SpongeBob SquarePants

1. SpongeBob SquarePants

To make SpongeBob I used Sunshine Yellow, White, Black, Pearl  & Cadmium Red Primo polymer clays, Wilton Double Cut-Outs Set, it can be any square cutter straight or wavy, a blade and a few ball tools and my pasta machine.  For the tongue I added a small amount of Pearl to the cadmium red, for the back of the mouth I added a small amount of black to the cadmium red.  For the teeth I made a cane, I started with a round log of white clay and put a thin layer of black clay then made the log square then elongated it.  For the eyes I made a log of black clay then added a double thickness on the thickest setting on the pasta machine with blue clay, then doubled that amount of white clay, the best thing is for you to determine the amount; it shouldn’t be hard to balance it.  After you make the canes give it time to stiffen up, you can put it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or it will be too soft and warm, or leave it alone at least overnight.

SpongeBob’s eyes bulge out, it’s very hard to get that because it distorts the eye cane so I cut it about 1/8” thick.  If you look at the top view of the canes on the far right you will see a couple eyes I was playing around with, that’s when I thought it best not to play with the canes, just get it the way you like it and leave it like that.

Don’t forget to give SpongeBob eye lashes, he has 3 long lashes.

You don’t have to make an eye cane or tooth cane, I chose to because I was making a large amount to give away at Christmas.  I thought I would use both canes on other projects.