Monster Cat Cane in Polymer Clay
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This set shows the process of creating a huge (monster) cane in polymer clay.
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Monster Cane_01
I decided to make a polymer clay cane from a picture of my cat, Chester. First I reduced the number of colors in photoshop, this is a how-to and a cautionary tale as well :)
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Monster Cane_02
My mistake was starting WAY TOO BIG. This is his right eye.
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Monster Cane_04
Two of the colors were not straight from the package and I would not do that again because I had to mix more halfway through and it was hard to match them.
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Monster Cane_05
By this point I realized that it was a monster cane and I didn't want to finish it but my husband encouraged me to anyway.
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Monster Cane_07
I realized at this point I should have made the two eyes first, then built out from there.
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Monster Cane_09
It was so hard to get enthusiastic about making the ears, but my husband wanted to see how it would turn out so I was encouraged to continue.
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Monster Cane_11
The detail work is done, time to fill in around the head to help it keep its shape and make a circle I can roll later.
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Monster Cane_12
It's way bigger than I planned and it's taking a huge amount of clay to fill in the circle that his head has to become so I can roll the clay like a log.
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Monster Cane_13
I have to condition (squish throroughly) each package of clay I open, my hands are sore!
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Monster Cane_15
Starting to reduce the cane, this was very physical work!
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Monster Cane_16
I read how to reduce without distortion but I certainly have not mastered it!
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Monster Cane_18
The new clay was softer than the original clay and it distorted when I reduced it, but I think it's cute!
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When I roll it small enough I can cut slices and bake them. They have the picture on both sides because it goes all the way through.
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Baking the Chet heads
I kept smiling every time I looked at the tray, so that's a nice result of two solid days of sometimes frustrating work!
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