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How to Make a Rosebud With Clay

You can fashion some delicately appearing rosebuds with either polymer, porcelain, or plasticine clay. Modeling clay (plasticine) is easy to manipulate and is a good material to practice making rosebuds. The formation process is similar for any clay. With porcelain, you need to add a drop of water as you attach the components. Polymer and plasticine are merely connected with fingertip pressure. Polymer clay is cured in the oven while porcelain needs to be fired in a kiln. Plasticine keeps it pliable nature and can be dismantled at anytime. This makes it the preferred clay to learn this technique.

Things You'll Need

Knife

Instructions

- 1
  Knead clay to soften it and make it more pliable. Kneading is a squeezing and pushing motion done with your hands.
- 2
  Roll the clay into a 1-inch ball.
- 3
  Using a knife, cut the ball into 5 equal-sized pieces.
- 4
  Form each piece of clay into a triangular petal shape with rounded edges.
- 5
  Roll one petal into a tight twirl to form the narrow center for the rosebud.
- 6
  Take another petal form and position it with a rounded point facing up. Press the base of the triangular shape into the bottom of the bud.
- 7
  Press the edge of each petal with your finger to make them get thinner at the outside edge. Do this after each is affixed to the bud center. Slightly curl the top edge out on each petal.
- 8
  Place the other petals onto the bud shape. Pinch and curl each top to simulate a real bud unwinding. Rosebuds unfold in a spiral shape, so keep this in mind as you place your flower pieces together.
- 9
  Make a calyx for the bottom of the bud. This is the portion that previously enclosed the bud. It is a star shape with 6 points. Press a flat circle of clay and cut the points along the perimeter. Pinch each point to flatten it and make it appear more delicate.
- 10
  Attach this form to the bottom of the bud and press all the layers together to connect them.

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