Making method of clay figurine

The making process of clay figurine is as follows:

Clay figurine is a traditional handicraft in China, and it is a three-dimensional statue made of clay. In many places in China, clay figurine making has a long history and profound cultural heritage. There are some skills and essentials in making clay figurines, but beginners can make simple clay figurines in some basic ways. Let's introduce some of the simplest methods of kneading dough by clay figurines.

1, clay ball rolling method: This is the simplest and most basic clay figurine kneading method. Just knead the soil into a ball, and then add various parts in turn, such as head, arms and legs. This kneading method is not only easy to learn and master, but also easy to operate and master.

People who try to be clay figurines for the first time can try this way first. Can let you quickly understand the basic process of clay figurine making.

2. Drawing method: Drawing method is further developed on the basis of rolling clay ball method, which can better express the three-dimensional sense of clay figurines. First, remove the soil as required, then press the soil into a cylinder, and dig out the excess parts of the soil from top to bottom in turn, leaving the outline of each part.

Then the clay pots in different parts are spliced into a complete clay figurine, and then the appearance of each part is carved, and finally the tools are used for careful decoration, modeling and finishing.

3. Overlapping kneading method: This kneading method is to stack the soil layers and gradually complete the modeling in layers, with natural smoothness as the main factor. Select the soil of the desired color and paste the soil block into a flat thick round cake.

Press a flat piece of soil on the cake to make the trunk and head. Make steps on the side, weave a top hat, tie a small begonia flower at the bottom of the trunk, and then cut out the human body on the side with tools.

4. Slice superposition method: firstly, flatten the soil and cut it into thin slices, then push the thin slices with tools and cut them into a few narrow semicircular mud strips. Then, different kinds of mud are overlapped with each other to form a three-dimensional clay figurine image. This kind of kneading method requires high quality and water content of soil, and requires delicate handle and delicate operation.

To sum up, the above are several popular and easy-to-learn clay figurine kneading methods. It takes a lot of time and experience to make high-quality and high-level clay figurines. Beginners can start with simple kneading and improve their skills through constant trial and practice. At the same time, choosing high-quality soil, using mud kneading tools scientifically and common sense are the keys to success.