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Shape the base of your sculpture
Grab a chunk of air dry clay about the size of your palm, and roll it into a ball. This will eventually form the base of your wire sculpture.
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Glass Cleaner
Fill a small bowl with water to keep close at hand. Dip your fingers into the water and run them over any cracks or creases in your clay that you want to erase.
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Wrap the base in jute to create texture
Taking a roll of Jute twine, wrap your clay sculpture base (starting at the bottom), keeping the twine tightly together. This step is purely optional, but I think it adds really nice depth to the finished piece.
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Poke a hole in the base to hold your wire sculpture
Using the Armature wire that will create the actual sculpture, poke the end of the wire into the top center of the clay base and push straight down to the bottom.
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Shape your wire along your printed art template
Print out whatever artwork you’ve decided to use as a guide (feel free to download the free version I created for this easy DIY wire sculpture tutorial) and place it on your work surface. Bend the wire along the shape, using a pair of Needlenose pliers for sharp turns if you need to.
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