SO YOU WANNA MAKE SOME OF THESE CUTE LITTLE FRICKERS??

HERE IS A LIST OF MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED:

-Super Sculpey baking clay

-Sculpting tools of your choosing

-Sculpey glaze (in gloss AND satin)

-Acrylic paints (black, white, and as many other colors as you plan to use)

-Paint brushes (ranging from medium to very fine)

-Functioning oven + oven-safe pan or tray

-Super glue (a godsend for any little pieces that fall off after the clay has baked–it WILL happen)



Got your stuff? LET’S GET STARTED!



If you’ve never worked with Sculpey before, it should be noted that the clay will be hard to shape if it is cold. Knead it around in your hands for a bit and it should get nice and malleable. Roll out some simple circle shapes and squish them together for a three-sectioned grub body.

Gently press on a spherical head and little seed-shaped feet. Make your grubs as large or small as you like! Mine are about 3" long.

At this stage I like to pop them in the oven for a few minutes so the bases harden enough not to smoosh while I apply details like hair and horns. Follow the baking directions on the Super Sculpey box to determine how long you should bake yours based on the thickness of your clay. Don’t bake them all the way, however! They will still need to bake one more time. Just let them firm up a bit.

Once you’ve taken your grub bodies out of the oven and let them cool, start applying details! Layer the hair on one row at a time, and add the horns last.

Prepare to bake your grubs once more! This time, be careful how you arrange them in the tray–I place mine face-down to avoid squishing the hair or horns. Follow the baking instructions on the box once more to completely harden the sculptures.

Be sure to watch them closely so they don’t start burning! Even if they do burn a little, though, you will be able to cover the discoloration with paint.

I always feel so cruel during this part lmfao

Once they’re done and cooled, it’s time to paint!

I always paint from light to dark on sculptures. Paint the horns and gray skin, and let dry.

Next, paint the bodies! You can mix nearly any color you want if you have enough paints. Don’t worry about slopping color over areas that will later be covered by black. Let dry. (I use this stage to add the face paint for Makara grubs, and for Eridan grubs I use this stage to add the purple hair streak)

Now paint the hair and feet! Be very careful as you apply black paint, since it can be a little difficult to cover up if your hand slips. Let dry again!

Now, paint yellow circles for the base of the eyes (with the exception of Captors or grubs you decide to give glasses to, of course!). The circles will act as a guideline to help you outline the eye in black. Make sure the paint has dried before you continue.

Paint on eyelids and flat black pupils, as well as mouths and eyebrows with your smallest brushes. Oh god so much painting please send help

Lastly, add a splash of eye color and top it off with a white shine!

Let the grubs dry overnight, and then, for the finishing touch, coat them with Sculpey glaze. I like to coat the entire grub with Satin glaze first, let dry, and then add some Gloss glaze to their horns, eyes and feet to make them shiny! Let them dry overnight once more.

Now you’re done!! Give them to your friends as gifts, or hoard them all for yourself! After all, you only spent, like, 10,000 years on these. You are the mother grub. It is you.