How to be a clay figurine?

The steps of making clay figurines are as follows:

Preparation materials: soil.

1, first you need a pile of soil.

2. Make its body again.

3, and then do it on your head.

Clay sculpture:

Clay sculpture, commonly known as "painted sculpture", is an ancient and common folk art in China folk tradition. That is, folk handicrafts that shape clay into various images. The production method is to mix a little cotton fiber into the clay, tamp it evenly, knead it into mud blanks with various patterns, dry it in the shade, coat it with base powder, and then color it. It takes soil as raw material, hand-shaped, or plain or colorful, with figures and animals as the main ones. Clay sculpture is commonly known as "painted sculpture" and "clay play" among the people.

Since the Neolithic Age, China clay sculpture art has been uninterrupted, and it has become an important art variety in the Han Dynasty. Archaeologists unearthed a large number of cultural relics from the tombs of the Han Dynasty, including a large number of pottery figurines, pottery beasts, pottery carriages, pottery boats and so on. Some are hand-pinched, and some are molded. The ancestors of the Han Dynasty believed that the dead had the same material needs as life.

After several generations, after the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China, clay sculptures are still very popular in society, especially small clay sculptures, which can be used not only for viewing furnishings, but also for children to play with. It is produced almost all over the country, among which the famous producing areas are Huishan in Wuxi, Zhangman in Tianjin, Fengxiang in Shaanxi, Baigou in Hebei, Gaomi in Shandong, Xunxian in Henan, Huaiyang and Beijing.