Lesson 31 of 100 · Simple Sculpture

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Paper Tube Animals (Part 31)

🎨Studio Brief #31

Turn a toilet paper or paper towel tube into a standing animal.

🎯 Your mission

If it cracks, that's part of the story.

⚡ The twist

If it cracks, work the crack into the design.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 Clay shrinks about 10% when it dries. Plan for it.

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Practice paper construction in this art lesson: paper tube animals (part 31).

What You'll Learn

Turn a toilet paper or paper towel tube into a standing animal. Paint it, add paper ears and tails, and create a whole menagerie.

Techniques You'll Practice

paper construction3D craftingcharacter design

Materials Needed

Construction paperGlue stickWashable markersCrayons

Step-by-Step Guide

0 of 4 done

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Where you see this in real life

Pots, cups, sinks, statues — anything you can hold started as squishy stuff.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Make a tiny clay creature. Give it a name and a story.

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For the dinner table

“Tell me about the part of your sculpture you're proudest of.”

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