards - food is placed there. And traction is provided thanks to the blower at the bottom. The bottom is covered with brick, and clay, salt or sand are placed between it and clay to keep warm.

  In addition to all of the above, you will have to stock up sheep wool or camel wool - this will allow the oven not to crack when high temperatures are set.

  • So first of all you need to mix clay with wool. Pre-cut the wool into fibers of 10-15 millimeters

  IMPORTANT: The consistency of the mixture should resemble thick sour cream, have a viscosity.

  • This mixture should be left until it reaches a suitable state for at least a week. But during this time, stir the workpiece, otherwise it may dry unevenly. And make sure that water does not accumulate on top - otherwise the tandoor will be covered with cracks
  • If the workpiece looks like a dense plasticine at the end of the week, you did everything right! From such plasticine, mold oblong sheets, the thickness of which should be at least 5 centimeters. It is from them that a tandoor is formed with a height of 1.5 meters, a diameter of the wide part - a meter, and a neck diameter - 0.5 meters

  IMPORTANT: Be sure to leave a hole at the bottom side - it is necessary for blowing.

  • Leave this blank for a month for complete drying
  • Now you can overlay the workpiece with bricks. The same clay is used as a solution. You can replace it with a mixture of clay, plasticizer and quartz sand
  • From the inside, the oven is lubricated with cottonseed oil.
  • And now - kiln firing until it looks like ceramic. The temperature rises slowly, so don't worry if it takes 24 hours to burn.

  Polymer clay jewelry

  Polymer clay makes excellent jewelry - bracelets, necklaces, rings. But they will be discussed already in.

  As you can see, polymer clay is just a godsend for creative people. From it you can do a lot of excellent things that will bring positive, comfort and benefit to your life.

  You can hardly resist buying such a thing, and if you begin to be interested in the process of working with polymer clay, you are unlikely to resist trying to make something yourself.

  Video: Magic polymer clay peonies

  Video: Bunny polymer clay

  Video: Unrealistic polymer clay sculpting

Modeling is one of the oldest human crafts. Now it is possible to make not only dishes from it, but also jewelry, toys, gifts, and all sorts of interior things. It also has a good relaxing, sedative effect. So you can relieve stress and have a good time. But where to get the material and how to work with it correctly - this will be discussed below. So, quite often polymer clay is used for this business. But how to work with it and create masterpieces is worth talking about in more detail.

Details about modeling for beginners

What kind of clay crafts can you do with your own hands? In this article you can find ideas for beginners. Clay can now be presented as a polymer, very similar to plasticine, but it can also harden. And it has different names - plastic, thermoplastic, thermoplasticine, cernit. It can harden in one version without firing, in the other - only during firing. Novice craftsmen should determine for themselves what they will work with - with purchased material or with a mass of their own preparation.

Making polymer for modeling right at home.

In fact, it is not a polymer at all, because it is made from other components. But the methods of working with him are almost the same. Here's how it's prepared:

• 1 cup plain white PVA glue
• 1 cup cornstarch,
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice,
• 1 tablespoon low-fat cream (any)
• 1 tablespoon of vaseline.

You will also need:

• Glass bowl for stirring.
• Spoon for stirring.
• Substrate for kneading the mass.
• Polyethylene film.

From all this you get about 350 gr. molding masses. First, in a bowl, stir the glue, starch and petroleum jelly with a spoon. Then add lemon juice and mix well again. And after that, send the bowl with the contents to the microwave at maximum power for 30 seconds.

Lubricate the surface for kneading with cream. After the microwave, mix the mass again properly and spread it on the prepared surface and mix again, like dough, for at least 5 minutes. You should get a plastic and elastic material. Now we roll it into a "sausage" and wrap it in a cloth. After cooling and absorbing excess moisture into the fabric, the mass is ready for use.

Modeling equipment.

Here we are talking about how to make clay crafts. Of course, this cannot be done without some details. In the process of modeling, we actively use any suitable material at hand. Here is the beginner's duty kit:

1. The work surface must be hard.
2. Sharp cutting tools - a knife, blade or scalpel for small parts.
3. Under the rolling pins for rolling out the mass, you can adapt improvised cylindrical objects.
4. Needles and toothpicks - they can make holes, or you can fix small parts.
5. Cutters are cutters for cutting various shapes, but different bottle caps can be easily adapted instead.
6. Gloves and wet wipes.

