How to mold a lion from plasticine?

In order to mold any plasticine figurine, you do not need to have special skills. It is enough to select the necessary materials and set aside a few minutes of your time. This activity is especially interesting for young children. Of course, if adults are involved with them in this process, the pleasant emotions from what is happening will only intensify.

The first step is to decide on the necessary instruments and materials... In addition to the fact that you need to choose the color of the plasticine, it is important to choose in advance which figure is to be sculpted. For example, if we are talking about the lion king of animals, then it should be borne in mind that it is better to take yellow plasticine as a basis. For the details, you need a material of a different color.

So, you will need:

• plasticine of yellow and orange colors, a few blocks are enough;
• plasticine is black and white, half a bar or even less is enough;
• knife stack;
• toothpick, mesh.

In order for the plasticine lion to look believable and attractive, very it is important to choose the right shades of the material. A mesh or a toothpick will help to make the structure of the figure correctly. It is with the help of these tools that you can make the relief of the figure. The process itself is very interesting for both children and adults, if they also participate in this. After you have decided on the main materials and tools, you should move on to the direct modeling process step by step.

First you need to roll a small round billet... You will need yellow plasticine. Then you need to make three more beads from the material of the same color. The next step is to hold the eight beads together and attach them to a larger ball. But the third bead turns into a cake. It is attached to the lower part of the face of the future figure. It is thanks to this step that the lower lip or cheeks of the lion will turn out. By the way, do not forget to pierce the cheeks with a toothpick.

Then we make the nose. It will be oval and black. And also, along with the nose, eyes should be made. They are usually placed very close to each other. It is thanks to this that the expression on the lion's face will be kind and joyful.

And, of course, do not forget about the sidelines... We make them from orange plasticine. They should match the color of the mane. We fix the head on a match or a toothpick. And then we insert it into the torso. If you follow this instruction in stages, you will be able to sculpt a face that will be very believable and cute.

As mentioned above, the mane must be made of plasticine of the same color as the eyebrows. It's pretty simple to do. You need to take a round piece and crush it to make cakes. And then attach it around the head. Use a toothbrush or mesh to make a mane. And after that, attach the ears. Initially, the right is attached, then the left. The torso consists of four legs and a base... To do this, the plasticine should be divided into several parts, one of which is a larger base and four small ones will be used as legs.

Let's say in order to get lion cub, you need to make more voluminous cheeks and a smile. Also, do not forget that a small lion's body should be more rounded, thus an imitation of the tummy arises. Usually a plasticine figure is made on cardboard. Thanks to this, it can then be installed on any surface.

To get it lion king, you need to highlight the features, make a longer mane. Lioness you can also make it more graceful. It is also known that lionesses do not have a mane. So a whole family of lions can turn out. You can also make a shape with chestnuts. They are used instead of the torso.

Lion cub simbu usually made for the autumn holidays. If it seems that the lion's head is too big, you can simply make a larger mane. But if it seems that the tail is too big, then you should just twist it. That is, we twist a thin sausage into a ring.

Another lion cub can be lying on a cardboard. In this position, the figure looks more friendly and cheerful. Such a master class will help diversify the usual sculpting process and make the lesson more interesting and creative.

For information on how to mold the Lion King from plasticine, see the next video.