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Step 3Make the embryo
This is not as heard as you might think. If you need extra help then the correct size template for rolling out the modeling clay is available on dadcando, here.
Stretch out a bit of modeling clay to be about 100mm or 4 inches long and make a bulge in the biddle for the body, thin it right down for the neck and then make a large pointy beak. At the other end smooth out the shape into a long pointy tail.
Make two legs and roll a small ball up for an eye.
Then assemble the parts. Put the eye in place on the head and make sure it is securely attached. Then make a horizontal vee shaped slit in it. Attach the two legs (you only need two because the embryo is going to be half buried in the fossil. Attach the legs so that they are blended in at the top of each leg but defined at the sides, as shown in the second picture.
To get that authentic embryo look now bend round the tail and the head into that foetal position. Tuck the tail and the head under the limbs slightly. If the head won't bend round properly, straighten it out and make the neck a tiny bit thinner and longer and try again.
Following the instructions bake the clay (Fimo or Sculpy) until hard.
Actually we made a load (one for each cousin) and these looked really cute coming out of the oven, I'm sure that they could inspire many other projects for things like a computer mouse or a freaky USB memory stick, but that's a different story...
HOWEVER, add a tiny little wing at this stage and you could be making a dragon fossil...mmm
Stretch out a bit of modeling clay to be about 100mm or 4 inches long and make a bulge in the biddle for the body, thin it right down for the neck and then make a large pointy beak. At the other end smooth out the shape into a long pointy tail.
Make two legs and roll a small ball up for an eye.
Then assemble the parts. Put the eye in place on the head and make sure it is securely attached. Then make a horizontal vee shaped slit in it. Attach the two legs (you only need two because the embryo is going to be half buried in the fossil. Attach the legs so that they are blended in at the top of each leg but defined at the sides, as shown in the second picture.
To get that authentic embryo look now bend round the tail and the head into that foetal position. Tuck the tail and the head under the limbs slightly. If the head won't bend round properly, straighten it out and make the neck a tiny bit thinner and longer and try again.
Following the instructions bake the clay (Fimo or Sculpy) until hard.
Actually we made a load (one for each cousin) and these looked really cute coming out of the oven, I'm sure that they could inspire many other projects for things like a computer mouse or a freaky USB memory stick, but that's a different story...
HOWEVER, add a tiny little wing at this stage and you could be making a dragon fossil...mmm
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