Friday, September 25, 2020

Create a Ghost like Skull for Halloween



 Hello everyone, today I am going to show you how I made 
this ghost like skull. With Halloween quickly approaching, 
I figured I'd make a small companion for my dolls. 
I will walk you through the steps that I took below.


Supplies: 

Creative Paperclay®
Masking tape
Scrap Paper,Cardboard or foil
Sand paper
Acrylic paint




I began by taking a piece of paper and rolling it up into a ball and taping
it in place with masking tape. When you are good the the shape,
begin to cover it with the clay.





When you have your ball nicely formed, set it aside and let it dry.





After letting the ball dry, begin filling out the jaw and the eye sockets.





I usually have a reference that I use when I am sculpting. 
I had this skull and the smaller one shown above that I
used while trying to create this piece. 





Here I am filling out the sides trying to find my way around 
the piece. It takes a few passes, so you need to have patience.
It took me a while to work this piece up to where I liked it.





I am building up the front of the skull. You need to 
emphasize the empty eye sockets when creating a skull.
I set this piece aside so that I could come back and 
work on it to build it up again when it dries.





Here is the next phase of me building up the front of the skull.





Here you can see that I am getting much closer in form 
of the skull. Keep building up until you are satisfied with 
the form of your skull as well.





This is the stage that I felt satisfied at. I did a very light 
sanding here so that I could keep it a bit rough.





I am painting the sockets and mouth black. This makes
these areas of the skull look like they are empty and hollow





 It kind of looks like the mask from Scream, but I am happy with it!






Thank you all once again for stopping by, and I hope that you enjoyed today's tutorial! You can find Creative Paperclay® at the following retailers Creative Paperclay® Online Store, Michael'sAmazon, Joann's.

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Create an Eye-catching Face Shield with Creative PaperClay!

                                    

Teaching in the age of COVID has taken on an interesting list of "must-haves" to stay safe in the classroom.  None is more interesting (to me) than the face shield.  I teach in a private Catholic School, and we have returned to school 5 days a week, in-person.  The administration gifted every member of the staff with a God-awful ugly face shield to be worn whenever we cannot maintain a 6' distance between the students and us.  As an art teacher, that distance is basically impossible as I roam the aisles between the desks (6' apart), obviously getting in much closer than recommended.  With the reality that the shield would be a regular part of my outfit, I set to work accessorizing the accessory 😉

Materials:

Creative PaperClay

Plaid Folk Art paint in colors of choice plus a brush or sponge 

Aleene's "The Ultimate" tacky glue

assorted flexible molds

flexible face shield

tape (optional)

Procedure:

  
 


Decorating the face shield began by painting over the blue "FACE SHIELD" logo and directions (I think I am capable of figuring it out).  I mean, seriously, who needs directions on how to put the face shield on?!?!  For this, I went to my stash of paints and pulled 3 of my favorite Plaid Folk Art paints: #6313 Tanzanite Multi-surface Metallic, #5882 Purple Glitterfic, and #2797 black Extreme Glitter.  I painted the blue stripe with Tanzanite first, using multiple layers (drying between each layer) until the writing was hidden.  Next up, a thin layer of the Extreme Glitter.  I wanted bling, but I didn't want the black glitter to overpower the beautiful purple (obviously my favorite color).  The final paint applied was the purple Glitterific.  After all, everything is better with bling!!

NOTE:  Before applying paint, be sure to tape off a straight edge.  Trust me, I speak from experience that you cannot paint a perfectly straight line without it!

A few thoughts about painting the plastic:

1) A sponge works better than a brush for applying the metallic paint.  Using a sponge will add a texture to the color, which in turn will capture the glitter paint when applied.

2) Use a brush for the Extreme Glitter paint unless you want it to show more than the color behind.

3) And finally, use a sponge to apply the Glitterific paint.  A sponge will quickly disperse the glitter fibers into an even, blingy coat.  Both the Glitterific and Extreme Glitter paints will cover nicely with one coat.


I recommend removing the tape as soon as the painting is complete.  

Next up, decorating!!  I have a considerable stash of flexible molds in my studio and classroom.  I decided to go with faces and flowers for this mask (I am sure there will be more if in-person teaching continues since only one would be so dull!).  I chose Creative PaperClay for the dimensional components because of its weight...super lightweight!  Open a package of Creative PaperClay and pull off a small bit.  Wrap any remaining clay in plastic wrap or a Ziploc baggie (be sure to press all of the air out).
It doesn't take much to fill the designs in any of these molds.  Pull off a small bit of the clay, roll it into a ball, and then press it into the desired recessed area of the mold, flattening the back as you push.  To remove the component, simply flex the mold. 

