Making Minions

Hello!  Ann here today from the Creative Paperclay® Design Team and also from the blog at : http://annmakes.blogspot.com  I have teenagers and although they are too grown up to enjoy watching animation and cartoons anymore (or so they say) they do agree with me that Minions are darn cute!  So, in my quest for some extra non-paid help and also some fun I decided to try my hand at making my very own Minion.  Maybe I'll even make a whole army!  Ha Ha Ha.

So here goes.  starting with a clump of Creative Paperclay® Modelling Material all you do is form and shape an egg shape.  If you do like I did and make it entirely out of this Modelling Material you will need to let it dry maybe for two days, as it is very thick.

Once dry, one or two coats (preferably) of yellow craft paint are painted on.  After that is dry, two coats of blue craft paint are added just at the bottom third with two straps and a bib part for the overalls.

After the paint has dried trace the outline of the blue overalls, added some details such as buttons and stitching with a fine tip black pen.

To make the eye and eye goggle I used a piece of black decorative tape, a dab of puffy paint, and one google eye.

Supplies:

Creative Paperclay® Modelling Material

Craft Acrylic paints: Yellow Daffodil, and Peacock Blue (DecoArt®)

Puffy Fabric Paint: Black (Dollar Tree)

Google eye (my stash)

Craft Chalkboard Tape: Black (Dollar Tree)

Black Micron Pigment Ink Pen (Sakura)

Thank you for stopping by.  For more ideas and how to's, just check out my blog at: http://annmakes.blogspot.com.

Make a Sculpture & Sculpture Stand

I visit galleries on a regular basis and love the simple black stands that many small sculptures are mounted on. This is my attempt to replicate the look in a simple and inexpensive way.

SUPPLIES
styrofoam
skewer or dowel
acrylic paint
aluminum foil
Creative Paperclay®

Cut square out of styrofoam. Apply Creative Paperclay to the top and sides. Depending on how heavy your sculpture will be, it might be necessary to make a hole in the bottom and add a weight.



















To get a nice smooth surface, lay plastic wrap over the clay and brayer flat. Smooth corner with water if necessary. Let dry. Sand with sandpaper or Sandits if necessary.

 Apply wood skewer or dowel to the styrofoam and glue in place. Paint surface black to replicate the black metal stands you see in galleries.

I love birds so that became my sculpture concept.

Make a shape with aluminum foil and blocked in the head with the clay. Next, I painted it black and added some detail. It was then glued to the top of the skewer.

Make your own sculpture and stand.

Dream in color.

Darlene Olivia McElroy

Lets add some color to Creative Paperclay Tip By Gloriann Irizarry

 

August is in and today tip will be base on a question I been asked many times.

 

Can you add color to Creative Paperclay® Material?

 

Well the answers is:

Yes you can.

 

This material is so versatile you can sculpt is right out of the package or lets add some color to it.

Its easy you can use many mediums out there like:

 

Water Colors

Acrylics

or my personal favorite the Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks

 

 

 

If you want to try to add color to your Creative Paperclay® start by adding some color to your paperclay. 

 

 

Open your favorite color of Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Inks and add drops directly to your clay.

 

 

I do recommend to wear gloves while mixing the clay since the alcohol ink will stain your hands.

Mix has much color has you want. Remember the more colorful you want the more ink you need to add to the Creative Paperclay®

 

 

 

I like to color my clay when I'm sculpting masks, Art dolls  and Ball Jointed Dolls BJD

 

 

By adding the color directly to the Creative Paperclay® is simple. This step will save you  time by not having to color or paint it once your done sculpting your piece.

 

 

 

Have in mind the color of the clay will lighten up once it dry.

Look at these BJD torsos examples of already dry Creative Paperclay®.

 

 

 

 

The Creative Paperclay® used one on the left torso is lightly tint with Tim Holtz Adirondack Alcohol Ink and the started torso on the right is plain white right from the Creative Paperclay® package.

 

Sanding the tinted clay will not change the end color. Try it and feel free to share with us your results with us at our Creative Paperclay® Q&A Facebook page Click here to join us.

 

 

Thank you so much for joining us today and stay tuned for more wonderful tips soon to come in this your Creative Paperclay® Blog.

 

Sincerely

Gloriann Irizarry

 

 

 

 

August First Friday Fan Day

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

	Cat Sculpture Santa Ornament Paperclay Jewelry Made from a Mold
	Working with and Storing Paperclay Bird's Head Sculpture Cutie Critters Cloth Dolls with Paperclay
	Broken Glass and Paperclay Pendants Fairies in a Jar

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.

Carole

Stencils & Creative PaperClay®: A Textured Time by Linda Hess

I recently took a trip to Durfort, France for a wonderful week of classes with the multi-talented Dayle Doroshow.

One of the things that we learned were bookmarking techniques.  We were given a list of materials and suggestions of what materials to bring.  I thought "Wouldn't Creative PaperClay® work beautifully on book pages?", so I tucked a package of it into my suitcase along with some textures and stencils.  I wasn't quite sure what I would do with it, but I had the feeling the possibilities would be wonderful!

