Here's another step-by-step tutorial for creating clay Carnations. This tutorial by Priya Nanthakumar uses air-dry clay to create the flowers. About a year ago, we posted a Carnation tutorial which adapted a sugarcraft tutorial to air-dry clay. The methods used are slightly different in each tutorial but both result in a quite realistic Carnation.
Here's a few tips when following this tutorial:
Author recommends oil paints to pre-tint the clay but acrylic paints may also be used. Artists quality oils and acrylics will give you stronger reds and dark colors than craft paints. If you want pastel pinks or yellows, craft acrylics could be used instead of the tube paints.
