How To Carve Eyes In Clay

Next mark the vertical halfway line making a cross shape in the clay.

How to carve eyes in clay. These thin sheets will simply be the base for all the additional clay you will add when putting in the details. The quill is often my preference as it has a slight flexibility to it that is fitting for drawing. At this stage the tool cuts easily through the clay but does not gouge it.

Terrys techniques will lead you to a new level of accomplishment with fully illustrated clear photographs and drawingsThere is also a. If you want you can use another method to make eyes such as using two googly eyes or making eyes out of paper. This interesting technique adds volume to your figures and brings them to.

I begin incising a drawing into the clay with an African porcupine quill or a ball stylus tool. Then repeat the process pushing up towards the top of the head to make a nice divot about 1 deep where the eyes. Roll out a slab of clay to the height of about the width of the subjects nose about the distance between the eyes Allow the slab of clay to dry enough so it doesnt flop about or get finger marked when lifted - but you can still easily cut it with a potters knife.

Draw and carve into the porcelain when the clay is a firm leather hard. See more ideas about sculpture techniques sculpting tutorials sculpting clay. With your fingers press the clay at the mid-point or slightly above the middle of the face to create eyes.

Smooth out any seam lines to blend the eyelids into the rest of the face. Place this piece between the eyes with two small balls of clay on each side. If you want a simpler method for making eyes you can just take a pencil and make two round holes in the head for eyes.

Press both eyes firmly into to the head of your person. Theres a series of exercises in which the carver will learn the basics about shaping the face in clay and transferring that knowledge to wood. Mar 23 2021 - Explore Adrian OConnors board carving eyes on Pinterest.