Design and Creation of an Art Toy: From Person to Character

Design and Creation of an Art Toy: From Person to Character

“Dear student, we have reached the end of the course. I hope you have learned and enjoyed the process of creating an art toy from a person, now you have the knowledge to create a work of art based on the people who inspire you. Next, we are going to review the steps I have followed to make my art toy: Preparation of the art toy First I have chosen the reference of a character to be able to take advantage of. Afterwards, I have selected the materials with which I wanted to work. Finally, I have drawn a simple sketch to put my idea on paper.

Body I've made the skeleton out of wire and added volume to the body. Then it's time to bake and sand carefully. I recommend spending time on this step, a good sanding will give you a professional finish. Clothes and accessories I have taken measurements of my character's body to draw the patterns on paper and transfer them to the polymer clay. Thus, afterwards I have been able to dress the figure. Head Later I molded the head, one of the most important parts to give character to an art toy. Color and finish And finally, as we have seen at the end of Unit 3, I have put all the pieces together and I have applied color to the missing parts, added details with markers and applied several layers of matte varnish to fix the paint. Final result This is what my character looks like. Now it's your turn! Share, as I have done, the process of your final project by clicking on the "create your project" button. Remember to share both the final result and the steps that have led you to it. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to use the forum, where you can find the answers I am giving or ask new questions that will also help other students. And if you want to expand your knowledge of art toys and collectible figures, take a look at my other Domestika course, Art Toy Creation. See you on the forum! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“Final project To finish we will see a brief summary of the course contents. At the beginning, I told you about myself and my references. Then I told you what we would do and then we saw what characteristics suit us to make an art toy. I showed you the materials that we will see in the course. Then we made a sketch, which is not very difficult, of the design that we will use in our character. We made the skeleton out of wire, we put aluminum foil on it and we started to create the volume with polymer clay. Then we saw how it is baked and sanding. Sanding is very important to leave a professi...”

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Course summary for: Design and Creation of an Art Toy: From Person to Character

• Level: Beginner
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• 4281 students
• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 39m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Art Toys, Character Design, Sculpture, Toy Design