Statuary is an art technique for artistic expression that uses different materials such as stone, clay, metal, wood, glass, bronze and many others. They are shaped by modeling, construction, carving, trimming, casting and similar techniques. Statuary is also the art of volume design. In the history of art, sculptural traces are present from prehistory to this day. In the educational process, many techniques spatial-plastic design are used. In the field of modeling, clay, glinamol and plasticine and wire, paper and so on are used, and in addition, paper, wood, board and many other didactical uneducated materials are used in the construction field. This paper will focus on clay sculpture techniques and basic techniques of clay work, modeling. Apart from sculpture techniques this paper will include a brief overview of the history of sculpture art and the biography and works of Croatian animalist Branislav Dešković, whose creativity is characterized by horse and dog sculptures. The second part of the paper includes a research that is intended to determine whether children's character and characteristics influences on their approach to modeling and their sculptural sensibility. The research was conducted in DV Trnsko for three days. The research motive is animal, and the technique to be used is clay. As part of the research, children will be presented with the life of Branislav Dešković. During the research, the approaches to modeling children were analyzed and a similarity was found in the behavior of children and their sculptural sensitivity.