How to Carve Chalk | Making a 3D Mural with Chalk Pieces

Bonjour Craftopedia,

Hope you all are doing great. I tried Chalk Carving (again, one of my favorites!) for my 3D Mural Assignment at my 2nd semester. I would like to share the procedure with you.
You Need -

• Plaster of Paris Chalks (80-100 pieces)
• Wood Varnish
• Plywood base
• Needle
• Fevicol/Hot Glue Gun

I bought a box of Plaster of Paris Chalks and started carving various patterns on it. Then to harden it, I coated it with Wood Varnish.

The Varnish gave an off-white beige shade to the chalk. Hence, I painted my Plywood base with grey enamel color.

After the Chalks dries, I arranged the chalks representing a city skyline abstractly. I stuck them with fevicol.

How to make a 3D Snake with Paper Blocks| With Free Template!

How to make a Geometric Snake 
(with printed template)

To make a geometric animal using origami paper was our first Model-making assignment for second semester at architecture. I decided upon snake for its easy and repetitive body structure. After 3 hours of work on computer, I had made this template for one unit of the snake’s body. All you’ve got to is to get multiple printouts of this template in various sizes (which are already resized in the document) and follow the steps –
You can Download the Template for the Snake Units by clicking the following links

Template for Snake Body
Template for Snake Head

1)      Cut out almost 7-8 templates of each size carefully

2)      Fold them in towards the printed side

3)      Paste the edges neatly as shown in the video

4)      Arrange the units in an curved pattern and stick them together.

Here is the Video Tutorial showing how to make Basic Units of the Snake's body.

How to make an Incense Stick Stand with Terracotta Pot | Matka Agarbatti Stand | Clay Sculpting

Hello Craftopedians! Welcome to DIY Craftopedia. 

I have been in love with this metallic effect on terracotta pottery that I had to make another one. This time, I chose to design this cute Elephant themed matka using Air Dry clay. The sculpting process is really simple. You can do it easily. The metallic painting part is definitely fun! So, let's get started.

Watch this Procedural Video - 

How to make a Woman out of Pots| M-Seal and Clay Art on Matka

Hello Craftopedians!

Welcome back to DIY Craftopedia. I know your favorite is Pot Painting ideas. Hence, I have another idea on making this beautiful lady using two small pots and M-Seal. The best part about this video is that I have shown how to make a mould for the face of the lady using my old doll and Glue Gun.

Materials Required - 

• Two Terracotta Pots
• Any doll
• Hot Glue Gun
• Vaseline/Oil/any lubricant
• Black Acrylic Paint
• M-Seal/Air Dry clay/Shilpkar
• Metallic Copper paint

Procedure to make the Face - 

• Apply Vaseline/Oil to the face of the doll.
• Cover the face of the doll with a thick layer of hot glue. (Ensure that you cover all the corners)
• After it dries, carefully remove the glue casting from the face of the doll.
• Apply some talcum powder to the inside of the mould and press some clay firmly into it. 
• Carefully remove the clay to get the face casted onto it.
• Shape it with toothpicks if necessary. 

Procedural Video - 

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How to paint Terracotta Plate with Madhubani Design

Hey guys, Welcome to DIY Craftopedia. I'm Sanathan and this channel is all about pottery, Pot painting and many more such crafts. For the first time, I tried working on a terracotta Plate. I found this plate while shopping for vases and decided to try it out.
With just slight practice with paint brush, you can create stunning madhubani patterns. You may need a circular template or protractor for this project.