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Betcha
Can’t Make Just ONE!
I have created quite a
few of these creatures and have never been able to ‘duplicate’ even one of them. I say this because
I do not want you to feel that ‘your’ gargoyle has to
look exactly like mine. Forget it, it isn’t going to happen.
These creatures have a mind of their own and shall be created in
the design of ‘THEIR’ choosing….not YOURS! I tend
to name mine, after each has been created, based on the way they
turn out. I also like to write a little story about each.
Now….let’s get busy!
Materials Used:
- 2 blocks of Sculpey GRANITEX (Your choice of color. They all
work!)
- Dark acrylic paint
- Small paint brush
- Acrylic glaze or medium for antiquing.
- Clean soft cloth
- Toothpick
- Sculpting tools such as Recess Smoother, ball tool, and needle
tool.
- Foil for ‘armature’
- Translucent Liquid Sculpey ( referred to as TLS)
Directions:
Step 1: Roll a small ball
of foil for head. Cover with Granitex and shape as desired. Pointy
head, flat head, round head…you
decide. Every choice you make from now on will determine your Gargoyle ‘character’.
Step 2: Roll 2 small balls of clay and shape into ‘muzzle’.
Add to front of head. Again….shape as desired.
Step 3a: Shape teardrop for nose. Add 2 small teardrops to sides
of nose.
Step 3b: Attach to front of head and smooth out all edges. Use ‘ball
tool’ to create nostrils.
Step 4: Make 2 small teardrop shapes and add to side of nose
for ‘cheeks.
Make a small ‘snake’ and add below muzzle for ‘chin’.
Step 5a: Using ball tool open up ‘eye sockets’.
Step 5b: Roll 2 tiny balls of clay and place inside eye sockets.
Step 6: Make 2 small snakes for bottom of eyeball. Make 2
half moon shapes for eyelids. Attach to give a ‘deep set’ appearance.
Step 7: Using your finger, gently smooth edges of chin
and cheeks. Wouldn’t want any facial features to fall off now….would
you?
Step 8: Roll 2 small balls of clay and form into ‘ears’.
Attach to side of head. Your Gargoyle head is now complete.
Step 9: Body: Roll a cigar shaped foil armature
about 1 inch long, at least ½ inch wide. Cover with Granitex. Insert half a toothpick
dipped in TLS to top of body.
Step 10: Legs: Make 2 balls of clay 1 " in diameter. Shape into
elongated teardrop shape. Bend to create leg shape.
Step 11a: Feet: Roll balls of clay into cylinders.
Shape into feet and flatten one end slightly.
Using recess
tool, cut 5
toes on
each foot. Carefully separate each toe and
shape. Add toenails, and knuckles
with needle tool.
Step 11b: Attach feet to narrow end of legs
blending out edges.
Step 12a: Attach legs to body paying careful
attention to blend in rough edges.
Step 12b: Roll two ½" balls of clay to create ‘rear
end’. HEY….he does a lot of sitting….OK?
 Step 12c: Attach ‘rear end’ to body.
Step 13: Adding head to body and creating ‘cracked’ look.
Apply small amount of TLS to half toothpick
and insert into top of body.
Add TLS to other end
of toothpick
and push on
head,
posing it as desired. He looks
rather weird without arms at this point.
Using needle tool add scratches
to entire Gargoyle. This is an important
step if you want an ‘antique’ look later.
Step 14a: Arms: Roll clay into
2 balls approx. ¾" in
diameter. Roll out into tapered
teardrop as shown.
Step 14b: Hands: Make 2 ½" balls of clay. Shape into
teardrops and flatten slightly. Using straight end of ‘recess
tool’ cut in 5 fingers at narrow end of each hand. Separate
them and re-shape, adding finger nails and knuckles. Manipulate clay
to form hands.
Step 14c: Attach hands to arms.
Step 15: Carefully attach arms
to side of body in ‘pose’ of
your choosing. At this point you may want to place something in a
hand, such as a crystal, rose, or glass bead.
Smooth out all seams. Add
cracks. Step 16: Wings: Roll
two 1 inch balls of
clay. Shape
into ‘wing
shape’ as shown. Score across with needle tool to add texture.
Roll out narrow snakes of clay and apply along outside and inside
of wings.
Step 17: Attach wings
to back of Gargoyle.
Step 18: Bake for
30 minutes in 275
F oven.
Let cool.
Step 19: Creating
the Stone Look:
Mix black or
burnt umber
acrylic paint
with a
little acrylic
glaze or
blending agent
used to
slow down
drying time.
Apply this
mixture to small sections
of Gargoyle
with soft
brush, making
sure that
all of the tiny
cracks are
filled with
paint. Using
your cloth,
gently
wipe off
excess paint. Continue
until you
have ‘antiqued’ your
entire Gargoyle. The tiny cracks should be very visible now, giving
the appearance of ‘antique stone’.
Step 20: Completed
Gargoyle.....NAME
HIM OR HER!
Place in
a prominent
place in your
home
where
he or she can
ward off
EVIL!
I’m calling mine "Theo" the Thinker!
Here
are a few of
my favorites: Meet
Charles,
The Listener…….Bruce, The
Patient and Geordy,
the Romantic.
HAVE FUN! |
