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POLAR BEAR SCULPTURE PART 3

In the final part of this build, we make the figure of the girl, attach the bear to the base and apply some simple decoration

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YOU WILL NEED:

Paper clay as used in the previous issues for the main build

Rolling pin, 5mm thick roller guides, plastic sheet

Dowel, newspaper

A selection of underglazes

A selection of brushes

Dust mask

Working on the plastic sheet and using your roller guides, roll a small slab of clay to make the figure.

Cut the top end of the slab in a straight line, then loosely roll it around the paper-covered dowel so that it’s slightly wider at one end than

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