Sculpt The Mad Hatter with WED Clay

This ’just for fun’ sculpture took just a few hours. I think it came fairly close to the original drawing of the Mad Hatter by John Tenniel, for ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland,’ by Lewis Carroll. A few more hours would have given me time to add details like wrinkles, maybe get the eyes the same size... But I did have other things to do. 😊 You can find the pattern for the face-sculpting form that I used in the video here: There is a small charge for the pattern, and if you’re just playing around like I was when I sculpted the Mad Hatter, you don’t really need a form. But it is a lot faster than creating an armature out of wire, in the traditional way. I used WED clay for this sculpture, available here: You might be able to find it at your local pottery supply store, or ask them to order it for you. It’s usually less expensive that way. If you’d like to learn more a