Repeat until you have a variety of clay components to decorate the painted area.  


Allow the clay to dry overnight.  If you are an impatient person, they can also be placed in the oven (275 degrees) for about 10-15 minutes to quickly dry.  Arrange the clay components on the painted area, rearranging as they speak to you. 
Just a thought: Be sure to leave spaces between the pieces so the shield can still flex around your head.

 Once you are happy with the arrangement, apply a bit of Aleene's "The Ultimate" tacky glue (my favorite) to the back of each piece and press it into place.  Allow to dry and then go WOW your friends and co-workers with your unique face shield revamp!




Optional:  Creative PaperClay can be painted or powdered or inked easily.  If desired, components can be detailed before gluing to the face shield.  



Written and created by Linda Hess















Monday, September 7, 2020

Halloween Candy Corn

 Hello, welcome to another blog post! I hope you are keeping safe! On Clay Talk this month, I decided to get started on my Halloween decorations.  I made this adorable Candy Corn.


I just love him! Don't you? Not to worry if you missed Clay Talk, the recording is below. 

Clay Talk - Making A Candy Corn Decoration

Join us as we sculpt a cute Halloween decoration and paint with paints from Plaid Crafts

Posted by Creative Paperclay modeling material on Thursday, September 3, 2020



Clay Talk is held once a month on the first Thursday. It takes place on Facebook Live on the Creative Paperclay Modeling Material page. The next episode will be on Thursday, October 1st at 8pm EST/ 5Pm PST. We will be making a jack o'lantern tea light holder (for battery operated tea light only). Be sure to join us!

Thanks for watching and be sure to look around the blog for more amazing tutorials using Creative Paperclay®. We have an amazing design team that create to keep you inspired.

You can share your creations with us on our Facebook page. We would love to see them! For more inspiration have a look around the blog. There are tutorials for many levels using Creative Paperclay®. You can also visit my blog suzettehussey.com

You can find Creative Paperclay® online at Creative Paperclay Co and also at MichaelsHobby LobbyDickblick and Amazon. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Suzette







Friday, September 4, 2020

September 2020 First Friday Fan Day


Need some inspiration for your next Creative Paperclay® project? Check out what folks are making with Creative Paperclay™.


Incense Burner Tepee
Rainbow Heart Wall Hanging
Make a Clay Daffodil
Scandinavian Gnomes

Clay Lantern
Dragon Sculpture
Halloween Tic-Tac-Boo
Ghoul Sculpture

HELP US FIND YOU!!
  1. Use the hashtag #CreativePaperclay on all your social networks.
  2. When using Facebook, be sure the your posts and images using the #Creative Paperclay hashtag are set to public, otherwise we won't be able to find you.
  3. Share your projects on the Creative PaperClay® Facebook page.
I'm always trolling the web, looking for great Creative Paperclay® projects. If you find something, post it on our Facebook page.

GOT QUESTIONS???

Find the answers to your paperclay questions. See what other folks are creating. Stop by our Facebook group and say, "Hi!" Creative Paperclay Q&A
Carole

Thursday, September 3, 2020

 "Your Given Wings to Fly"



Create a  beautiful pair of  wings for earrings and another wing for a necklace pendant using lightweight PaperClay !

PaperClay ( 3 small amounts to fit into each mold)

Wing Mold

3 shades of blue /green paint

Gold Acrylic paint

E 6000

3 jump rings

2 fish hooks or decorative hooks  for earrings

1 22 " chain with Clasp

1 antique  decorative  filigree piece

In this project  I wanted to create a pair of wing earrings and necklace pendant using PaperClay.

  1.  Press a small amount of PaperClay into the molds  and let dry for several days 

2. Gather together your 3 color of paints to paint the clay wings



 3  Paint the wings with the 3 different colors randomly 

4. Gently use fingertips to apply the gold paint to raised edges and let dry.
5. Place jump rings through the holes in both the earrings and pendant. 


7.  Glue decorative element to the wing for the pendant using E 6000 and add chain with clasp 



 8. Attach fish hooks or decorative  earring base to the jump ring on the wings.


Here you have creative a beautiful pair of wing earrings and pendant !