Our first day there (of course) we all go unpacked and settled.  I mentioned to Dayle that I had Creative PaperClay® to share with everyone and she asked if I would give a demo.  Of course I said yes.  My demo day came after a couple of days of bookmaking and polymer clay techniques that we were able to blend together to create beautiful art.  I was excited to share how the PaperClay could work with the other techniques we learned.  Before the demo I gave everyone a sample, wrapped tightly in a plastic baggie (to keep it moist and workable).  I discovered that none of the ladies had ever used the material before, so my demo got them very excited!

First I showed them the easy stuff that can be done...molding and or simple sculpting.

I created a heart from a ball of clay.  I explained that after the PaperClay dries it is super lightweight and can be not only covered with polymer clay, but baked in the oven without problems.  I pressed some into an angel wing mold and pulled it out.  The amount of detail that is picked up by the clay is AMAZING!   OOOOOOO's & AAAAAAHH's were heard as the pieces were passed around.

Next I pulled out a small tray and put a bit of the clay onto it.  I added a little water and began to make a thin paste by mixing the 2 together.  Care must be taken when mixing...too much water and you have a drippy mess (a useable mess, but drippy nonetheless).  Too little and the paste will not spread properly.

I laid a texture stencil over a pre-cut piece of scrapbook paper and began to smear the paste in.

I tend to work quickly, but I showed how to smear back and forth and fill the areas with the paste.

I pointed out areas where the paste was a little thinner and others where it was thick.  When I finished filling the spaces, I removed the texture stencil and revealed the raised image it left behind

...more OOOOOOO's ensued.

I had an example of a page that had already dried.

It was passed around so everyone could see and feel the textured paper.  With the demo complete, everyone went back to their work stations and began to experiment.  The following photos are how I used my pages in a book along with vintage postcards from France.  I was VERY pleased with the results.

Until next time: Happy claying!

Delightful Little Monsters - by Tori West

My youngest grandson loves monsters - he loves to draw them, make up stories about them, etc.  I am lucky enough to be his art teacher via Skype, so I decided we should try making our own.  We used Delight™ Air Dry Modeling Compound, materials found around the house, and lots of silliness and imagination to come up with our creations.

Tools and materials for monster making:

-  Delight™Air Dry Modeling Compound
-  newspaper, or other scrap paper
-  scraps of cardboard and/or card stock
-  white glue
-  rocks that have been washed - size is up to you.  The ones we used were about 1" to 1 1/2"
-  decorative glass filler material pieces
(flat on bottom and rounded on top,
available from most hobby stores
in the floral department)
-  scissors
-  hole punch & black construction paper
-  chenille stems
-  masking tape
- acrylic paints/paintbrushes
- your favorite sculpting tools
-  Creative Paperclay® modeling material for teeth if you choose to give your monster some teeth
- optional - work board or surface you can leave the monster attached to while you are working on it

To begin the monster, decide how many legs you'd like it to have then select some suitable rocks for the feet.  Wrap 2 chenille stems around the rocks and twist them together to form the legs.  If you want longer legs, twist in more chenille stems as you go.

Next make a body shape from crumpled newspaper and wrap with a layer of paper.  Tape that together, then spread the top of the stems on the legs apart just enough to be able to put the body shape on top.  Tape your assembly together.  

If you want arms and hands for your monster, push some twisted 

chenille stems into the body and then glue or tape some cardboard cut-out hand shapes to the ends.

Glue on a layer of newspaper strips to strengthen the body and secure it to the legs and arms.  If your monster is large, you may want to add two layers of glue/newspaper over top.

While the glue is drying you might want to sculpt some teeth.  Creative Paperclay® is a better choice for this since it is harder and can hold it's shape better.  Not having a specific plan in mind (because that is the most fun way to make monsters) I just sculpted a bunch of teeth - some pointy, some flat, various sizes, etc.

When the glue on the monster body is dry, begin covering the monster with Delight™ starting with the bottom of the feet and working upwards.  Use small pieces of clay and work your way up a little bit at a time.  I stuck my monster down on a work board so I don't have to keep picking him up and having the legs dangle while I'm working on it.  If you have trouble getting the clay to stick when you come to the body section, add a thin layer of glue and let that get tacky before adding more clay.  Again, it is helpful to add small bits at a time rather than trying to cover large areas at once.

Add the teeth and eyes to your sculpture, but set the teeth in lightly so they can be removed when it's time to paint the monster.  The eyes are made by placing a black punched construction paper circle on the clay and then adding the glass filler bead over it.

Before painting, remove the teeth and place in order on a strip of tape.
I also numbered them and marked a "T" or "B" on the backs (for top or bottom row)
just in case they came loose from the tape.
***He looks a little worried about his teeth*** 

Paint as desired and replace teeth!

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