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Publié par	Search Press
Date de parution	01 janvier 0001
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781781260210
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	3 Mo

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Birdy Heywood has been working with, demonstrating and teaching polymer clay techniques since 1985. During that time she has created bears, fairy folk, dragons and, most recently, jewellery. Bears were her favourite for many years as they not only signify to her the cute and cuddly teddy bear we adore as children but also its wild, free counterpart, the wild bear. Birdy teaches at shows all over the UK, and has also demonstrated her skills on television. She recently obtained her Higher National Diploma in Film making, which enables her to produce her own instructional DVDs on polymer clay techniques.

First published in Great Britain 2010
Search Press Limited Wellwood, North Farm Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN2 3DR
Text copyright © Birdy Heywood 2010
Photographs by Debbie Patterson at Search Press Studios
Photographs and design copyright © Search Press Ltd 2010
All rights reserved. No part of this book, text, photographs or illustrations may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means by print, photoprint, microfilm, microfiche, photocopier, internet or in any way known or as yet unknown, or stored in a retrieval system, without written permission obtained beforehand from Search Press.
Print ISBN: 978-1-84448-504-8
EPUB ISBN: 978-1-78126-021-0
Kindle ISBN: 978-1-78126-076-0
PDF ISBN: 978-1-78126-130-9
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This book is dedicated to the animals of this world.

Contents
Introduction
Basic proportions
Basic tools
Simple Bear
Wedding Bear
Student Bear
Halloween Bear
Birthday Bear
Musician Bear
Christmas Bear
Native American Bear
Dancing Bear
Panda
Fairy Bear
Wizard Bear
Artist Bear
Gypsy Bear
Gardener Bear
Polar Bear
DIY Bear
Toy Bear
Baby Bear
Valentine’s Bear

Introduction
All the bears in this book are easy to make if you follow the simple guidelines for dividing the clay into the correct proportions. They are all based around an easy to assemble structure. As the book progresses, I have added little tips on how to create folds and claws, and also how to position your creations to give them life and movement. A slight tilting of the head, the position of the eyes or the general pose of the bear can change its personality.
Polymer clay is a coloured modelling clay that can be baked hard using an ordinary oven. There are several polymer clays on the market to choose from, all available at good craft shops. The baking temperature of each individual polymer clay differs, so please follow the manufacturer’s baking and safety guidelines. Some clays are softer than others, so choose the clay to suit your needs. There are many colours to choose from and the clay can be blended to create your own colours.
Polymer clay, unlike sugarpaste, should not be eaten. It is also advisable to use tools and utensils that will not be used for food preparation. For cake toppers such as the Birthday Bears , use a simple cake display board to mount your bear on, to prevent contact with the icing.
The guidelines in this book can also be used to create the same figures out of sugarpaste or other modelling clays, but do not use glass beads for the eyes if you want to make edible bears.
Experiment with your bear making and enjoy it. Every bear will be different.

A selection of the polymer clay bears you can make using this book.

Basic proportions

These instructions are used to make the Simple Bear . Most of the other bears are based on these instructions, with minor variations.

1 Dividing the clay into the correct proportions is the first step, so form a lump of polymer clay into a rectangular shape.
2 Using a polymer clay blade, cut the clay into four equal slices.
3 Remove a quarter from one of the slices. The slice that remains will become the arms.
4 Add the slice you have removed to the next slice. These two slices will become the body.
5 This slice will become the legs.
6 The last quarter will become the head and ears, so remove two little squares of clay from the head section.
7 Form two balls of white clay for the cheeks and a slightly smaller ball for the chin. The nose is a tiny ball of black clay.

Basic tools

1 Pasta machine
To flatten the clay. A glass roller can also be used.
2 Aluminium foil
For creating armatures.
3 Scrap of lace or paper doily
For making impressions on Baby Bear’s blanket.
4 Selection of polymer clay blocks
5 Wet wipes
For cleaning hands in between using different colours.
6 Oven thermometer
To ensure the clay is baked at the correct temperature.
7 Ceramic tile
To bake the bears on. You can also use a baking tray.
Polymer clay blade
For cutting clay.
Round, square and small star cookie cutters
For top hat, mortar board and wand.
Blusher and brush
For bears’ cheeks.
Knitting needle
To create eye sockets.
Wooden cocktail sticks
To create claws and folds.
Glass beads
For eyes.
Metal jump rings
For Gypsy Bear ’s earrings.

Simple Bear

Materials:
Half a block of brown polymer clay
A little white clay and a tiny spot of black for the nose
Two tiny glass beads for eyes
Tools :
Polymer clay blade to cut the clay
Knitting needle to create the ear holes
Half a wooden cocktail stick to support the head
A cocktail stick to insert the glass beads

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