Monitor Lizard - Sculpey Clay Projects

Monitor Lizard Design by Kris Richards
Materials: Sculpey Glow clays: Green- 1/16 block White- ¼ block plus 1/16 block Blue- ¼ block plus 1/16 block Yellow- ¼ block plus 1/16 block Sculpey III clays: Black-small pea-sized ball White-two large pea-sized balls Lavender-1/16 block Dusty rose- 1/8 block Yellow- a pea-sized ball Needle tool or toothpick Oven set to bake reliably at 265 degrees Old baking pan Clean work area Fun-Tac or raw clay- ¼ oz. Instructions:
We will use Sculpey III, and Glow in the dark Sculpey polymer clay for this project. It helps to divide your clay up beforehand as shown.
To make the yellow glow in the dark a brighter yellow, mix a pea-sized ball of yellow Sculpey III to the 1/16 piece of yellow glow clay.
Gather-up the lavender, green, pink, blue and yellow clay you just mixed.
Roll all into equal-sized smooth balls.
Roll the balls into long equal-sized tubes.
Condition the rest of the clay pieces.
Shape the clay into balls and tubes as shown
Roll the large white ball into a fat snake.
Flatten the snake slightly.
Drape the rainbow tubes over the flattened snake. Press slightly to adhere the tubes to the body. Use a potter's rib or a kitchen knife to cut the tubes.
Continue to drape the tubes...
...down the length of the body, trimming as you go. You may have some clay left over. You can re-use this later-on.
Use the needle tool or toothpick to draw lines in the tubes as shown.
Try to space the lines evenly
Shape the large pink ball into a rounded "Hershey's Kiss" shape.
Flatten it slightly.
Press it to the flat end of the lizard's body.
Pinch four equal-sized pieces off the large blue ball. Roll them into smooth balls.
Shape each into a tube. Press them all flat.
Curve two to the right and two to the left.
Press them on to the lizard's belly. Make sure they are pressed on well, but be careful not to squish the rainbow tubes on the other side.
Press two toe lines in the end of each foot with the needle tool.
Press squares in each leg.
Pinch off a tiny bit of white from one of the remaining balls. Press the two large white balls of clay on to the lizard's head.
Flatten the two small black balls and press them in to the whites.
Press the blue tube near the back of the eyes and the black to the front. Use the needle tool to press a dip in between them.
Roll the small bit of white into a very thin tube. Use the needle tool to cut the ends off. Roll them into two very tiny flat balls, press to the black to make sparkles.
Use some of the left over blue to make two flat balls for nostrils. Press them on the end of the nose, and use the needle tool to press a hole in the center of each.
Bake the lizard at 265 degrees for 30 minutes on an old baking pan.
KIDS: Have an adult help you with this step!
If you have enough clay, make a buddy for your lizard. You may want to make his stripes in a different color order.
Use some Fun Tac or some raw clay on the lizard's bellies to mount them on the monitor. You can put them crawling up or down the side.
or down the edge.
. or put them on the top!
OTHER IDEAS FOR THE LIZARD: Drill a small hole in the end of the tail before baking. After baking, add a key ring, and use him as a book bag buddy or zipper pull. Glue a magnet strip to the back and put the lizard on the fridge, the range hood over the oven, or on any metal surface! NOTE: don't use the "pre glued" magnet strips, the glue doesn't work with the clay. KIDS: Get an adult to help you, and use super glue to mount the magnet.