How to Make a Multipurpose Polymer Clay Cartoon Animal Body

Last time, we learned in two different articles how to make a polymer clay multipurpose animal head. Today, we will learn the technique of making the entire body. What is fascinating about it is that this portion can be used for animals such as lions, tigers, cats and even dogs.

Of course, in such cases, you have to make sure that the head we made in the past has been given mane (for lion), wild brown and orange marks (for tiger) or dog ears. But after what making the body today by using the head we created previously, we will get what is in the picture on the right.


 Now for the body, just follow the steps given here.
~Things Required~
Polymer clay of two different colors (the ones used for making the animal’s head and mouth before)
A paper cutting knife or thin nail file
Blank printer paper where you will work with your polymer clay
Sliced tooth pick (If you cannot make it just use the toothpick itself, but make sure you cut it off into half)
A good art and craft glue (Make-It Mosaics glue Preferably)
The head of the animal

Step 1: Take a small amount of the polymer clay (color: mouth) and roll it into a ball.

Step 2: Now just roll one side of your polymer clay ball with your finger. Keep it thicker. In other words, it should not be rolled into a long snake or anything. We are basically doing this so we get a neck for our animal.

Step 3: Make sure that your end product looks like what is in the picture. Notice that since we did not roll the other side of the ball it has turned into a cone like shape. Basically, this is what you must keep in mind. Your animal body must be of cone shape.

Step 4: Now make your polymer clay body stand with its neck area facing upward. Give the body a gentle press so it keeps standing up without your help anymore. This way you will be also make its flat which we will use in our next step.

Step5: Now with the help of your knife or file, create a small opening at the bottom of the animal body. Just follow what is in the picture.

Step 6: Then make another opening. At this point, the body must look like a ghost from Pacman video game.

Step 7: Make the body stand up again. You have just finished making the legs of the polymer clay cartoon animal. The notion is that it is sitting.

Step 8: Now take a tiny bit of the polymer clay bar whose portion you used to make the head. Make a snake out of it by keeping one side of it slightly thicker. This is our tail.

Step 9: Stick the thicker part of the tail behind the body of the polymer clay animal.

Step 10: Make the body stand up again. And adjust the tail by bringing its end part in front of the body. This step is optional. How you want to keep the tail is completely up to you.

Step 11: Stick your toothpick piece in the center of the animal neck.

Step 12: Now dab some glue to the toothpick. This is for safety purpose. We do not want the head to come out after all.  This is optional.

Step 13: Stick the head to the toothpick and press it so it adheres to the neck. Your animal now is now done. Wait 12 hours before baking it. We want the glue to completely dry out.

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