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Before sculpting this fish, I had never worked with clay. I started by crumpling newspaper into a ball and wrapping tape around it to hold it in place (the rough shape of the fish's body). I wrapped clay around the newspaper, added the clay for the tail to that, then shaped both. The fins and eyes were, again, added to the main body and shaped until they looked recognizable, and the indents of the eyes were made using the bottom of a sculpting tool. I rolled clay to create the mouth and attached the tongue to that. The scales were added at the very end, along with the texture on the fins. After this piece was fired, I painted it with goldfish inspired colors.
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These flowers are the second ceramics pieces I have ever made (the first being the fish (above)), and while I have used paint before, my knowledge in it is minimal. Therefore, considering my lack of expertise in both of these techniques, I am pleased with how these pieces turned out. Before I started painting, I was considering color schemes and realized that I was leaning towards something red and blue. Thus, I began thinking of themes I could follow, and decided on fire and ice / summer and winter. While I am fond of the shading on the summer flower, I am proud of the technique I used on the winter flower to create the frosted look. I also like how every color makes the others pop while still remaining visually appeasing.
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