Create a Lamb!

Supplies

• 1 – Roll ACTIV Wire Mesh®
• 1 – Roll of 8" Rigid Wrap Plaster Cloth®
• 1 – 5 lb Package of White Celluclay Instant Papier Mache®
• 1 – Package of Activ Tools® for Sculpting
• 1 – Roll 1" Masking Tape
• Waterproof Drop Cloth
• Medium Bowl of Water
• Medium Mixing Bowl
• Towel and Wash Cloth
• Scissors
• Gloves (Safety for working with Wire Mesh)
• 1 Set – 18 mm Plastic Eyes
• Small Tubes Liquid Acrylic Paints (Black, Brown, White)
• Medium Paint Brush

NOW, LET’S GET STARTED!

STEP 1  Let’s begin with the shape. Lambs are fluffy, so roll up some newspaper into the shape of a fat football. Tape it so it holds the shape. Roll up another piece into a ball for the head. Tape the head onto the body to have the basic body shape.

STEP 2  Glove those hands and roll out the Activ-Wire Mesh®. Cut off a piece large enough to wrap around the shape and then an additional strip 6" wide to cut into the 4 legs.

STEP 3  Wrap the Active-Wire Mesh® around the silly looking ball of paper and squeeze it into a lamb's shape. Roll the remaining four pieces up into loose tubes to form the legs and tape them in place on the body. Trust me; they all look ridiculous at this stage, Keep Going!

STEP 4  Now, roll out the Rigid Wrap® and cut into strips about 4" long. Per the package directions wet and cover your entire wire armature with at least one layer. The Rigid Wrap® will set up in about twenty minutes.

You’ve done it! You’ve made an armature! 

While your newly complete armature is firming up, you can mix up the Celluclay®. Mix the entire package per its instructions.

STEP 5  Using your hands, apply the Celluclay®, smoothing it with the palm and heel of your hand. I find it helps to keep my hands damp but not wet. I wet and wring out the washcloth and use it to wipe off my hands and tools frequently as I work.  Fatten up the tummy and build the face, ears and add the tail. Press in the eyes and use the Activ-Tools® to add character lines to the face and details to the feet. Add extra Celluclay® around the wooly area and press in the texture using the edge of a sculpting tool.

STEP 7  Now let it dry. It may take as long as a few days depending on the climate and amount of Celluclay® used in the lamb. If stress cracks appear while drying just fill them in with more Celluclay® and smooth them out.

When dry paint the legs and face brown, the hooves black and the tips of the wool white.