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3D Bird

General info

3D_bird 1 3D_bird 2 3D_bird 3 3D_bird 4 3D_bird 5 3D_bird 6
  • Bird wing is the basic carving for beginners
  • Can be used as soap for bathing or washing
  • Perfect room decorations!
  • Great gift for your friends and family
  • Difficulty: Easy

What you will need

supplies
  • Soap
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • Toothpick
  • Pin
  • 4mm plastic eyes
  • 3D Bird Template (download here )

Soap info

Yellow deodorant soap

Used in tutorial

yellow soap
  • Available
  • Lemon scented
  • Size: 9.2 cm (3-5/8") x 6.2 cm (2-1/2") x 2.9 cm (1-1/8")
  • Weight: 135g (5 oz)

White bathing soap

white bathing soap
  • Available
  • Floral scented
  • Size: 9.2 cm (3-5/8") x 6.2 cm (2-1/2") x 2.9 cm (1-1/8")
  • Weight: 135g (5 oz)

Blue oval soap

blue oval soap
  • Not available
  • Master-soap brand
  • Floral scented
  • Size: 9.8 cm (3-7/8") x 6 cm (2-3/8") x 3.5 cm (1-3/8")
  • Weight: 130 g (5 oz)

Instruction video

Instructions

1. Cut out the bird template.
step 1
2. Slice off the top of your soap to create a smooth surface.
step 2
3. Slice off the bottom too.
step 3
4. Place the template on the soap.
step 4
5. Pin the template.
step 5
6. Trace around the bird template with a toothpick.
step 6
7. Cut the bird shape.
step 7
8. Remove the soap around bird shape bit by bit.
step 8
9. Carve a bird beak.
step 9
10. Trim the edges.
step 10
11. Trim around the edge of bird shape. Repeat this step for both sides.
step 11
12. Trim highlighted part.
step 12
13. Trim this highlighted part as well.
step 13
14. Place the template on the soap.
step 14
15. Make small holes on the scallop line on the neck with a pin as shown.
step 15
16. Repeat previous step for opposite side.
step 16
17. Divide the neck part between two holes into equal parts.
step 17
18. Divide the front part between two holes into equal parts in the same way.
step 18
19. Cut a scallop line along the holes.
step 19
20. Remove the unwanted soap around the scallop line.
step 20
21. Smooth the soap around the scallop line.
step 21
22. Trim highlighted part and repeat this step on opposite side.
step 22
23. Draw a curved line to create shoulder feathers.
step 23
24. Cut line drawn in previous step.
step 24
25. Remove the soap around the line.
step 25
26. Smooth the soap.
step 26
27. Trim the edge cut at neck.
step 27
28. Cut 2 wavy lines.
step 28
29. Draw bird wings as shown.
step 29
30. Cut the wing lines.
step 30
31. Remove the soap around wing.
step 31
32. Smooth the soap around the wing.
step 32
33. Repeat steps 30-31 for opposite side.
step 33
34. Trim the wing edge.
step 34
35. Carve the first feather in the left wing.
step 35
36. Smooth the soap where you'll carve the next row.
step 36
37. Cut the feathers of the second row.
step 37
38. Remove the soap around the feathers.
step 38
39. Smooth the soap where you'll carve the third row.
step 39
40. Cut feathers of the third row.
step 40
41. Remove the soap around the feathers.
step 41
42. Smooth the soap where you'll carve the fourth row.
step 42
43. Cut feathers of the fourth row.
step 43
44. Remove the soap around the feathers.
step 44
45. Smooth the soap where you'll carve the fifth row.
step 45
46. Cut feathers of the fifth row.
step 46
47. Remove the soap around the feathers.
step 47
48. Smooth the soap where you'll carve the 6th row.
step 48
49. Cut feathers of the 6th row.
step 49
50. Remove the soap around the feathers.
step 50
51. Smooth the soap where you'll carve the 7th row.
step 51
52. Cut feathers of the 7th row.
step 52
53. Remove the soap around the feathers.
step 53
54. Smooth the soap where you'll carve the 8th row.
step 54
55. Cut feathers and remove the soap.
step 55
56. Trim the feathers.
step 56
57. Smooth the soap between feathers.
step 57
58. Cut a line in the each feather.
step 58
59. Repeat steps 35-59 for opposite wing.
step 59
60. Trim the tail.
step 60
61. Carve feathers at the ends of the wings.
step 61
62. Make two incisions in soap between wings.
step 62
63. Remove soap between incisions.
step 63
64. Carve the feathers at the end of the wings.
step 64
65. Trim the tail.
step 65
66. Trim the head.
step 66
67. Make holes with a toothpick.
step 67
68. Add the 4mm plastic eyes.
step 68
69. Slice off the bottom of the bird.
step 69
70. Done!
step 70