Cold Porcelain Flower Sculptures
A course by Christina WallisCold Porcelain Flower Artist
A course by Christina Wallis, Cold Porcelain Flower Artist
Let your creativity bloom and make beautiful, lifelike botanicals using cold porcelain clay
Dive into the art of sculpting flowers with cold porcelain alongside Christina Wallis, a renowned artist in this field. Learn to create realistic flowers using this versatile and delicate clay.
You will master working with various tools and materials essential for bringing your floral creations to life. The course covers everything from preparing the clay and creating the bases and centers of flowers to crafting petals and leaves.
Explore painting techniques, such as dry brush with oil paints, to achieve stunning shades and textures on each petal and leaf. You will also learn how to assemble the flowers and cover the stems to achieve a professional finish on each piece.
What will you learn in this online course?
22 lessons & 17 downloads
Colouring the Flower
9 minutes, 3 seconds
Mixing and Tinting the Clay
14 minutes, 50 seconds
Making Petals 1
18 minutes, 33 seconds
Painting Petals
11 minutes, 15 seconds
The Assembling 3
10 minutes, 50 seconds
The Stem Cover 3
8 minutes, 43 seconds
What's included in this course?
To start, you will get to know the materials and tools necessary for working with cold porcelain. Christina will guide you in selecting the right elements and teach you how to prepare the clay for manipulation.
Next, you will learn to create the foundational structures of the flowers, beginning with the center and base, which are crucial for giving support and shape to your creations. Each step will be detailed to ensure you understand how to build a solid base.
Then, focus on crafting petals and leaves. Christina will show you how to model each piece to look as natural as possible, applying dry brush painting techniques to add realism with shades and textures. This process includes the careful placement of each petal and leaf to achieve visual balance.
Lastly, you will assemble all the parts of the flower and learn to cover the stems professionally. You will also receive tips on caring for and maintaining your cold porcelain flowers, ensuring your masterpieces stay in perfect condition for a long time.
What is this course's project?
The final project involves sculpting a realistic flower of your choice using cold porcelain.
You will apply all the techniques learned, from preparing the clay to assembling and painting the flower, creating a unique and detailed piece.
Who is this online course for?
Designed for people passionate about crafts and floral art, whether beginners or those with experience looking to refine their skills.
It is also ideal for creatives seeking to explore new techniques and artistic mediums in the creation of realistic flowers.
Requirements and materials
You will need cold porcelain, basic modeling tools, fine detail brushes, oil paints, and some additional materials such as wires for stems and molds for leaves and petals.
It is recommended to have an adequate workspace for sculpting and painting.
Reviews
- hkotnikPLUS1 month ago
Amazing!!
- 3 months ago
Very well explained! I am enjoying this class, thanks!!
- 3 months ago
After this course, I feel I have enough knowledge to begin working with it and I ordered already the materials to get me started. I like the way Christina Wallis is slowly explaining and showing step by step in detail how it should be done. Also, the list with the materials we need to purchase was very helpful, thank you.
- 4 months ago
hola , me ha encantado este curso, hace mucho buscaba este tema , y la profe es muy profesional
- 4 months ago
Excelente proceso y una gran maestra, explica a detalle sus tecnicas e inspira en todo momento a crear de la mano con la naturaleza. ; )
Her work has been featured in various projects, including teaching floral techniques at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Christina has collaborated with the BBC to create a fantasy predator flower and has taught orchid conservation experts in Malaysia.
She has also developed a line of specialized flower-making tools, highly appreciated in the craft world.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- Influences
- U2
Before You Start
- What Is Cold Porcelain (And Isn’t)?
- Tools and Materials
- The Flower: Choosing Which to Make
- The Flower: What ‘Look’ to Go For
- Colouring the Flower
- U3
Making and Assembling All Parts of the Flower
- Mixing and Tinting the Clay
- The Flower Centre 1
- The Flower Centre 2
- The Flower Centre 3
- Making Petals 1
- Making Petals 2
- Painting Petals
- The Assembling 1
- The Assembling 2
- The Assembling 3
- The Stem Cover 1
- The Stem Cover 2
- The Stem Cover 3
- U4
Now That You’re Making Flowers
- Ready-Flower Care Tips
- Motivation and Support
- FP
Final project
- Cold Porcelain Flower Sculptures
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FAQs
Cold porcelain flower making involves sculpting lifelike flowers using an air-drying clay called cold porcelain. Artists shape, color, and assemble petals and foliage to create realistic floral art pieces.
This course is designed for intermediate learners who already have basic crafting or sculpting experience and want to master advanced cold porcelain flower techniques.
You'll need cold porcelain clay, sculpting tools like veiners, cutters, ball tools, floral wire, oil paints, and adhesives. Specific tool lists and recommendations are provided in the course.
You’ll learn to sculpt realistic flowers, mix custom colors, shape delicate petals, assemble multi-petal blooms, paint using oil and watercolor techniques, and present or photograph your finished pieces.
The course covers how to blend cold porcelain with oil paints or other pigments to achieve lifelike petal and foliage colors, including tips for smooth gradients and realistic effects.
Cold porcelain is air-drying, flexible, and captures fine details, while deco clay may have different textures and drying properties. The course explains how each affects sculpting and finishing.
Yes, many sugarcraft tools like veiners, cutters, and rolling pins work well with cold porcelain. The course demonstrates which tools are interchangeable and how to use them.