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Plop
the Penguin Tutorial
By Emma Green
You
will need :-
1
rod of black plus *Stringers in
white,black,transparent(this is for his eyes,so the choice is
up to you), orange,yellow.
*I
often use full sized rods instead of stringers. Why? I hear
you ask. Because I find it easier to control the heat in a larger
rod and actually find it easier to lay even sized dots down.
Give it a go yourself, you may find it suits you too.
Tools:-
Marver or stump shaper and Tungsten pick.
Ok
lets get started!
We start by
making a black cone shape.
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Next we need
to add the belly in white. I use white stringer to paint
the rough outline I want and then fill in this section by
heating small blobs of white stringer and 'sweeping' inside
the section.
Heat control
is all important here. You want to keep the bead warm,but
not so hot that the white section melts in before you have
'coloured' it in.Once all the white is filled in then you
can *melt this flat.
*Don't
be afraid to use your tools here. I use my marver or shaper
to flatten the warm white glass. This makes it melt in quicker(hey
I haven't got all day you know!).
Top
Tip for beginners: if you are afraid of stringer
(I always was and often forgot to breathe whilst using them),
just use a full sized rod of white......blob it on, smush
it flat with marver and then use your poker to 'push' the
warm glass where you want it, then melt in.
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Now for the
head. You will need to heat up a blob of black glass for
this, while keeping the bead warm and then heat the mandrel
at the thin end of your cone and wind your gather of glass.
Use a marver to gently roll the head into shape.
*oops
took the picture of the wrong side of the bead, but trust
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Next we add
the dots for the eyes, melt these in a little but not completely
flat.
Then add transparent
glass onto the white ones and melt in(not completely flat).
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The
eyes have it! -
this is the personality part.
Add one large
pupil and one small and he will look like he is staring
at something or maybe he is thinking about that fish that
got away?
Place the black
dots towards the top of his eyes.....Is he rolling his eyes
in despair or looking to see what the weathers doing?
Place both pupils
inwards towards where his beak will be and he looks as though
he has a fly on his nose or is he just a few sandwiches
short of a picnic?
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Next we gently
heat the spot just below his eyes and add a small blob of
yellow for his beak.
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Best
foot forward - now for the feet. Spot heat the
bottom of his belly and add dots of orange. Make them point
downwards like in the picture below, so he looks as though
he's standing on his tip toes.
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heat his feet and use your marver or shaper to push the dots
up and forward. I just place my shaper under the dots and
tilt it towards my penguin. This makes his feet rounded at
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You
can leave it there if you like or you can add wings.
Using a black
stringer, heat a tiny ball on the end. spot heat the side
of your penguin and sweep the black stringer down his body. |
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add a tiny little black dot to to the ends of his wings -This
makes him look like he has hands which adds to his personality. |
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The eyes have it!
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Which
one broke wind? Take a look at their eyes and all will
become clear. |
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| How long do
you think he has been waiting for that fish to defrost?
His eyes say a long, long, long time! |
I hope you
have enjoyed my tutorial.
I love my
critter beads. I smile while I make them and sometimes I even
laugh out loud! They are supposed to be fun! So don't forget,
play about with your penguin, change his style, maybe yours
will have a thing for bow ties or high heals? Choose different
colours for his body or his eyes, but most important of all
smile and have fun!
Love
Emma xx
My
Home page
P.S
Click for the 'Plop the Penguin Parade'
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