Customer Reviews

Sculpting Mythical Creatures out of Polymer Clay: Making a Gnome, Pixie, Halfling, Fairy, Mermaid, Gorgon Vampire, Griffin, Sphinx, Unicorn, Centaur, Leviathan, and Dragon!

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I loved Dinko's first book, Creating Polymer Clay Fantasy Creatures, and learned a lot and had lots of fun. I'm just starting to explore this new one. He always gives great step by step directions and great photos to actually show what's being done, lots and lots of photos.
The projects are great and new techniques are taught in each project and used later on again and again. The books offer ways to vary project and make them your own.
This is common to both books, if you loved the first, you'll love the second. However be prepared for some complicated projects. This book, although it doesn't say so, really build on the techniques in the first books. I would really suggest starting with the first book, Polymer CLay 101 and take this as Polymer Clay 201.
It really stretches the mind and the hands.

This book rocks! It is awesome, they teach you everything so simple that you are able to make all the figures in relatively no time.

One of the things I really liked of this book, is the fun way they wrote it, each character has a story and makes the learning process even funnier.

I bought this item because I was looking for one that specifically included directions for sculpting a dragon. Yes, a dragon is included but it's not anything an adult would want to admit to making. All of the projects included are of barely cartoon quality and appear slapped together. Fingerprints are not smoothed over and, in many cases, seams are not finished. I'm on the fence about keeping Mythical Creatures. The only reason I'm considering it is in the hope I might be able to adapt some of the ideas to an acceptable level. If you are serious about sculpting in this genre (and over the age of 12) I would recommend Fairies, Gnomes & Trolls: Create a Fantasy World in Polymer Clay.

This book is great! I am very happy with it!

The book does a very good job at actually showing you pictures for every step and how to go about getting there. Its very easy to follow. Each step has pictures and shows you how to go about rolling and shaping the clay. The author also makes it a lot of fun, giving you funny little sayings about each clay critter you can build and making it just a fun overall book to read and follow along with.

The only other thing I have to say, is to make sure you have wire. Almost all the clay critters you make in this book require wire to build with and I didn't have any at the time. The only one that really dosn't require wire are the gnomes.

Great book overall : )

This is a wonderful step by step book. My children and I have spent hours of fun together making the figurines in it. I have never felt so artistic before, it makes each step so simple. I look forward to purchasing more books like this one. I highly recommend it to everyone. Even if you don't think you could do this, it makes it so easy you will want to start sculpting all the time.

I am a polymer clay artist and recently received this fascinating book by Dinko and Boris Tilov. I think I shall smile for weeks after looking at the glorious creatures presented in this book. I can't wait to sculpt one of my own creations using Dinko and Boris' guidelines. Marty Ann O'Roark

even though i am using these books for pottery they were very helpful, for using with children and adults with limited mobility, they were great for new ideas. I recomment these books for anyone who is teaching, and wants to have a continous flow of ideas.

The book is really fun. I find the faces are rather disturbing but the details about building sculpting frames and then applying the clay are very good. I really want to try a Centaur.

It is incredibly easily to learn how to make anything from polymer clay with that book. I spend many pleasant hours to make strange creatures without really to understand when the time went. If you like to do something with your hands, this book will help you to find a different and funny way to fill your free time.
p.s.
To Boris and Dinko
Excellent job guys!!! I think you have to write another one. :)
I wish you good luck!

This is a wonderful tool for learning to sculpt with polymer clay. The instructions are well thought out and clear and the authors inject a bit of humor while explaining their techniques. I would highly recommend this book as well as their first one "Creating Fantasy Polymer Clay Characters". Both were extremely helpful to me and very instructive and entertaining. I hope The Tilov's come out with another one!