Sculpting Blue Footed Boobies Part 2 - Adding Air Dry Clay

Previous video, building the Blue-Footed Booby armature: https://youtu.be/mQuIxsv0gEA

The blue-footed boobies' feet still aren't blue yet, but we're getting there. In the previous video I created the armature for the lady booby, and showed you how to create a wire sling with the legs and feet so she can stand up without a base. In this video, you can see how the feathers, beak and air dry clay was added to both Mr and Mrs Booby. Next time, they'll both have blue feet.

After they're painted, they'll need a base because Mr Booby is balanced on just one foot. I used a suggestion from our friend Eileen Gallagher to help him stand up - there's an extra wire that will be fitted into a hole in the base. I'll show you how that works when I make the base itself. If you have any ideas for a design for the base or how they should be displayed, let me know in the comments below. 😊

Links mentioned in the video (remind me if I forgot any):

Previous video, Part 1: https://youtu.be/mQuIxsv0gEA
Free air dry clay recipe video: https://youtu.be/YOiovGN-yHA
For printable recipe: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/new-air-dry-clay-recipe
Magic Sculpt (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3lwaHuf
The feather-making video: https://youtu.be/RRuUkN2ujf8
Download my free blue-footed booby pattern if you want to use mine instead of drawing your own: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/paper-mache-blue-footed-booby

Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:32 Why you should watch the feather video, too
2:09 Sculpting the beaks with Magic Sculpt
2:49 Making the feathers (with the wrong tape)
3:44 Taping the foot pattern to the wire toes
4:15 Making claws with very fine aluminum wire
4:25 Taping the wing and tail feathers onto the birds
5:12 Securing the feathers with air dry clay
5:30 Sculpting the head and neck feathers with air dry clay
6:47 Adding air dry clay to the chest and underside
7:27 Sculpting the wing feathers with air dry clay
9:33 Sculpting the feathers on the back
10:11 Covering the feet with paper strips and glue
10:49 Lady Booby still stands on her own feet without a base
11:07 Outro, and what comes next