In the final installment for making the Jack Oβ-Lantern illustration, Iβve a tutorial for making a DIY clay crow. Heβs really simply made with just forming a clay shape over some aluminum foil, using some armature wire, acrylic paint, and feathers (Iβm quite pleased with my use of feathers on this!). You could use this simple technique in making a polymer clay bird of whatever type you like, just modify the shapes slightly and paint colors and patterns that match your favorite bird.
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Since this crow is a background element of this illustration, I didnβt trouble myself with articulating a lot of surface texture, but I could imagine going in with your clay tool and creating markings that give a feathery feel. It might even be really neat to lay some feathers sweeping back along the crow sculptβs wings!
A print of this image is available here.
See the Jack Oβ-Lantern being sculpted and painted here and itβs body being built here.
I could imagine this crow being used on a Halloween wreath, perched on a spooky tree, or Christmas tree ornaments being made if you made it a dove, blue jay, or cardinal instead. To be the first to know when I launch new polymer clay art videos, be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and hit the bell icon.
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