Various molding options

Before we offer you easy clay crafts, for starters, it would be logical to get acquainted with various modeling techniques in order to determine the suitable option for yourself, and new creative ideas in the process of familiarization may also come to mind. This all applies to baked clay, and to self-hardening. The most requested techniques are:

Cane technique. Thin multi-colored pieces of clay are put together in layers and rolled into one roll. On the cuts of such rolls, very beautiful and interesting combinations of colors are obtained.

Technique in smooth color transition. Different colors of clay are mixed in different quantities so that the colors smoothly change from one to another.

filigree technique. Chaotically small pieces of mass are placed on the workpiece, a very original pattern can be obtained.

Kaleidoscope technique. Multi-colored layers are rolled into rolls, then we give them geometric shapes on a solid surface.

"Salty" technique. We roll the figures in coarse salt, bake them, and then, washing off the salt with water, we get a corrugated surface on the products.

Actually molding from polymer mass

Self-hardening clay can become like wood or gypsum, and can be further processed accordingly. And baked clay becomes like plastic. It can be purchased at art salons or needlework stores.

We start with something elementary, not requiring ingenious processing. At the same time, do not be afraid to experiment, master different techniques and techniques, over time it may turn out to be your own, special. For starters, you can do jewelry or flowers. For coloring we use acrylic paints. If you decide to paint with gouache, then the top should be varnished. But before painting with nitro enamel, it is better to prime the surface with epoxy glue.

What crafts to make from clay

Well, now it's time to tell you about what crafts can be made from clay. Take a closer look at these options and your time will not be boring.

Flowers.

We begin to sculpt a rose from a ball, make a drop out of it, then a few more balls, but these will already be petals, after giving them the appropriate shape with your fingers. We stick them around our droplet in the form of a bud, the first petals should be left straight, while the rest, the outer ones, should be slightly turned outward.

Articulated figure.

Oddly enough, we take the foil. With its help, we first form the blanks of our parts, we already apply layers of polymer mass on them, and we get body parts, including hinges. After hardening, we carefully cut these parts, remove the foil, and grind the parts, glue them again and connect them together, as a rule, with laces.

Bijouterie.

Your daughters / granddaughters / nieces and their girlfriends will be delighted with simple but original jewelry. It is with children's options that you can start to fill your hand. And these are not only beads, but also bracelets, pendants, and earrings. On a rolled piece of clay, we cut out the same squares and roll the same beads out of them. Then we make holes in them with a needle.

Master class for children on modeling toys

Polymer clay is a good material for creativity. It's so easy to make crafts for beginners. And these are the products you can see in the photo. Modeling is an indispensable activity for the development of fine motor skills, and this activity also helps to learn about the world. We select the simplest options for crafts. For example, puppet food, or flat animal figures.

Food.

Vegetables and fruits with a needle or toothpick can be given the desired shape and texture. With a child, it will be interesting and exciting to master different techniques, because children quickly get bored with everything and get bored, and here there is such a variety of polymer processing techniques.

Animals.

Here, only small figures can be made from solid pieces, but for large forms it is better to use the technique of hollow parts, and beads will play the role of eyes and spouts perfectly.

Clay crafts that require firing

Remember modeling from plasticine? What should be done first? That's right, knead it properly, warm it in your hands. It's the same with clay. It is important not to overheat or burn white or red clay, for this we observe a temperature of 110 - 130 degrees.

At home, making such clay is very laborious and difficult. There will be many mistakes. You need both the right natural clay and equipment for high-quality firing.

Vase.

If you plan a thin and tall figure, then you can’t do without a frame. An unusual beautiful bottle is suitable for the frame of a vase. cutting it into two parts, we stick each one with rolled layers of self-hardening clay. After hardening, we remove the parts of the bottle, and glue the clay halves.

Figurines.

A human figure is too complicated for beginners, if you are interested, you can find video tutorials on such modeling on the Internet. In general, flexible wire usually becomes the basis for figurines.

