To start, plan out the colors that you'll need. These are the colors that I chose:
- Peach (skin)
- Grey (Ben's shirt)
- Blue (Doe's shirt)
- Black (Ben's hair)
- Brown (Doe's hair)
- Red (Ben's hat)
To save money and time, try to go to an art supply store when there's a coupon for your entire purchase (usually around 20% off your entire purchase). Otherwise you can go in once a day and use the 40% off one item coupon but who has the time and patience for that?!
Start with 4 even balls like this:
Flatten the bottom of the shirts and shape them so that it can act as an anchor. To connect the head, I stuck a half toothpick in there so that I can just slide it on top.
For Ben's hair, I cut his bangs in the front and then when you wrap it around the head, you'll need to cut the excess off so that you can smooth it out.
For Doe's hair, I flattened out the brown clay and cut some smooth edges in the front. I didn't cut off the excess in the back because I scrunched it together to create a "curly" hair look.
Once you bake it for the time stated on the clay, let it cool completely and then you can draw the face on! I used sharpies and white out. It draws nicely.
I baked the characters first and then added Ben's red hat. It's a little harder to make the red stick but it'll save some headaches. The reason being that light colored clay will grab darker colors easily and you'll get a tainted/mixed look. Always clean your hands between working with each color! In my first go, the skin started picking up the red clay and I got a swirly skin color that looked strange.
They turned out well and I'm very happy with them! If you're too lazy, I'm sure you can find an etsy artist that will make something like it for you!
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