How to Make a Clay Portrait | Step by Step Clay Mask Tutorial

Today I will show you how to make clay portrait with this new step by step clay mask tutorial. This is one of my favorite high school clay lessons because it gives so much creative freedom while covering a wide variety of sculpting techniques. I have also successfully taught younger students how to sculpt facial features in clay, so don't let being a beginner stop you from trying to make your own expressive clay portrait!

Materials:
Reasonably Priced Low Fire Clay (Standard)
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Air Dry Clay
AMACO Air Dry Clay
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Sculpting Tools:
Jack Richeson Deluxe 12-Piece Pottery Tool Set with Storage Canister
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That Art Teacher:
HI! My name is Sierra Machado and I am a public school art teacher in Oklahoma. I spent the first six years of my career teaching at a visual art magnet program at a high school in South Carolina. I spent the past six years at an intermediate school in Oklahoma, and I'm moving back to the high school level for year 13.

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