Character Figurine

THIS PROJECT IS BASED ON PAST PROJECTS-

COMIC STRIP 

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2021/10/cartooning-unit.html

WANTED POSTER PROJECT 

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2025/04/famous-artist-wanted-poster.html

FAMOUS ART SPOOF 

https://tabithaannthelostsock.blogspot.com/2013/03/art-spoofs-creative-parody-at-your.html

The pack comes with most color, but you may have to mix to make specific ones. 

Don’t mix water with clay. It is designed to be water-resistant. Water can negatively affect the clay, potentially causing it to crack, crumble, or become brittle. Crayola Modeling Clay is formulated to be soft and reusable, and its wax and oil-based formula contributes to its water resistance. 

CRITERIA

-Use character from Comic Strip or Artist Studied

-No taller/sider  than 6 inches

-Use inner form rather than clay 100% throughout. 

(toilet paper roll, crumbled up paper, cardboard). 

FAMOUS ARTIST FIGURINES

(the artist you personally studied)

 

CARTOON CHARACTER FIGURINEs 

(Your original cartoon character) 

DO NOT

try to build the entire figure out of clay 

(unless it is very small). 

Use a base of cardboard, cups, bottles, paper towels taped up or sticks. 

Lino Cut Print

These Artist are famous for their prints using relief method. 

Pablo Picasso, 

M.C. Escher

MORE IDEAS HERE...

WHAT IS PRINTMAKING?

----Kinds of Printing----

Rachel Louise Hibbs

RELIEF 

Ink goes onto what you left unscratched (raise area)

INTAGLIO

Ink goes into what you scratched out (lower areas)

Metal plate or plexiglass are commonly used. 

LITHOGRAPHY

Oil and waterbased supplies are used. 

The area that will remain white is done with a grease pencil

and waterbased ink or paint is added on top. 

STENCIL

Ink goes into area where the places are cut out. 

The uncut areas block the ink. 

Very Good SlideShow  by C. Marsh 

MARSH SLIDESHOW

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1neEYD26PUMy6O42yS-zM6-MY505_qGUjXaHJP1_Q8mA/edit#slide=id.g2460083c299_1_0

DESIGN

Trace your linoleum shape onto paper. 

Make a design using up the space. 

Start with pencil, then go over thick with sharpie. 

REMEMBER- 

BLACK = NOT CARVED/POSITIVE SPACE

WHITE= CARVED/NEGATIVE SPACE

Contrasting Designs

left- background cut out.                     right- background uncut with frame

Mix of Both 

TRANSFER

Turn design over on back. Use pencil to color all over the back in multiple directions. 

Put design face up over the linoleum piece. 

Begin tracing over your original design hard to transfer the pencil lead beneath onto the linoleum.

Lift slightly to make sure design is fully transferred. 

Note- is is supposed to be flipped. 

(see lifting)

READY TO CARVE?

Watch this first.... 

TIPS OF CARVING

PREPARE DESIGN TRANSFER

You do not want thin raised lines, so go in and THICKEN up your design. 

-Mark the areas you will be carving out with a pencil X or 

with another color permanent marker. 

Carve out areas you want to STAY WHITE!

Carve = Nothing

Leave = Show

Blade #s 1-5

1-2 Carve around areas you want to leave and "outline" with smaller detailed blade. 

3-5 Use fatter blade to get out bigger areas.

Video of Carving Process

Small Detailed BLACK lines?

Here's How... 

Video of Ink Process

3 by 5 linoleum 

Trace onto paper & plan design. 

ENTIRE PROCESS