- To make the head and body start off with a ball form. Place the ball on your hands and roll the ball back and forth in a sliding motion and slightly adding pressure on the bottom part of your palms to make it look like a cone (head and body)
- Place a yellow ball shaped clay in the middle of the round surface of the head and make an “O” shape mouth by using a toothpick (mouth)
- Mark a separator line for the head and body by using the toothpick. Use your thumb and index finger and pinch the top of the clay to form a fish’s fin shape. By using the toothpick, draw a few straight lines for the fin (fish’s fin)
- Draw a few diagonal lines/crossed lines to the body by using the toothpick (adding details to the body)
- To form the fish’s eyes roll two white clay balls and two smaller black clay balls. Place the smaller black clay balls onto the middle of the bigger white clay balls. Place the fish’s eyes above of mouth (eyes)
- Flatten a small portion of yellow clay to make a pair of pelvic/side fins for your fish. Draw two lines on the fins with the toothpick (pelvic fins)
- Make three rope shape for the fish’s tails (tails)
- Form an “n” shape for the fish’s tails and join it at the back of your fish and now your fish is done! (complete)