If you have a particularly active pet or one who dislikes having their paws handled, an extra human helper can go a long way towards keeping things controlled and calm during the process. Impressions are best taken when your pet is relaxed and in a cooperative mood. Although the kitchen pantry ingredients may seem harmless, the excessive salt would be very unhealthy and potentially toxic to your pet. With salt dough, make sure that your dog doesn’t eat any during or afterwards. It isn’t as smooth or detailed a print as with clay, but is easy to make and can be very soft for easy impressions.
Some people use homemade salt dough for DIY paw prints instead of clay. It may need more massaging or there may be a problem with the clay (old, dry, etc).
That will help you gauge the state of you clay and the pressure it would take for making paw prints. If you can’t get your clay to work for your fingers, it won’t work for paws. When you knead and massage the clay, it warms and softens, becoming more malleable, which is what we need for sculpting or taking impressions.īefore preparing the blank base shapes, test whether the clay is soft enough to readily take an impression of your fingers with gentle pressure. It’s usually easy to work with, inexpensive, and versatile for finishing after dry however, you can also take prints with other hard-setting clays. Some clays are naturally denser or firmer than others, but most need to be worked-over by hand to soften the clay before use. I like using air dry clay (affiliate link) for paw prints. You might also find it useful to have a toothpick or similar for removing dirt, dust, or fur from the clay print if/as required. To make DIY clay paw prints like those shown shown in this post, you will need a suitable small plate or tray, cling film (optional), clay, a rolling pin or substitute, a round biscuit cutter (optional), and warm damp washcloths. I like using air dry modelling clay (affiliate link) for taking paw prints impressions, and I’ll explain more about that below. Alternatively, it’s easy to create your own custom clay pet prints with a few simple craft supplies, like we did with our pets. You can check out the clay paw print kits on Amazon (affiliate link) for some examples. They’re available from pet suppliers and large online retailers, or you could adapt a baby kit for use with with pet. Pre-packaged paw impression kits can be a nice option if you’d like a paw and frame set.
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