NikitaMaree
Nikita Maree
  • "DIY" Building
    • Dog House
    • Wire Spinner
    • Sheep Shelter
    • Livestock Feeder
    • Bridge
    • Bar
    • BBQ
    • Upcycled Chair
    • Easel
    • Homeschooling Area
    • Lift Up School Table
    • Colored Floor
    • Planter Box
    • Table Top
    • Tall Vertical Drawers
    • Television Cabinet
    • Thread Tap
    • Tool Shelf
    • Wood Stain Homemade
    • Work Bench
  • "DIY" Craft
    • Arcane >
      • Hextech Crystal Ring
    • Borderlands >
      • Ammo Dump
      • Tiny Tina Charms
      • Jack O'lantern
    • Crash Bandicoot
    • Polymer Clay Tutorials >
      • Pirate Rings
      • Pirate Goblet
    • CosClay >
      • CosClay Colour Mixes
      • Serpent Bangle
    • Polymerclay Techniques >
      • Leather Effect
    • MINECRAFT >
      • Minecraft Blaze Figure
      • Minecraft Creeper Figure
      • Minecraft Enderman Figure
      • Minecraft Guardian Figure
      • Minecarft Skelton Figure
      • Minecraft Warden Figure
      • Minecraft Mob Vote 2021 Figures
      • MINECRAFT Chunk Borders
  • "DIY" Sewing
    • Poké Ball
    • Memory Quilt
    • Patching Pants
  • Blog

Polymer Clay Tutorial
How to make a Chibi Creeper

    Free Creeper
    Information Sheet

Get it Now
Picture

In this tutorial I will be going over the step involved in making a MINECRAFT Creeper Mini Figure made out of polymer clay.

Picture
Save or print out the free reference sheet.
It has the list of colors I used and the amount of pieces you will need for each body part.

Picture
  • Polymer Clay
  • Sculpting Tool of your choice.
  • Blade.
  • Cutter ( in any shape or size )
  • Square Drive Bits ( if you have them )
But you can still give this ago without them.

Picture
Picture
Roll out a flat sheet of the main body color.
Then press out 12 pieces for the head.

Note: It doesn't matter what size or shape your cutter is.
As long as you use the same one throughout the sculpt.
And keep the clay thickness the same, every time you roll it out.
This will ensure the correct ratio of all body parts.

Picture
Picture
Condition the clay until it is soft.
Then start pressing it into a cube.
Lightly press all the sides of the cube onto a flat surface, to help achieve this.

Picture
Picture
Gently mark the center nose position.
Then stamp in a square.

Picture
Picture
Alternatively: You can use sculpting tools or a ball tool,
to shape in the squares by hand.
It is a little slower, but just as effective.

Picture
Picture
Continue to press in square shapes for the face.
While constantly checking back with the reference sheet.

Picture
Picture
Picture
Randomly place smaller squares around the surface of the head.
Then place the head on a skewer so you don't have to touch the sculpt too mach.

Picture
Picture
Place a small amount of black clay in the eyes, nose and mouth area.
Then carefully push it in with a sculpting tool to fill the squares.

Picture
Repeat the same steps with the
darker green clay,
filling in all the smaller squares
around the head.

I then put it in the oven for a short time, so I didn't have to worry about squishing it.

Picture
Picture
Press out four pieces for the body.
Then shape it into a cube.
Press the head onto the body with a toothpick
and a small amount of liquid clay.

Picture
Picture
Add a few more randomized squares around the body.
Then fill them in with the darker green.

Picture
Moving onto the legs.
Each leg is made up of 2 pieces.

Picture
Picture
Soften the clay, then shape into a cube.
I am slightly tapering in the tops of the legs,
by putting more pressure at the tips of my fingers.

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Now that the 4 legs are shaped,
we can notch out the sections for the body to sit in.
I am roughly cutting out 1/8th of each leg.

Picture
Press in 2 squares at the front of each leg.
These will be the toenails.

Picture
Picture
Again add some more random squares, to fill with the darker green.
And a small amount of black clay, pressed into each toenail.


Picture
Picture
Some 'Bake and Bond' to attach the legs to the body.

Picture
Picture
I attached the 2 back legs first.
Then the front.

Picture
I wanted to add some movement
to the sculpture.
So I adjusted his front right leg,
to look like he was taking a step.

Picture
Picture
Picture
After he was fully baked and cooled down,
I used some white acrylic paint to add some eye shine.

Picture
I had a lot of fun making this little guy.
This sculpture cost me less than $1 to make.
And my kids and I are excited
to add him to our collection.

Our local store charges $15 for
a Minecraft Figure and thankfully my kids
think my creation is much nicer. ♥
Picture
Picture

Picture
If you love MINECRAFT
and want to start making your very own
Mini Figure collection.
I have more tutorials on YouTube
and more coming very soon.
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.