How To Carve A Soap Turtle

Slice away the edges of the soap with a paring or carving knife down until youâ re left with the rough shape of your drawing.

How to carve a soap turtle. Use a plastic knife to remove large chunks of the soap and a paper clip to shave off smaller pieces. This is a step by step guide on how to carve a turtle or parrot from a bar of soap using household utensils perfect for lockdown learning. Encourage students to work slowly and be conservative as they carve.

Sketch out a whale design on a piece of paper. Make rough cuts into the soap until youve cut down to the outline you drew on it. Soap carvings are simple to begin for children and adults alike.

I designed this dog pattern and cartoon instructions along with the soap turtle pattern and instructions published in Woodworking Illustrated SummerFall 2016 Issue 76 for my club the Capitol Woodcarvers of Salem Ore to hand out at fairs with a bar of soap. Take measures to keep the soap workable. Place the design on the bar of soap.

This is a great way to introduce kids to carving as it does not require sharp tools. When you finish shaping the sculpture use a pencil to carve details. A great way to get kids interested in carving and shavings can still be used in the bath.

The shapes kids can whittle are endless but a turtle is an easy starter soap whittling project. Soap is soft enough that you can use a sharp knife or you can use household objects such as spoons forks and toothpicks to make your design. Better yet the soap shavings can still be used for bath time.

Use a skewer or toothpick to draw the outline of a turtle on your soap. In this art lesson tutorial Ill explain how to carve a basic bar of bath soap into a sculpture of an animal using simple ceramic tools. Making the shape of the turtle.