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1.
Roll a 5mm thick, 300mm x 200mm rectangle light
grey sheet with Makin's Brand Roller. To get light
grey, mix 375g white clay with 5g black clay (while
the basic ratio of making light grey with Makin's
Brand Clay Mixing Ruler™ is (F)white + (B)black).
Add white glue on top surface of mask. Cover the
entire mask with the clay sheet. Stick on the nose
first to prevent air bubble being trapped underneath.
Then smooth the contour surface with fingers and
palm carefully. Prevent air bubble being trapped
underneath face mask contours. Use pin to puncture
air bubbles if they happen. Press to release air
out with fingers.
2.
Trim off the excess clay along mask edge with Makin's
Brand Mallet or scissors. Depress the 2 eyes holes
with fingers, then hollow them with Makin's Brand
Mallet.
3.
Get dark grey color by mixing 625g white clay with15g
black clay (while the basic ratio of making dark
grey with Makin's Brand Clay Mixing Ruler™ is (F)white
+ (D)black. Roll a 8mm thick, 385mm x 175mm rectangle
sheet with Makin's Brand Roller. Cut out the shape
according to the paper pattern with Makin's Brand
Mallet. Put a plastic wrapper under the mask to
prevent the clay sheet of flying dromaeosaur from
sticking to the table surface. No need to add glue
on the mask, then cover the upper half of mask with
the dark grey pattern clay sheet. Prevent air bubble
being trapped underneath by placing the nose on
first. Smooth the clay surface with fingers and
palm when covering the upper half of mask carefully.
Place the 2 wings of clay on table.
4.
Slightly lift up the middle forehead edge and the
nose tip of the mask with fingers. Put wrapper underneath
to prevent it from collapsing down. Hollow 2 eyes
holes by Makin's Brand Mallet. Let dry.
Steps
of "Add on Method";
1. Roll a shape
2. Dip the whole piece in water
3. Put the whole piece on the surface to be added
on, press edges of pieces to taper them slightly
with your wet thumb and index finger, and blend
it into surface.
5.
For the ears: Follow the steps of "Add on method",
roll a 130mm long pointed ends rope, then slightly
flatten it to make ear. Dip the whole piece in water
then put along the lateral side of the mask. Hold
the ear and press towards the mask by sliding it
up and down with your wet thumb and index finger
until the rope merge with the mask surface. Hollow
the ear hole in the middle of the ear with the Makin's
Brand Mallet or scissors. Make another ear by the
same method.
6.
For making forehead: Follow the steps of "Add
on method", roll a 15mm thick, 170mm long elongated
dark grey teardrop by palm. Dip in water, place
it along from eyebrow to nose of mask. Wet your
thumb and index finger, hold the rope and press
towards the mask with sliding motion. Merge the
edge with your wet index finger nail. Smooth the
surface with wet finger tips.
7.
For making wings, roll two 15mm long, 3mm diameter
ropes with finger, coil the tails for making hooks.
Let dry for inserting at the elbows of wings afterwards.
Make bones for the wings using the same method.
Adjust and measure the lengths according to the
wings size. Then finished nose, neck and eyes pattern.
8.
For making head piece of Flying Dromaeosaur: roll
a 30mm diameter dark grey ball, then roll to a 35mm
long teardrop, Sharpen the larger blunt end to a
Y-shape first with your thumb and index finger and
then elongate them to make two horns. Slightly curve
them with fingers. Stick on the neck after the neck
is dried. Add extra clay at the back of the neck
for anchoring and merge the edge with your wet fingernails
and fingertips as described before.
Finally.
Paint with acrylic color after dried. |
