This course is dedicated to one of the most colourful and charismatic birds - owls. We will create different owls in miniature format, both finger puppets and figurine toys in wet felting technique.

What will be in the course?

In this course, I'm going to dive into the process of creating some lovely feathered creatures - a variety of owls. Owls are very cute, varied in colour and face, and give us masses of opportunities to work with characters and textures. On the course I work from start to finish on two different toys: a fluffy finger polar owl and a cute little owl in the format of a miniature sculpture.

In the process of work we will not only study the possibilities of wet felting in creation of volumetric felt, but also touch upon many related techniques: dry felting for work with small details, nuno felting for creation of colourful textures of plumage, and also additional techniques to bring the toy to the next level. We will decorate the toys with embroidery, learn basic baked clay techniques for bird beaks and claws, and reinforce the wings with wire frames to give the birds mobility.

Woollen miniature animals and birds in any format are incredibly touching. They leave no one indifferent, invariably cause smiles. Most of my friends have similar crumbs settled in their pockets or on their desks for a long time, everyone is happy with such a gift, even adults and serious people. After all, we are still children inside. Even when we play adult games, we need a discharge and good mood. By the way, miniature toys create a mood already in the process of creation, because felting them is a real art therapy with a guaranteed wonderful result.


What will you learn on the course?


- To understand all the necessary materials and tools for felting miniatures; 

- To work with patterns and build your own; 

- To lay out wool - efficiently and evenly; 

- To master the creation of 3D details with needle felting; 

- To learn the basic techniques of wet felting for miniature work; 

- To form beautiful body parts for toys; 

- To create textured surfaces from different fibres; 

- To work with oven baked polymer clay at a basic level (we make beaks and claws);

- To master basic techniques for working with the frame (we make moving wings);

- To learn simple ways to enhance textures with embroidery; 

- To complete a toy to a finished marketable look; 

- To felt a high quality felt efficiently.


How is the course organised?



After payment you get a personal account with unlimited access to the course.

This course is for self-study but you have my support via online chat. The course consists of 18 pre-recorded lessons, divided for your convenience by the logic of work: materials, layout, needle felting, shrinkage, etc.

Lessons are supported with short descriptions and some extra useful information. 

The course is accompanied by a PDF-file with a detailed list of what you need and ready-made patterns in full size for printing.
 
 
What gadgets can I watch the course on?


 
You can watch the stream course on your computer, tablets and phones.

Copyrights

I am happy to share all techniques and practices for personal use, but I am against teaching based on course materials. The goal of my course is to teach the technology of toy creation by the example of my images, so that in the future you can independently develop as an original author, mastering all the felting techniques.

Bonus for feedback

Post a photo  of your complete toy with a review on my site, and you will get a 10% discount on any of my online courses.