Thursday, September 10, 2015

How to Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay

Clay is fun to work with. You can make almost anything out of it; animals, objects, and more things. This article will talk about how you can make something out of clay in the animal "category", tigers.

Steps

  1. Find a flat, clean workspace to create your clay tiger. If you create it on a bumpy surface, the tiger might look bumpy or some parts smaller than the other, for example, the head is bumpy or one leg is bigger than the other. A flat space will help you make your clay tiger comfortably.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 1.jpg
  2. Start with a big piece of orange clay. Roll it into a ball. Shape it into a rectangular prism. Round the edges to help it look like a tiger's body.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 2.jpg
  3. Roll a smaller piece of orange clay into a ball. This will be the head. Stick the head at the end of the body with a toothpick.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 3.jpg
    • To stick the head on, break a toothpick in half. Poke one of the halves of the toothpick in the place you're going to put the head. Stick the head onto the toothpick. Don't let any of the toothpick show up at the bottom, and make sure the toothpick doesn't stick out. The toothpick will help the head stay and not fall of.
  4. Roll two small yellow balls of clay and add them to the bottom (not all the way at the bottom) of the head. Poke small holes in them.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 4.jpg
  5. Roll another small ball of yellow clay, and add them under the two muzzles, in the middle. You will see a mouth form.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 5.jpg
  6. Roll two small orange pieces of clay into two balls for the ears. Flatten them, but keep them a little thick. Stick them on top of the head, one on the left, one on the right.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 6.jpg
  7. Flatten two smaller pieces of black clay, and flatten (this time, not thick at all). Stick them on the front of the ears. These will show the inside of the ear.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 7.jpg
  8. Make eyes using two small balls of black clay. Stick them on the (not all the way on the top) top.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 8.jpg
  9. Add a nose using pink or black clay. Shape a ball of clay into a triangle and stick it in the high middle of the snout (where the muzzle and mouth are).
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 9.jpg
  10. Make arms by rolling two cylinders of orange clay. Stick them to the front sides of the body.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 10.jpg
  11. Bend the end for paws. If you'd like, you can add pads and/or claws.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 11.jpg
  12. Make legs by rolling two cylinders of orange clay. Bend the ends to create paws. Stick the legs to the back sides of the body.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 12.jpg
  13. Make a tail by rolling a cylinder of orange clay into a thinner cylinder. Roll a black oval of clay and stick it at the end of the orange strip. Stick it where the bottom will be.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 13.jpg
  14. Make lots of strips of black clay. Stick them everywhere (not all over, or the tiger will be messy!) for stripes.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 14.jpg
  15. Finished.
    Make a Standing Tiger Out of Clay Step 15.jpg

Video

Tips

  • Be creative! You don't have to use orange, because if you want to create a Siberian tiger out of clay, you have to use white instead of orange.
  • You can also make a sitting tiger if you'd like.
  • Make sure that when you cook the tiger, the tiger is made of a clay you can cook, not one you can't cook. Baking one that cannot be cooked may cause fire and/or cause the clay to melt. Examples of clay that cannot be cooked are air-dry clay, modeling clay, play dough, etc.
  • Make sure you don't put too many stripes on the face, or it may block the eyes and/or nose.
  • You can make your tiger any size you want.
  • Use a toothpick to hold the head in place.

Warnings

  • Do not cook clay that can't be cooked in the oven! It may cause a bad smell if it melts, or even a fire! Read the clay instructions before cooking first.

Things You'll Need

  • Yellow, pink, orange, and black clay
  • Toothpick

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