Students in a spring Ceramics studio called Figure Modeling are creating life-size portraits of a live model in water-based clay. Taught by faculty member Ann Hirsch, the course focuses on symmetry, ...

Why doesn’t a heavy ship sink? Get some clay and we’ll solve this puzzle. If you make a compact ball or sausage shape out of the clay, whether large or small, it sinks to the bottom of the container.

The origins of clay modeling can be traced back to General Motors in the 1930s. Harley Earl, head of GM's styling studio, was the first to turn sketches into full-scale models using malleable clay.

Sculpey offers a guide for crafters looking to get started with polymer clay—how to choose the correct formulation and choose ...

We're going to need a good-sized lump of modelling clay some modelling tools including spatulas blunt knives and some cocktail sticks. A rolling pin and also some pipe cleaners or modelling wire ...

The base of the napkin rings is made of air-drying modelling clay. To cut these out, we first create a template out of cardboard. You only need a small piece of cardboard for this, perhaps you ...

Polymer clay, a synthetic modeling clay made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC), is widely used in children’s toys, medical devices and kitchen utensils. Before it’s cured, it’s highly malleable ...

To make the mushroom head, a ball is formed from modelling clay and cut in half. Next is to smmothen the hemisphere out of ...

Give a stage to the creativity of your child. Clay modelling gives children a chance to create a world of their own. It actually plays a role in motor skill and sensory development of children.

The workshop started on March 20, a day ahead of World Down Syndrome Day, with its next leg scheduled from April 21 to 23 at Manovikas Kendra. Through clay modelling, the endeavour aims to ignite ...