A blog about sculpting, horses, and air dry clay
Build Your Own Air Dry Clay Sculpting Kit: Susie's Favorite Materials and Tools
Create your own personalized kit and embark on your sculpting journey with confidence!
Down to the Wire: A Guide to Armatures for Air Dry Clay
An armature is the inner support system of a sculpture, and they are crucial to making strong and delicate forms in air dry clay.
Manes and Tails: Sculpting Thin Areas with Paper and Air Dry Clay
What do you do when you want to sculpt something wispy, say like a horse's tail? Say hello to your new sculpting friend: paper.
Sculpting with Creative Paperclay: An Air Dry Clay Sculpture from Start to Finish
The following is a brief walk-through of the process I use when hand-building my unique air dry clay sculptures.
Back to Bases: Mounting Air Dry Clay Horse Sculpture
The need for a base is something that should be decided early on in the design stages. Air dry or cured clays, as opposed to fired clays, are often lightweight, and a base provides much needed stability.
Air Dry Clay Sculpture Foundations II: Equine Anatomy and the Armature
This is a follow up on the subject of armatures for air dry clay. Here we'll look at how I approach the anatomical aspects of my equine sculptures.
Air Dry Clay Sculpture Foundations I: A Solid Armature
One of the keys to a successful air dry clay sculpture is a strong armature. These tips will work best with Creative Paperclay.