Gingerbread Man Tutorial

Polymer clay mini tutorial for a cute Gingerbread Man

Materials:

• Your choice of polymer clay in a brown color with a tiny bit of white & red
• Beads to use for eyes
• Bake & Bond or Liquid Polymer Clay
• Mica Powders (Several Options – My preference is a Perfect Pearl Set as they are permanent & do not require a varnish due to the resin ) or blending chalks
• Needle Tool
• Dotting Tools
• Baby wipes or soft sponge
• Varnish
• Sculpting tools
• Exacto Knife
• Oven – to bake your finished piece in
• Pasta Machine

Gingerbread Man Tutorial

Today’s mini tutorial is a one picture easy to do tutorial.

• Condition your clay.
• Roll 4 medium teardrops of brown clay.
• Roll 1 large teardrop of brown clay.
• Roll 1 large ball of brown clay.
• Attach each piece together to make the figurine look like it’s sitting.
• Blend the seams.
• Roll 4 white snakes of clay.
• Wrap each snake around a limb.
• Insert eyes into head.
• Use dotting tools to make the mouth.
• Use blending chalks on a small paint brush to accent the cheeks.
• BAKING INSTRUCTIONS: FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON YOUR PACKAGE. This being said, I bake ALL my pieces (mostly Premo! clay) at 265 for an hour each. Sometimes they bake for an hour, twice!
• NOTE: Get baking tips here.

Thanks for joining me today,

Happy Claying,

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