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If you are making a statue this will possibly show you an easy way to make great looking hands. Tools Needed#2, 3, or 4 knitting needlesSingle edge razor blade  AStart with a nice ball of clay.The size will depend on how big the piece is that you are making the hands for. BRoll the clay ball into a cylinder about 1.5 inches long and a little larger at one end. The smaller end will become the wrist.CUse your thumb to flatten the larger end until it looks like a flat paddle.DUse a blade to cut away a little notch on one side.EPinch, pull and shape the clay into the thumb from the little segment that remains after the cutout.Smooth and round any cut edges using your finger tips and the knitting needles. FMake three cuts with the razor blade, as shown in F.This is the beginning of making four fingers. GSmooth the edges with your finger tips and needles to round over cut edges and the spaces between all the fingers.Use a finger to push in the center of the hand to form a slightly cupped palm. Gently push up the clay along the base of the thumb to form that large rounded base thumb muscle. Use your own hands as the models. They have all the design secrets. I hope this is enough to at least get you started. Courtesy of http://www.desiredcreations.com/
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