Clay Birds / How to Make
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1: Cut clay with a nylon wire. |
2: One large, two small pieces. |
3: Roll large piece with fingers for body. |
4: Turn up front and back to make bird body shape. |
5: Use fork for tail feathering. |
6: Feather front and back of tail |
7: Roll or model two smaller pieces with rolling pin. |
8: Cut out shapes for wings with pin or clay cutter. Feather the wings with the fork as before. Do this all freehand or use our bird wing template to draw round on the clay pieces. |
9: Attach wing with a dab of water. |
10: Attach both wings and finish modelling beak & eye. |
11: Paint with acrylic or poster paints. |
12: What a fine flock of fancy feathered friends. |
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