Video tutorials on sculpting.
It is better to see once than hear a hundred times. All your questions and misunderstandings will be resolved when watching these video tutorials. Now on YouTube you can find everything, and how to burn clay, how to create a figure of a man, and modeling in various techniques.

New Year's toys.

After you train and fill your hand in a year, the question of New Year's gifts to friends and relatives will disappear by itself. If nothing original comes to mind, video tutorials will help you. It shows step by step the process of creating even the most complex and intricate souvenirs, both Christmas decorations and practical attributes of the holiday, for example, New Year's masks.

My 3 year old daughter loves to sculpt. Together we master new techniques, materials and molds for modeling. Today I will tell you about the features of clay modeling for beginners.

Modeling from plasticine, clay, salt dough and other plastic material well calms the nervous system of the most mobile baby, captivates the most restless fidget, calms and pacifies. Modeling is considered an important component of art therapy.

Modeling allows you to develop fine motor skills, expands spatial thinking. Inventing and embodying figures from plasticine, clay or dough with the baby, parents stimulate his cognitive activity, the child imagines, invents and plays with what he has thought up.

Clay is a material for co-creation

Clay is the most plastic and profitable material for modeling. Finished products do not break, keep their shape for a long time. And most importantly, fairy-tale locker handles molded from clay together with the baby, a dollhouse, counting material - mushrooms, the alphabet, etc. well complement the interior of the children's room and will be dear to the child.

In clay modeling, beginners should immediately decide on the type of material. Clay is different. It can vary in color, consistency, plasticity, and even the presence of water in it.

If cracks appear on the finished product during work, this indicates an incorrect technique for working with the material or a lack of moisture in the clay. There is blue clay, which is enough to get out of the package and knead. There are types of clay that require the addition of water when working with them.

I would like to highlight polymer clay. Very good molding material. Polymer clay is based on PVC and plastic binders; finished products from such clay need to be baked at a temperature of 110 degrees.

Another type of polymer clay is made from a combination of natural ingredients and organic polymers. This material is self-hardening, finished products do not need heat treatment.

Since we decided to master modeling together with children, polymer clay must also be chosen safe to work with kids. With my children, I use Fimo Air self-hardening polymer clay, it contains more than 90% natural materials, is environmentally friendly and is well suited for children's modeling.

Workplace, modeling techniques

Clay modeling for beginners requires strict adherence to all the rules for organizing the workplace. On the table before sculpting, you should:

• spread oilcloth or other covering material;
• put a bowl half filled with water;
• prepare a dry towel and a damp sponge;
• put a wooden stack and a plastic brush in front of you.

Now you can start a trial clay modeling lesson for beginners. We take out the clay from the bag, box, plastic bucket. Roll into a tourniquet, or pinch off pieces. We knead the blanks.

If the clay is too dry and is about to crumble between your fingers, place it on a table, dip your brush in water, and run the wet brush over the clay. Moisten the clay until it reaches the desired plasticity.

Attention! During the modeling process, the clay may stick a little to the fingers, so that this does not interfere, periodically wipe your hands with a towel and a damp sponge.

If cracks appear on the clay figurine, gently rub them with a finger dipped in water. Finished products should be dried during the day. Then they can be colored and decorated.

The only “but” in natural clay modeling is the processing of the finished product. If you do not have a muffle furnace, the finished clay figurine must be dried for 5-6 days, for example, on the windowsill. To prevent the figurine from cracking, cover it with polyethylene for a day.

Sand the dried product and impregnate with PVA glue. Once the glue has dried, you can paint the figurine with gouache, tempera or acrylic paint. Instead of PVA, you can use an acrylic primer as a base for paint. The finished product can be varnished.

Clay toys from the Paraskeva workshop, Diveevo village

Clay figurines in the interior of a children's room

With the help of clay modeling, you can decorate any space. Especially the children's room. For example, decorate the handles of cabinets, doll furniture, a table or a chest of drawers with stucco molding. You can also make materials for role-playing and educational games together with your child: figures of vegetables and fruits in the game “Shop”, counting material (numbers, signs, figures), letters for the magnetic alphabet and much more.

Cabinet handles made of polymer clay. Master class on the link

Lamp “Tabby cat”