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By Debby McCandless

You can make 3-D Sculptures out of many different types of materials. Metal, ceramic, clay, plastic, and photos are all materials you can use to create three dimensional art or characters. Did you know you can use wool, too?

Using wool to create 3-D sculptures is easy. You don’t need a lot of equipment. You can make simple sculptures or more complex ones. You don’t need a pattern. You just need inspiration to create.

So how do you make 3-D sculptures from wool? Well, you will need wool of course. Medium sheep’s wool to fine merino or alpaca wool works the best.

You need a dense foam pad to work on to make 3-D sculptures. The foam pad protects you, the table you are working on, and your needle from breaking.

That brings us to the main piece of equipment needed for making 3-D sculptures using wool. You will need a barbed needle. A special needle that tangles the wool making it felt and hold together.

You take this needle and jab the wool repeatedly to form shapes. It is a very good way to get out frustrations and also a very good way to get creative. You may start out with one idea and end up with something different when you make 3-D sculptures out of wool.

As you sculpt the wool, you will be firming and shaping. You may want to make a human-like character, an animal, or a fantasy figure. Or you may want to make inanimate objects. It’s up to you once you learn the technique.

You can start making 3-D sculptures right away. All you need to do is make a few balls and tubes, felt them together and you have the beginnings of a sculpture.

If you are an artist that makes 3-D sculptures in some of the other mentioned materials at the beginning of this article, you might want to give sculpting wool a try to expand your horizons.

Besides being easy, 3-D sculptures made from wool are fun to create whether you are a professional artist or a complete novice.
Learn more about 3-D sculptures. Debby McCandless makes and sells wool sculptures.

Article Source: Debby McCandless / 3-D Sculptures – Amazing Creations With Wool

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