These instructions are for making a faux carved wood look using polymer clay and the faux wood that you wish to use. Most faux wood can be made in several different ways and usually involves caning. There are several tutorials for this on the internet. So after you make your "wood", these instructions are for applying the wood layers in order to make the item appear to have been carved from a piece of the wood. I am making wooden church doors with a relief design from polymer clay.

1. I have sculpted my figure in relief. This gives me an idea of how the clothing flows on the body.

2. I then began layering strips of extruded clay where the folds of the garment would be.

3. I took my strips of wood (layers of clay run through the pasta machine on a medium thin setting) and then began layering them from top to bottom. I kept the grain of the wood going in the same direction.

4. For this faux wood carving, I want the head and hands to appear to have been made out of another material so I am not covering them with the wood grain and I am letting the layers of clay go under the hands.

I will post some pictures of other ways to use this technique to make it look like water flowing. It can be used in faux wood carving technique or with other colors for water.

Here is a finished side of the door.

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