Come Clay with Me-Section 2- Masked Characters

 These two are done! I think. The other two and Birdie are almost done, as is the pendent for the section three class. They all have eyes now. Just a bit more tweeking on the faces, masks, and outfits! The eyes have really brought their personalities out. I don't know why I didn't do them first. Oh, well! These are for learning and practice. Maybe I'll do better on the next ones!

This one had a rough time! I was trying to paint like jeannemarieart.com in the videos, which was acrylic paint wet into wet, but the paint kept drying too fast and the layers started rolling up into the wet layers and when the whole face dried it look really lumpy and bumpy, which looked terrible. Luckily acrylics will peel, so I peeled the whole face off right down to the blank clay and re-painted it. Like it much better! Then about the fourth time I dropped it the long beak like nose broke off and had to be re-attached. Then I had already painted several layers on the shirt that didn't look like I wanted, so I wound up collaging a napkin over it. Then she still needed something, so I made her some little wire glasses to go over her little beady eyes. I love her!

See, she has a very long bird nose mask! I forgot to leave holes for the wire to hold it on her face, and I was afraid drilling holes would completely burst it, so I made glasses with a nose loop! Seems to work!

This one wasn't as much trouble, but she did get several layers of paint before her personality came out!

Partners in crime! Mischief is afoot!

 I don't particularly like circus clown makeup, but I do love the Pierrot and Cirque de Soleil white faces with makeup, and the masked characters have somehow all ended up with white faces in masks and makeup. The two remaining beings that go with this group are full of mischievousness too. I think it may be an adventuresome masquerade ball!

Thank you for visiting! Keep making stuff! The world needs all the beauty it can get!