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Chapter 11 - THE LEVIATHAN 15 May 2010 | 07:24 pm
In this penultimate lesson in the book we show how to make the sea monster Leviathan. Also, by way of "extension" here you get an extra mini project that is just as fun - we show how to make a ship (g...
Chapter 10 - CENTAURS - Abraxas 6 May 2010 | 03:54 am
This advanced-level project will teach you how to make a Centaur, based on the skills you picked up with the previous project in the book - making a horse's body. What makes this a little more complic...
Chapter 9 - UNICORNS - Igrif Belcon 29 Apr 2010 | 03:37 am
In this chapter we show how to make a unicorn - which is, before you put in the magic, a white horse with a horn in the middle of his forehead. We show how to make a skeleton out of wire and tinfoil f...
Chapter 8 - THE SPHINX - aka the SPHINX 25 Apr 2010 | 03:16 am
The Sphinx is an ancient monster, a cross between a lion and a man. The body of a lion and the head of a man, to be precise. We were inspired by the the Egyptian statue of Tunakhamun and the stone Sph...
Chapter 7 - GRIFFINS: Orelav 18 Oct 2009 | 10:48 pm
In this chapter you will learn how to make a cross between a roaring lion and eagling eagle. This is what they call a griffin, a magical creature that is very popular on coats of arms of all sorts.
Chapter 6 - GORGONS AND VAMPIRES: Medusa and Branduff 28 Aug 2009 | 03:40 am
In this chapter we kill two birds with one stone; we show how to make two different characters using the same beginning. The Gorgon, the mythical female monster who had snakes for a hair, turns out to...
Non polymer clay fun 8 Jul 2009 | 06:24 pm
It has been quite a while since we last posted, but we were busy with some non polymer clay fun. Dinko and I (Boris) had to put some time in organizing the third annual Midsummernight's sprinkle - ess...
Chapter 5 - MERMAIDS: Jambalini 17 Jun 2009 | 04:32 am
In this chapter we show how to make half-fish, half - hold your breath - female character. A.k.a. Siren, Sea Maid etc. The reason why you had to hold your breath is that if you are already familiar wi...
Dinko's fan 9 Jun 2009 | 03:23 pm
I (Boris) was really happy yesterday to see what Dinko's fans do. Susan Sherry Avarello set up a Flickr group for polymer clay creations inspired by Dinko's work. I have to say also that I personally ...
Chapter 3 - HALFLINGS: Mr. Gladden 19 May 2009 | 04:51 am
In this chapter we show how to make a hobbit character, although we never use the word "hobbit" itself in the book, because it was the name of a race of creatures in the Lord of the Rings invented by ...
