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Good Luck Leprechaun!
By Cindy Celusta
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Materials:
- Sculpey E-Z Release Flexible
Face Mold APM 22 (Grandma-Grandpa)
- Premo! Sculpey in the
following colors:
- Beige 5092
- Green 5323
- Black 5042
- Granitex Brown
3001
- Blush or pink chalk
- Gel pens in white, black,
and green (or acrylic paints in the same colors)
- Toothpicks
- Translucent Liquid Sculpey
- Mohair yarn fibers for
beard and hair
- Hat
- Accessories
Directions:
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Condition the Premo clay until smooth. Shape a ball about the
same size as the face mold you have chosen. Roll ball into a cone
shape. Press the clay, cone point first, into the nose area of
the face mold.
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Slip
the mold into the freezer 5 minutes to 30 minutes. Pop out the
face like an ice cube. Insert a toothpick into the neck area of
the face. Build up the neck area by adding more clay.
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Add
a ball of clay to the back to the head to round it out. Smooth
all seams with a tool or a wet finger.
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Mold the ears provided in the mold. Pop out of mold and add to
the side of the head. Smooth the contact points of the ears.
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Check
the lines of the face and define them with a sharp tool to intensify
the character of your piece.
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Press
clay into the feet and hand areas of the mold. Remove from the
mold and define the finger and toe areas. Build up wrist and ankle
areas with additional clay.
Bake the feet, hands and head with the toothpick intact in a calibrated
oven reliably set to 275 degrees F (130 degrees C) for 30 minutes
per 1/4 inch of thickness. NOTE: pieces can be baked longer, NOT
HOTTER!
- When the pieces
are cool, bring life to the face by gently applying blush or chalk
to the cheeks; use gel pens or acrylics to paint the eyes. A small
amount of gray chalk under the eyes will help give your Leprechaun
a little wisdom and age!
- Glue mohair
to the chin and back of the head for beard and hair.
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Condition
the green premo with a small amount of black added to it for a
deeper color. When the clay is smooth and consistent in color,
form a rectangle for the body. Place the rectangle on the granitex
rock. Apply a small amount of Liquid Sculpey to the underside
of the rectangle to assure the pieces will bake solidly together.
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Roll out a long log with the remainder of the green mixture. Cut
into 4 equal logs. Use two logs for arms, and two logs for legs.
Use the end of a paintbrush to make an indentation deep enough
to insert each foot.
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Apply
Liquid Sculpey to the point where the ankle will join the pant
leg. Attach each leg to the bottom of the green body triangle.
Be sure to place a drop of Liquid Sculpey where each piece attaches.
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Arrange
the feet to a position that pleases you, and then smooth the seams.
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Repeat
the same steps for adding the hands to the arm logs, and the arms
to the triangle body. Slip the toothpick that is attached to the
head into the top of the triangle.
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How
does he look? When satisfied with where the head should be, remove
your finished head, and bake the body sitting on the rocks. When
the body is cool, add a small amount of glue to the head toothpick,
and insert it into the previously made hole.
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Add
accessories to your creation such as shamrocks or maybe a pot
of gold! Share and enjoy your Little O'Premo Leprechaun!
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