What is the measure of a foot? Oh.......I know.........12 inches.
Did you get your chuckle on? This is a project I've had an itch on for some time. I am fascinated with the structural quality of hands and feet. I had posted the first slumping over at SandnShovel. Since I am continuing with refining the cast, I am posting the rest of the project here at Bongo Creative.
The clay being used is raw Georgia clay. I just wanted to get my "feet wet" as I hadn't worked with clay for some time.
This is day one:
Achieving the basic shape of the foot and some contouring of the heal, bones on top of the foot, and toes. I did play "This little piggy went to market". Continually wetting the clay with my fingers and massaging the clay as you would a foot massage.
The clay being used is raw Georgia clay. I just wanted to get my "feet wet" as I hadn't worked with clay for some time.
This is day one:
When I was finished for the day, I apply a wet towel over the top so that I can return to it another day. The wet towel keeps it just wet enough to continue manipulating and moving the clay.
Day 2:
Here I began to define the toes and creases in the foot. I did notice that this side of the heel was not positioned in line with the foot. I pressed and reshaped the heel to fit. Added the areas of the nail beds.
When I am satisfied with the basic definition of the foot I will begin applying paint. My goal is to achieve a realistic foot. This clay takes a week or so to air dry. Since we are on the hot side of town (Georgia) I let the pieces bake in my car. It gets pretty hot in there. I will come back to this post when I begin applying paint.
Have fun. I hope you enjoyed this post. So go on out and get you some clay!!!!!!
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