Carving - Technique of cutting and abrading the surface of a block of material to shape it into particular form. Appropriate carving materials in schools include clay, chalk, plaster, soft salt blocks, artificial sandstone, bar soap, and wax.
Modeling - Technique in which a three-dimensional form is manipulated in a soft material such as clay, either modeling clay (Plasticine is a well-known brand) or ceramic clay, or wax.
Draw softly into clay with pencil.
Here there is an eye.
Use a flat sided carving tool to press at an angle along the drawn lines to create deep incisions without having excess clay.
This process will create a relief effect.
Use the back of a tool to dig a deeper hole for the pupil of the eye. (The deeper the incision the darker the line will appear.)
Continue to press down on the clay wherever you want the clay to recede.
Use the fork tool to create texture by dragging along surface of clay. Use a variety of tools to make desired impressions or designs.
Clay
Pencil
A variety of clay tools
Paper-covered working surface
