How to make clay sculpture?

Making clay sculptures requires the following steps:

Step 1: Choose the right soil. When choosing soil, you must use good soil, and the one with good viscosity is better. Then mash, add appropriate amount of water and knead until soft.

Step 2: Knead the embryo. Knead the embryo according to the draft or your own creative ideas. In the process of kneading, we should be careful, pay attention to the characteristics of the object to be molded, and knead some details to facilitate the later operation.

Step 3: Dry in the shade. Dry the kneaded embryo in the shade, not in the sun.

Step 4: Apply base powder. Coat the sun-dried embryos with base powder (white pigment).

Step 5: Draw. According to the essential characteristics of the pinched object, we should pay attention to the collocation and harmony of colors. You can also apply a layer of varnish after the pigment is dry, which can protect the work and make it as bright as new.

Historical knowledge related to clay sculpture:

Clay sculpture is commonly known as "painted sculpture". China traditional sculpture crafts. The main reason for the development of clay sculpture art in China is the folk custom of martyrdom, worshipping Buddha statues and playing with objects for primitive people.

In the Tang and Song Dynasties, clay sculpture reached its peak. Famous clay sculptures include the Bodhisattva in Dunhuang, Gansu and the maid-in-waiting in Taiyuan, Shanxi.

By the Qing Dynasty, clay sculpture had formed two famous schools in the north and south: Tianjin clay figurine Zhang in the north and Wuxi Huishan clay figurine in the south. "Clay figurine Zhang" refers to Tianjin clay figurine Zhang Changlin, a family of sculptors. His works are characterized by realism, character modeling, voice and smile, and color decoration, all of which emphasize the word "elephant".