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Make an Ancient Face Medallion - Air Dry Clay Decoration Tutorial

Tutor: Rosie Johnson, sign writer, illustrator and artist

In this session, self-taught artist Rosie shows you how to make a beautiful, ancient Greek-inspired clay face to use as decoration.

This beginner-friendly craft is a great introduction to sculpting clay faces. You can experiment with textures, shapes and colours to create your own unique air dry clay decorations.

About Rosie:

Rosie is a self-taught sign writer, illustrator and artist who has tons of experience teaching people of all abilities the art of hand lettering, decorative arts and handmade items.

Preparation

Find a comfortable space to work at a table or flat surface

Video time

60 minutes

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  • Air-Dry Clay
  • Water spray
  • Piece of scrap fabric
  • Metallic pens (like posca markers, Rosie uses gold, silver and bronze)
  • Gloss varnish

Air Dry Clay Dragon Eyes

If you have some clay left over, why not make Rosie's air dry clay dragon eyes craft, using beads for realistic looking dragon eyes.

Main image: a dragon eye made out of air dry clay and craft bead eyes.