How to Make a Troll, Rosen Trevithick Style

Real trolls are not quite like the trolls you read about in books. So read carefully if you would like to make a lifelike troll.

Purchase some modelling clay. Use Fimo if you want your troll the be robust. Or Plasticine if you wish to be able to reposition him.

You will need green, flesh colour, black and white.

Real trolls are not green. Their skin is flesh-coloured with a greenish tinge.

Mix flesh-coloured clay with a small amount of green. Our model came out a little too green. Be careful!

Trolls are very fat. Make a body by rolling three blobs and squashing them together.

Make another blob for the head.

Make each arm by pressing two sausages together.

Make legs by rolling two sausages and squashing them at one end.

For eyes, make two small white blobs and squash them. Add a black dot to the centre of each.

Make horns from the human flesh colour.

Use the troll colour to make a triangular nose.

A naked troll is most rude! Make him some pants by rolling out a light colour and tearing it into shape. Avoid using white for pants as they should look a little dirty - trolls are grubby and smelly.

Eyebrows are great for adding expression. Use the green for this.

Troll spit is green so you can use green for slimy lips or pink for clean lips.

Troll hands are hard to make. Adding props can help to hide the ends of unfinished arms.

Congratulations! You have finished your troll!

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