How to Create a Peg Couple

 

Hello everyone! My name is Cinnamon Willis and I am going to show you how I created these two Peg figures!


Supplies:

Creative Paperclay®

Pencil
Plastic knife or flat clay tool
Acrylic paint
Sanding paper

Masking tape or artist tape

Protective varnish or clear coat covering

Start by planning out how you want your pieces to look. Get a pencil and draw on the peg to plot where you will add clay. Don't worry about making mistakes at this stage, you can cover them up later with paint or clay.

I knew that I wanted to put some kind of embellishment on the head. Take a dab of water and rub it on the part of the peg that you would like to add clay to. This will help it stick to that part.

I wanted to add ears to these pieces to make them look like everyone's favorite mouse couple. I shaped pieces of clay into disks and pushed them down into the head. After pushing the ears onto the head, I took a flat tool and went all around the base of the ear to secure the ears in place. The ear will lose it's shape at this stage, go back and rework the ear while it is still in the pliable stage.

I did the same ear shaping process with the girl version and added a bow to her head. Set the pieces aside and allow them to dry for around 24 hours or more. The drying time will vary depending on the moisture in the air.

When the pieces are dry, get your sanding paper and smooth out the lumps on your pieces to the texture that you would like.

Begin painting your pieces how you would like.

I used masking tape to get straight lines on this piece. Tape off the part that you don't want to have paint on and paint the other side. Carefully pull back the tape after it dries.

I wanted to add polka dots to the other piece. I free styled the dots on this piece but I am sure that you can find or make a stencil to get perfect dots!

And here they are. I decided to keep them faceless and I used gold acrylic paint. Don't forget to seal your work with protective varnish! 

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