Without one, it’ll be difficult to keep the egg from shifting its form when you start pushing beads and stones into it. There are two reasons to start with the base: it saves clay, and, most importantly, it creates a solid core. Roll aluminum foil into an egg form to create a base. However, you can also sculpt with whatever colour you’ve got and paint the surface once the clay is dry. On the picture above you can see how the clay looked before and after staining. For a more even finish, mix a few drops of paint into the clay before starting to sculpt. You can buy coloured air-dry clay or you can get a big tub of white/natural clay and stain it with watercolours or food colouring. Check this tutorial to find it! How to Make Fantasy Eggs Later on, we made mermaid eggs, using the same technique, and that time I took a video of the process.
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