My Take on the Beautiful Barbet Bird
When I went to Africa among the many animals I fell in love with was the Barbet - a most unusual patterned bird. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-and-yellow_barbet There are several kinds of Barbets. This is my take on the Barbet, a wearer of many patterns and colors, blue legs and feet and attention seeking. Making the Bird That Flew Out of the Pillow (see previous post), I just had to make another bird. This time I took some photos of the process to share with you. Materials: steel wire, pliers, wire cutters, Ultra-lite clay, aluminum foil, polymer clay (solid colors and old canes) Taking the steel wire and forming the bird head, body, legs and feet was the most difficult part of the process. Figuring out the scale, the type of bird shape, how to attach the legs and form the feet definitely took the most time. It was also the most essential part. Starting the wire form The next step was filling the body with foil and using 28 g wire to secure it in place. This was the first