Materials Needed:

- Crayola ‘Model Magic’ soft foamy clay
-Wire that’s easily shapeable, yet strong enough to hold up your pieces (I used flower arrangement wire since the thready, fibery stuff on the outside helps the clay stick to it)
- A flat sheet of white foam rubber
- A flat sheet of black foam rubber
-An Exact-o Knife
-Wire cutters
-Super glue or model glue
-A big bowl of water to keep clay moist
-Paint
-Paintbrushes
- A thin permanent marker

1. First, you should make the base. Just take some of your clay and make a dome shape big enough to accommodate your statue (Again, I haven’t specified any sizes for any part of the statue, so use your best judgment when making the pieces. I DO suggest, however, that you make your Dib about the same size as your Zim so they ‘go together’. Just make sure all the pieces are proportionate). Set the base aside for now.

2. Next, Dib is gonna need some legs so he can pursue Zim. Take your wire and cut a piece off (again, use your best judgment on how long it will be. You can always cut the wire if it’s too long, so it’s better to have too long a wire instead of too short). Take your clay and form Dib’s leg and boot around the wire. Then make him a foot and stick that through the bottom. When you finish, there should be a piece of wire showing from the TOP and BOTTOM of the leg (Fig. 1). Repeat for the other leg then set aside to dry.

3. Dib’s torso is a little trickier than Zim’s since you have to account for the jacket, still it’s not too difficult. First, make the cone shaped body like Zim’s. Now take some clay and flatten it out as much as you can, then with your exact-o knife, cut the shape of Dib’s jacket out (without the collar). Now take it and attach it to the body (no need for wire here, the clay pieces will stick to each other just fine). Flatten another piece of clay and this time, cut out Dib’s collar and attach it to the top of the coat. If you want to be adventurous, you can try making the coat with actual fabric, but I couldn’t tell you how.

4. For the arms, cut a piece of wire and form Dib’s sleeve around it. Make sure you have some of the wire showing at the top and bottom of the sleeve. Now take a bit of clay and make it into a hand shape (The exact-o knife can be used to cut slits in the clay for making fingers). Once you’ve got the shape you like, stick the hand into the piece of wire that’s sticking out of the sleeve. Repeat for the other arm (Fig. 2).

5. Now let’s make Dib’s great big head. Take a wad of clay and shape it until it looks right. Basically the back and top will be flat, and the front will be rounded. Don’t forget to make ears and a nose. You can make these separate and stick them on with water or glue or something. Once you get the shape you like, stick a piece of wire in the base of the neck so you can attach it to the body later.*
*Note: I suggest ALWAYS making the holes in the body where you’re going to insert the wire to attach the other pieces. It’s just easier than trying to make the holes when the clay is completely dry.

6. Dib’s hair is in two parts: the cowlick, and the main piece. For Dib’s cowlick thingy (I really don’t know what else to call it), you’ll want to take some wire and bend it so it forms a right angle. Take some clay and mold it over the wire to look like Dib’s hair, but make sure there is some wire sticking out of the bottom (Fig. 3).

7. Here’s where we get to the sheets of foam rubber. First, take the black sheet and cut out the shape of Dib’s main piece of hair (Fig. 3). Use some wire to poke a hole at the tip of the hair where you’re going to attach the cowlick.

8. I’m sure that by now you’ve figured out that the sheet of white foam rubber is for Dib’s glasses, so take that sheet and cut out two circles however big enough you think they should be. Draw the pupils on with your marker.

9. Wait till everything is fairly dry, then, paint all the pieces.

10. Wait overnight or until the pieces are completely dry to assemble the model. Now you’ll need your glue. When inserting the wires into the body, put a little bit of glue on them to make them hold, but not so much that it squirts out of the holes. Everything you need to know about putting Dib together is illustrated on the assembly chart. For Dib’s hair, insert the wire at the base of the cowlick through the hole in the main piece of hair so that it attaches to the head (Fig. 3).

11. To finish your statue, all you need to do is glue on Dib’s glasses, then with a thin permanent marker, draw the bridge of the glasses and the mouth on his face, and the thingies on his ears. After he’s fully completed you can send him out to capture Zim, although I warn you, the two of them TOGETHER may cause more trouble than it prevents.