How to make animals from plasticine: we sculpt together with the children of a cat, a lion, a monkey

Due to its properties and wide color palette, such material as plasticine allows creating crafts on different subjects. For example, it is possible to fashion bright, interesting animals and plants from it. In addition, such exercises are very useful for children, because in the course of classes, the children develop imagination, they become more attentive and accurate.

This article will present the master classes with detailed instructions that will help you figure out how to make animals from plasticine.

Also below your attention is offered a selection of videos in which the masters will tell and show which animals and how they can be molded. In particular, it will be shown how to fashion such animals and animals: a lion, a turtle, a chicken, a dog and a giraffe.

We model a cat( the first way)

Of course, the most popular character for modeling among all domestic animals is a cat, so below will be presented two options for making a cat.

For the production of a cat, according to the first variant, plasticine of orange, white, pink, red and blue colors is required. First of all, it is necessary to fashion a torso in the form of a bar from the orange color, tail sausage and four details in the form of drops for the ears and feet, for the ears, two teardrop details must be made of blue. Then from white plasticine it is necessary to form two identical balls for the eyes, one ball of pink for the spout, and also of the white one, we need to make three details in the form of a drop and one drop of red in order to make a magnificent mustache and tongue.

After all the parts are ready, you can start assembling. First, on the trunk, you need to attach all the details of the muzzle and belly, it can be made of white color by rolling a small circle. Then attach the paws, ears and tail.

The second way

To perform the cat, according to the second option, it will take clay of orange, black, red, pink and white colors. First we need to form two rollers from an orange color, one thicker, it needs to be slightly bent, the second thinner is the future tail. From the plasticine of black color, three balls must be formed and rolled into strips, then these strips must be attached to the trunk, and then the cat will turn out to be striped. Next, you need to make all the details of the face, and in order to get the paws, you need to form four identical orange balls and small white balls to make claws. At the final stage, all the details must be combined, and the craft of the cat is ready. The stages and results of the work of the two options are shown in the photo.

Naughty monkey

From plasticine, a child can fashion animals and animals that he saw in a zoo, for example, a monkey. In order to make a cheerful monkey, you will need brown, beige, white and black clay. First of all, it is necessary to fashion the constituent parts, namely: two balls of brown color of different sizes, one for the trunk, the other for the head, also one small ball of beige and white flowers and two tiny balls for the eyes to turn out. And brown rollers for the tail and paws, in addition, beige and brown balls for the ears, palms and feet. Below is a diagram showing how to combine all the details step-by-step.

Leo - the king of all the animals

For those who sculpt and collect a collection of plasticine animal figures, it will not be superfluous to have a master class dedicated to the technique of modeling a lion. For work you will need plasticine of orange, brown, white and black colors. From the orange color should form a trunk and head. Then the nose and eyes should be attached to the front part of the head. Also from orange and brown circles it is necessary to form ears and attach paws with claws. In order to make a tail, you can use a wire and clothe it with plasticine, and then attach a brown brush. And, of course, we must not forget to make a mane from brown plasticine.

Seahorse

From clay, you can sculpt and marine life, such as the seahorse. For work you will need clay green and a little blue and red. First of the green should be formed sausage, then flatten it and bend it in the form of a spiral. Then from a slice of green you need to make a blank for the head. The fin can be made from a piece of blue. Then you need to attach the head, fin to the body, and use a pencil to make a pattern. Next, you need to attach the eyes of plasticine red - and the hack is ready.