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Playdough Faces (Part 19)

🎨Studio Brief #38

Sculpt a face using playdough.

🎯 Your mission

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

⚡ The twist

No tools — just your hands.

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Mind = Blown

🤯 The oldest known sculpture is 35,000 years old — a tiny mammoth carved from ivory.

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Artist Spotlight

🎨 Ruth Asawa wove sculptures out of wire she learned to bend in a kids' camp.

Practice basic sculpting in this art lesson: playdough faces (part 19).

What You'll Learn

Sculpt a face using playdough. Roll balls for eyes, a triangle for a nose, a coil for a smile. Sculpting faces teaches about facial features and expression.

Techniques You'll Practice

basic sculptingfacial featuresexpression

Materials Needed

Washable 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.

Sculpt with playdough or even mashed potato. The tool doesn't matter.

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For the dinner table

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

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