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Carving A Character Strength Tile
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Leather Hard Clay Tile
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Remove your tile & plate from the storage bag. We transferred the design in a previous step.
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Practice holding your pencil straight up like a pole. It’s a little awkward at first. The technique will help with good craftsmanship.
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Choose a line on the design to carve. Using a light touch, draw along the design to gently carve the line.
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Holding the pencil perpendicular to the clay will make a clear neat line. Use a light touch to carve. The pencil should not cut through the tile.
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Here is the difference in the carving when the pencil is at a different angle.
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One line is smooth and even. The other line is angled and ragged.
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As you carve, the clay will pull out and maybe stick on the pencil. Remove the crumbs as you go.
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The pencil will carve up a ridge. Use your fingers to smooth out the lines and lightly recarve each line again.
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Take time to carve carefully to make a quality crafted tile. We are expecting good craftsmanship.
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Continue to carve, smooth and lightly recarve the design. Keep a light touch so that the tile is not chopped up.
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Have fun! The more you practice the better you get.
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