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Question: Small animal sculpture!?
next week i need to make a small animal sculpture out of clay!.
it has to be about the size of an apple and a cute, whimsical, little animal!.
i am thinking of making a rabbit or a duck but i need alot of cute ideas in case someone else in my class is doing one of those!.
has anyone ever made anything like this!? pics!?
does anyone have suggestions of what animal to do!?
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
go to a search engine, (I use ask!.com) and click on images, then type in the word you want, like 'bunny' or duck!. You should get about a million images both photos and cartoon to draw insperation from!. (just don't copy one exacatlly!.)

but if you want to know what makes something cute, think baby animal: rounded ears and cheeks, huge eyes, shortened nose and head larger than body!. In the cartoon world, use very big cheeks, eyes that take up half the face, and don't forget the eyelashes!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Rabbits & ducks are cute & whimsical, but I bet others will be doing it!. If you need to be original try thinking of an under the sea creature, like a sea horse or starfish maybe!? If you are allowed to do something not realistic, making the face like you want it, a tip in making any character "cute" is putting the eyes closer together then they really are in life, & make them bigger then they really are too!. Do you know what clay you'll be using!? If you have to get your own clay, go for polymer oven bake clay like Sculpey!. You can find it in any craft store!. Have fun!.Www@QuestionHome@Com