How to Make Polymer Clay Cats
Start by kneading the clay into a ball., Pull out the various appendages: Four more-or-less equal legs, a longer tail and a fatter head., Keep sculpting until it's a plausible cat shape., Keep making the tail more tail-like, keep making the head...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Start by kneading the clay into a ball.
Squish and roll it and warm it until is is a soft pliable consistency.
Make it spherical and work it from there. , Give the head a couple of ears, and it should already be starting to look a little bit like a cat. , It might even have some personality
- if so, you might like to go with it. ,, Surprise cat eyes glowing in the dark are amusing but use your own personal preference. , Work carefully on the eyes, as they are the single most important part of almost any critter.
Every little change or move can change the look.
For example, unevenly sized eyeballs give an air of derangement.
So take care when working with them but be prepared for them to surprise you. , You now have a cat that can stare at people. , Attach them to the eyes.
This is one of the most delicate parts of the whole process, because the amount of clay involved is so tiny and black; you may need to use a sculpting tool or a blunt knife to attach them to the eyeballs. , You can give the cat upper and lower lids, or stick with just upper lids.
Make them from a semi-circle of clay, created by forming a ball, then squashing and halving it. , The way that the lids are attached can easily make the difference between a critter which is sweetly looking for affection, and one which is brimming over with malevolence.Take care in attaching them , Make the cat look the way your imagination and artistic nature take you.
A tail is a beautifully expressive thing.
For instance, when a cat is mad, it is moving slowly.
The set of a cat’s ears and the angle of its head can tell you a great deal.
The way it is standing is crucial. , Then place it on a baking tray, laying it on its side or supporting it around the middle, because unbaked polymer clay legs are flimsy, and become softer while being baked.
Place the tray in an oven preheated to 130° C (265°F), and bake for 20-30 minutes according to the instructions that come with the clay. ,, Use this to make 2 big balls, then chop the smaller one into sixths.
Make four of them balls again.
The other 2 should be slightly triangular.
Put them on the intact ball." -
Step 2: Pull out the various appendages: Four more-or-less equal legs
, If not, then do a tail like a thin worm.
Put it on, and make sure that it is smoothed on."
Make two small white ovals and squish them on ts head.
They should get bigger.
Make black circles very small.
Squish them on. , You're done.
Bake it on a tray and follow the instructions on the packet that the clay came in. try to use the same clay for your products as the different clay may need to be baked at different times and temperatures!" -
Step 3: a longer tail and a fatter head.
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Step 4: Keep sculpting until it's a plausible cat shape.
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Step 5: Keep making the tail more tail-like
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Step 6: keep making the head more cat-like
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Step 7: and hopefully a personality will emerge
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Step 8: whether through design or of its own accord.
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Step 9: Roll out a sausage of glow-in-the-dark clay for the eyes (it’s easier to divide a sausage evenly).
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Step 10: Split the sausage into two equal parts and roll them into balls.
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Step 11: Attach the balls to the front of the head
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Step 12: and presto!
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Step 13: Split a very small black sausage of clay in half and roll up the pieces to make the pupils.
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Step 14: Give the cat eyelids (optional).
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Step 15: Shape the lids into rough semicircles and carefully affix them at a precise angle.
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Step 16: Carefully concentrate on the details of its body language.
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Step 17: Take care to make the texture of the piece as smooth as you want it with gentle rubbing
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Step 18: and correct any minor flaws.
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Step 19: Finished.
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Step 20: "To make a ball cat
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Step 21: you need to have one main colour.
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Step 22: " Now you have the ears
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Step 23: put the four balls on the other side of them - make it look like a cat car with no windows. "
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Step 24: " Next
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Step 25: make a fat sausage for the tail if you want it to look bushy and more like an original ball cat.
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Step 26: "Now we need to do the eyes.
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Step 27: "Voila!
Detailed Guide
Squish and roll it and warm it until is is a soft pliable consistency.
Make it spherical and work it from there. , Give the head a couple of ears, and it should already be starting to look a little bit like a cat. , It might even have some personality
- if so, you might like to go with it. ,, Surprise cat eyes glowing in the dark are amusing but use your own personal preference. , Work carefully on the eyes, as they are the single most important part of almost any critter.
Every little change or move can change the look.
For example, unevenly sized eyeballs give an air of derangement.
So take care when working with them but be prepared for them to surprise you. , You now have a cat that can stare at people. , Attach them to the eyes.
This is one of the most delicate parts of the whole process, because the amount of clay involved is so tiny and black; you may need to use a sculpting tool or a blunt knife to attach them to the eyeballs. , You can give the cat upper and lower lids, or stick with just upper lids.
Make them from a semi-circle of clay, created by forming a ball, then squashing and halving it. , The way that the lids are attached can easily make the difference between a critter which is sweetly looking for affection, and one which is brimming over with malevolence.Take care in attaching them , Make the cat look the way your imagination and artistic nature take you.
A tail is a beautifully expressive thing.
For instance, when a cat is mad, it is moving slowly.
The set of a cat’s ears and the angle of its head can tell you a great deal.
The way it is standing is crucial. , Then place it on a baking tray, laying it on its side or supporting it around the middle, because unbaked polymer clay legs are flimsy, and become softer while being baked.
Place the tray in an oven preheated to 130° C (265°F), and bake for 20-30 minutes according to the instructions that come with the clay. ,, Use this to make 2 big balls, then chop the smaller one into sixths.
Make four of them balls again.
The other 2 should be slightly triangular.
Put them on the intact ball."
, If not, then do a tail like a thin worm.
Put it on, and make sure that it is smoothed on."
Make two small white ovals and squish them on ts head.
They should get bigger.
Make black circles very small.
Squish them on. , You're done.
Bake it on a tray and follow the instructions on the packet that the clay came in. try to use the same clay for your products as the different clay may need to be baked at different times and temperatures!"
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