For the Love of Clay

I just love whales. I think they’re just the cutest, especially the babies.

Materials:

Black clay

Clay in color of choice (I chose green)

A toothpick

Take a portion of your colored clay (approx. two cm in diameter) and roll it into a ball.

Shape the ball into a cone. What I do is roll the ball at an angle against the palm of my hand using my fingers.

Place the whale on a table or flat surface and press gently from the top. This is to flatten the bottom of the whale so it can stand on it’s own without rolling away.

Next, curl the narrow end of the cone up, at about a ninety degree angle.

Now roll two small balls of colored clay, about o.5 cm in diameter.

We are going to turn them into a leaf like shape. To start off, simply pinch one end of one of the ball’s:

Then flatten:

And shape the other ball.

Now gently press the narrow end of these against the narrow end of the whale:

Now attach the other one.

Now curl the tail forward, this will make the tail stronger and less likely to break:

Now roll a super tiny ball of colored clay, about 2-4 mm thick. Flatten it until it is about 1 mm thick. Gently press it on top of your whale.

Next, using your toothpick, poke a hole in the center of the clay you just attached.

Now your whale has a spout : )

Now roll two tiny balls of black clay, around 1-2 mm thick.

These will be the eyes. Now, gently press them on the face of your whale.

Now your whale is complete!

It’s also fun to play around with sizes and colors:

I hope the tutorial was easy to follow, enjoy!