Materials: Appropriate amount of orange, pink, white, black mud and colored mud making tools.

1, take out some orange puree and knead it into a ball.

2. Take out some orange puree, knead it into a stick and form a circle.

3. Stick the round colored mud on the ball.

4. Take out some black mud and white mud, and make two eyes of the octopus as shown below. Stick your eyes on the orange ball-shaped colored mud.

5. Take out some orange mud, knead it into eight sticks and stick it on the colored mud made on it. In this way, an octopus is finished.

Skills of making colored clay by hand

1, mixed color: you can get the desired color by mixing colored mud with different colors. Rub the colored mud together until the color is even.

2. Molding skills: use tools such as fingers, knives or molds to shape colored clay into the required shape. You can try to make animals, plants, food and other interesting shapes.

3. Hierarchy and detail: In order to increase the layering and detail of the work, you can use colored mud of different colors to superimpose or depict the details. Using tools, such as a fine brush or toothpick, you can draw lines and spots on colored mud.

4. Drying and preservation: After the work is completed, the painted clay work needs to be dried. Depending on the thickness and material of the colored mud, it may take several hours or even more than one day to completely dry. Dry painted clay works can be protected with transparent glue or varnish.

5, creative play: making colored clay is a creative activity, you can create according to your own ideas and preferences. You can try different colors, shapes and patterns to give full play to your imagination and creativity.