What should I do from mud white to novice (2)

Ran Bao entered the first grade, and through the opportunity of tutoring, we took two children in her class to promote each other's study. Later, some people nearby brought their children to study together. There is a small classroom atmosphere at home. After the children finish their studies, we all do handicrafts and read together. Playing with mud is the most time to play with handicrafts. Whether it is a big child or a child, they are always happy about it. Successful small object modeling has brought children full self-confidence and a sense of accomplishment.

As for the growth process of a novice, I think there are "routines" that can be found in this way. If this process can take an hour every once in a while, mud making should be much faster than me.

The first is to cultivate interest. For children, clay is their novel and fun "toy", "playing with mud" is their nature, and nature is their greatest interest. Mother's interest is the unfinished, unsatisfied and not fully released "nature" there. In this sense, as long as they meet clay, it is a natural thing. The difference between you and clay is "meeting", and then everything will happen naturally.

Then there is perseverance and constant challenge. Clay is within reach, and it really has a sense of accomplishment. The so-called "practice makes perfect" will become simple after a while, and you will gradually find the "routine".

My "routine" is suitable for most white people.

First of all, we should start with children's toys and imitate the materials that are "within reach" around children. For example, as I said in my first article, children's doll beds, tables, doll cups, boy helmets, mini plush toys and so on. This process is called "getting started".

The process of getting started is long and short. Many people with an art foundation may get started soon. Talented people may go directly to the "portrait" column. Of course, for most of us and most children, it is still necessary to start with the production of things around us.

Every time a little sense of accomplishment accumulates, it will form the same "manual self-confidence" as adults, and perhaps we will plant a "seed of self-confidence" for our children in the future.

Then I made a series of "Little Animals" and "Animation". The Pikachu series was made by Ran Bao and me when she was in kindergarten. Making anime stars that children are familiar with is the most exciting thing for children. When Ran Bao was in hospital, I found Pikachu easy for children to do. Simple head, facial features, body, limbs and tail are completed.

The last challenge is to "do it by hand" dolls, and this is also in order.

When making all clay sketches, the head is the most important. When the head is done, the whole small production will have a "soul". The most difficult thing about the head is the making of the face. Be sure to enlarge the details when making. For example, the eye socket must be much concave, and the nose must be much larger than usual, because ultra-light clay will expand and rebound. After the face is done, it should be dried one night in advance and painted the next day.

The methods of eyes include pinching and stippling, which can be used reasonably according to the facial structure. When the eye socket is deep, white clay can be used as the outline of the fundus to make it feel a little convex, so that the eyes will be more stereoscopic in the later finished products. Then draw eyes on white clay. For example, the following one has to be made like this. Simple black-eyed paintings can also vividly show the expression of the works.

But the commonly used method of drawing eyes needs ordinary plane to learn cartoon drawing. The method is to outline, color, draw eyeballs and color. Generally, acrylic pigments are used in clay paintings, but since acrylic pigments haven't arrived yet, I use watercolors in stock at home. Watercolor has obvious shortcomings and is easy to paste. After the eyes are done, you can apply a layer of transparent nail polish to prevent fading.

Dry the face and make the doll's hair. Hair is made in the form of hair pieces, and there are many specific ways to make hair pieces online. After the overall shape of the head is completed, put it aside to dry.

Then start making body contours on the line. The upper body consists of flesh color, neck and upper body. It is suggested that the lower body be outlined with useless clay. Make adjustments after completion.

Next, make clothes. The ancient costume is the simplest, generally three layers, lining, dress and robe.

The lining is mainly to make the collar, the dress is mainly to pay attention to the chest (lady), and finally the robe. After finishing the costume, add hand movements.

What is more difficult to do, I think, is just the modeling of some artists, and there is no routine. The dolls on it can't be made by hand. You can buy many molds (body and limbs), and it will be much easier to make them with molds. But there is no artist's work, all by accumulating experience.

For example, the series of White Nights Fairy Tales (excluding two generations of love), which are popular among online celebrities, are horses, rhinoceroses, white bears, cats and rabbits. It can't be a routine. What is needed is the overall grasp of the outline. When modeling characters, it is not the internal model of the body plus clothing, but the direct molding. My practice is several times, first pinch out the outline, and then deal with the details, similar to the basic course of sculpture. You can also insert paper-cutting and painting according to the shape. (In the early stage, the pigment was not complete, so I borrowed Ranbao's red gel pen and colored pen to replace it. )

Learning comes from learning, and learning comes from practice. It is beneficial to learn from others' practices, but most of the online tutorials are a certain practice, and the overall growth is very small. Cutting the wrong topic at the beginning is easy to hurt confidence.

The beauty in life can also be realized by our hands "making something out of nothing". Of course, this is a summary of my experience as a novice, hoping to help mothers. In my spare time, I will start with my children. (Not limited to clay)

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