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I let things dry and keep adding branches. Wet clay easily adheres to dry clay. |
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Now adding leaf buds one by one. |
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Finished with the paper clay part. |
The I painted it black and removed the black paint from the surface. I am glad to see my idea of scribing extra lines in areas that are supposed to be dark worked like adding extra lines to an ink drawing. And so now I will add a couple layers of a paste wax and buff it to a nice warm glow. Then I can add it to my collection of animals from my urban jungle.
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The Opportunist Paper Clay on Board 24"x12" |