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Children's handmade clay man practice

Children's handmade mudman practice is as follows:

Mudman is a traditional Chinese handicraft, which is a three-dimensional statue made of clay. In many parts of China, mudman making has a long history and deep cultural heritage. Clay figure making has certain skills and essentials, but beginners can use some basic methods to make simple clay figures. Below we will introduce a few of the simplest way to pinch the mudman.

1, kneading mud ball method: this is the simplest and most basic mudman kneading method. Just knead the clay into a round ball, and then add each part, such as the head, arms, legs and so on. This method is not only easy to start and learn, but also simple and easy to master.

Those who are trying to make a clay figure for the first time can start trying this way first. It allows you to quickly understand the basic process of clay figure making.

2, draw billet method: draw billet method is further developed on the basis of rolling the mud ball method, can better show the three-dimensional sense of clay figure. First of all, the clay according to the amount needed to take down, and then press the mud into a cylinder, from top to bottom in order to dig out the excess part of the clay, leaving the outline of each part.

The clay cylinders from different parts are then joined together to form a complete clay figure, and then each part is carved out, and finally the tools are used to meticulously finish, shape and close the figure.

3, stacking pinch method: this pinch method is the clay layered stacking modeling, modeling gradual completion of the layering, and to the natural flow of the main. Choose the desired color of clay, the clay block will be smoothed into a flat shape of the thick round cake.

Flat clay is pressed onto a cake to form a torso and head. Make step-shaped bumps on the sides, braid a top hat, bind a small pile of begonias at the bottom of the torso, and tool the sides to cut out the human body.

4, slicing and stacking method: first of all, the clay will be flattened and cut into slice shape, and then use the tool will be slice constantly pushed and squeezed to stretch, so that it is truncated to form a small number of narrower semi-circular clay bar. Then the different clay strips are overlapped and superimposed on each other to form a three-dimensional image of a clay figure. This kneading method requires a high quality of clay and water content, as well as a delicate touch and refined handling.

In summary, the above are currently more popular and easy to learn several kinds of clay figure pinch. It takes a lot of time and experience to produce high-quality, high-level clay figure sculpture. Beginners can start with simple pinching methods and improve their skills through continuous trial and practice. At the same time, choosing quality clay, scientific use of kneading tools and common sense are the key to success.