It's just around the corner new year holidays. It's time to prepare gifts. Souvenirs self made– this is a piece of the master’s soul, so this one is valued most of all. Christmas Elf, made by hand - on New Year's table. If you like to sculpt, then this master class is for you. Elves made from polymer clay They will also become an unusual decoration for your table.

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How to make an elf with your own hands

Making the elf's hands. White clay Roll it into a sausage and cut it into two parts. Roll out the green clay thinly and cut into strips. We wrap the white sausage in three strips and bend it in the middle by about 90 0. We slightly narrow one end of the sausage.

Using flesh-colored clay, we make brushes and attach them to the hands. We glue the finished arms to the body. To stabilize the head, attach a toothpick to the center of the body. We wrap it with a white collar.

All we have to do is make the elf's head. To do this, form a ball from flesh-colored clay. Glue a small ball in the center of the head and flatten it slightly to form a nose. Using a stack we will make the nostrils and mouth. Thin brush acrylic paints Let's draw the eyes. To make ears, roll up a droplet, press on both sides and on the blunt side, and use a stack to make indentations. Glue the ears to the head.

Next, we’ll make the elf’s hat. Let's roll out a drop of red clay again. We press the end of the droplet on the blunt side with our fingers inward so that the cap fits well on the head. And stretch out the opposite edges a little to make ears.

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How do you imagine elves, probably the way they are described in fantasy works or depicted by cartoonists. Elves are mythical creatures, no one knows what they should really look like, because they simply don’t exist. But perhaps the most significant distinguishing feature of the elf as a mythical creature is its long, pointed ears. In this sculpting lesson we will recreate our elf man, remembering that he should have bright hair of some unusual color, such as green, purple or pink. Also, this character should have a kind face and massive hands.

Other lessons on the topic of gnomes, elves, wizards:

Step-by-step photo lesson:

We will sculpt the exposed parts of the elf’s body, just like those of a human, from beige plasticine. Make a ball.


Place a very small nose in the center of the ball. Attach the eyes a little further away.


Add pupils with white highlights. Make a smile with stacks. A few rays of wrinkles near the eyes will also complement the good-natured facial expression.


Glue on thin eyebrows. Attach the ears, pointed at the tips.


Use any bright plasticine to create a tousled hairstyle. For example, use purple plasticine. Roll a lot of oblong sausages and stick them on the bald part of your head.


To create the lower part of the figure, prepare some kind of bright ball, beige cylinders and elongated shoes, curved up at the ends.


Attach the legs to the ball, add boots.


Attach the upper body, add arms, it is advisable to make the hands disproportionately massive to show that the miniature elf has sufficient magical power.


Attach the head.


This is such a fantastic figurine of an elf, this guide is not universal, because you can make your own craft using different colors of plasticine, dressing the little man in different clothes.