Polymer clay : Turtle

Hello steemians! Here's my entry for the clay contest hosted by @josejirafa, but I was too late for the entry so I will just show you the process. For more information about this contest, please check the link here.

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So here's how I made my turtle clay. Let's get started.

Materials:
polymer clay ( flesh and black color)
pastel ( brown and green)
toothpick
clear and brown nail varnish
cutter
soft brush

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The process:

First, cut a piece of flesh clay for the body, flips, cover shell, head and for the tail. Roll it over in your hand and form a round shape. For the body, form an oblong shape. For the 4 flips form it like letter c and press at the tip to connect at the body. Create a head shape and pince his face. For his tail, shape a teardrop. And lastly for the cover shell, roll it over using any round cylinder to flatten.

Now, it's time to build a turtle. After the figure is done, put the cover shell at the back of the turtle and create a design using a cutter. Shade it with pastel, using smooth brush. Apply brown pastel first, then next is the green then blend. Cut a very small piece of black clay for the eyes. Use a cutter to make his mouth open.

Preheat your oven into 110° for 10minutes, then bake it for 30minutes. After it's done, cool it down then clean the excess pastel powder. Apply brown varnish for the spot of his flips and head, then apply the clear varnish for the final touch. Let it dry.

And it's done! Hope you like it and I love doing this project. See you in my next blog!

Thanks for dropping by!

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