Making a Toad Out of Air-Dry Clay

Welcome to October! 🐸🍄 I wanted to start the month by making something a little creepy, a little cute: an air-dry clay toad. I went into this project mostly following my instincts, building an armature from paper and foil, sculpting my little son, covering him in warts and eventually painting him with Flashe. I also share the parts where I didn't feel too confident - and how nervous I get when recording. Anyway. I made a son. And he has a hat. 00:00 Welcome to October 00:21 Building the Armature 01:25 He Becomes a Toad 03:34 Sculpting & Details 04:53 Warts & Frog Surgery 05:15 Drying & Finishing the Sculpt 06:51 Time to Paint 07:06 My Confidence Starts Wobbling 08:23 Wait... It's Working...DUH 08:54 Back to Intuitive Painting 09:55 What Would I Do Differently? 10:13 Trusting My Instincts 10:53 Also, My Son Has a Hat My Grandmother did not expect me to become a Dr. But she did swear a lot :) Love you Ilama #airdryclay #frogart #toadart #halloweenart #whimsicalart