Happy Saturday fellow Art makers! Finally my alcohol inks and translucent clay bead/drop video tutorial is complete!
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Saturday, November 10, 2018
Thursday, November 8, 2018
Polymer Clay Journey: Alcohol Inks and Translucent Clay Beads
It is So fun mixing colours and incorporating glitters, powders and glow in the dark powders too. Hope you try it. Talk to you soon. Thanks for stopping by!
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Saturday, January 13, 2018
Polymer Clay Journey: A PractiCLAY Project- Decorate Your Olive Oil Bottles
My husband brought home some new oil bottles from one of our favourite stores Canadian Tire. Of course now that I use polymer clay, When I see plain glass or something smooth and shiny that can go in an oven, and yes even tin cans, wooden boxes, anything I can go In the oven at 275°F....I envision covering it with polymer clay somehow. Blank canvases, Waiting to be Decorated.
Blank surfaces, waiting to be decorated. Time flies by faster than one realizes. And "life" as it happens, doesn't always permit time for having fun.
But I made sure I got to have fun This past week. The smooth Boring glass oil bottles Look pretty good If I do say so myself, And so does my husband.
Here is the video tutorial if you want to see What I did...
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Finishing notes:
Now they watch the video, You'll notice that I didn't discuss how I protected the polymer clay decorations on the bottles.
Because this technique is the same one used to make window clingies, The words Olive and Canola, Could just peel right off. So I made sure That the words were cut out As one connected piece. Once it was all baked and cooled, I coated the surface with an epoxy resin. I did push the resin past some of the letters Onto the glass, Hoping it would make sure The decorations stay on okay.
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Polymer Clay Journey: More Faux Stained Glass Window Clingies
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Friday, October 13, 2017
Polymer Clay Journey: Even MORE Faux Stained Glass - Window Clingies
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Polymer Clay Journey- MORE Faux Stained Glass And Window Clingies!!
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Update regarding The corresponding video Or this tutorial:
For some bizarre reason, I have tried to load the video for this faux Stained glass tutorial Three different times And I keep getting a community guidelines strike against them. That means the video Is not available to watch. I am leaving the article here as it is, And of course I am appealing the strikes against my YouTube channel. Once everything is corrected, I will re-upload the video And try again. No doubt it is very frustrating When you know you did not violate any guidelines. 
Yay! I finally finished another faux stained glass tutorial! I love doing them is so much, that I can just stop at one or two videos. (Click here to see the first one)
Making Faux Stain glass Window Cling
š1. a shiny ceramic tile or piece of glass
š2. translucent liquid polymer clay (see more in the video)
š3. alcohol ink
š4. polymer clay tools such as: a craft knife, a toothpick or needle tool
š5. baby wipes
š6. an oven
š7. solid polymer clay (I used Premo in silver and black - mixed together)
š8. your imagination
I'm just going to tell you how I created my window clings and you can take it from there, to do it however you wish.
Step number one.
Mixing your clay for the leading part:
I mixed black clay with some silver clay, until it looks about the color of stained glass window leading. You don't have to make that colour, it is up to you. I used black and silver Premo.
Step number two.
To avoid wasting time if you're concerned about that, draw on paper what you would like to create. Remember, because it is faux or imitation stained-glass, the goal is to create images that resemble how stained glass looks, that means keeping your images somewhat simple or abstract-ish. I broke up my flower into simple shapes that I could fill with liquid clay.
Step number three.
Drawing with the clay:
Roll out your faux leading, into long thin "logs." Depending on the size of the piece you are making, try keeping it in proportion to that. For instance, if I was making a flower 3 inches in diameter, my leading would be about a quarter inch round, or even a little less. To me it just wouldn't look right if I made it a half-inch thick. It's fun to experiment with different thicknesses. But, the heavy lines will take away from the transparent coloured glow of the "faux" glass.
QUICK TIPS: is to make sure that it is thick enough to hold in the liquid clay. The shallower the strips of clay, the less liquid clay you can use and therefore, it may be so fragile it could rip easily.
Never being one to prepare much, I just start laying down the black lines to create the image that's in
Yeah make sure when you're putting the lines down, that you're pressing them onto the tile and glass enough to stick it down. You're essentially creating a seal that will hold the liquid clay you're about to pour it.
Step number four:
Flooding the shapes- Think "flooding" a skating rink? I used a couple of kinds of Clay, Kato and Sculpey. I have tried mixing the two brands together at times. I don't really know what happened, because I didn't keep track of which pieces had which kinds of clays or mixes. Perhaps that was when the "mooning" happened on one of my pieces. It's always fun to experiment and try things anyway, how else can we learn?
Push it around to fill in any exposed surfaces on the tile. Be careful not to overfill it, if you do, remove it with a popsicle stick or a toothpick.
Step number five: Creating the stained Glass Effect
Remember you're creating a coloured stained "glass," that light can shine through so you need to use a colouring method, that is transparent. So the best colouring method that I know of is alcohol Ink. I used the Adirondack ink. A teeny bit goes a long way. More about colouring is covered in the video.
Step number six: Curing your "stained glass"- Preheat your oven at 275 Fahrenheit (if you are using Premo like I did) Place your tile on our designated baking pan and bake for at least.
Liquid Polymer clays, according to label directions cure at a higher temperature. I have never tried that. If the only ingredient was that kind of clay, then I would use the higher temp. But because I used solid clay- I bake at that temperature.
Best Quick Tip From This Project: do not use mica powders or chalk pastels powders, are any kind of paint. I made the mistake of using Mica powder and ruined one of my flowers because the light can NOT shine through Mica powder. Made for a sparkly flower though!
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Polymer Clay Journey: Making Your Own Colours
Well, I told you about my experimentation with mixing polymer clay brands. Now, I want to share a short video about experimenting with colour mixing. I don't mean mixing one colour of polymer clay with another to achieve yet, another colour. Nope, I mean trying to turn say white and/or translucent into an actual bright colour. I had already dabbled in mixing translucent with alcohol inks and mica powder, that has been done by others and worked fairly well if you want pastel hues. Maybe I did something wrong. It baked well and has lasted.
Watch The short video below
This experiment arose when I was wanting to order a slew of colours from a polymer clay store in the USA, but since our dollar is not doing so great, I thought about how I could try to save a bit by mixing my own colours using white. For some reason, I chose to mix translucent promo clay with Premo white. I wish I could have recorded the entire process, but I assume boredom might set in for the viewer. So this video is a brief description of the materials I used to colour the clay. I did post the raw verses baked variations of the clay, because baking it, is the true test. It seemed to work. I used the following to create colours, sometimes I combined more than one medium. If you try this, and I suggest you do, make sure you try adding colour little by little. Keep an eye on how squishy and gooey it may get. It all depends on what you are hoping to achieve.
All I know, is yay, it worked. Regarding acrylic paints, experiment because they are water based and I found that turquoise craft paint was thick and worked well, no, I didn't let it dry, it was mixed in wet, as was everything else. And other acrylic paint, lime, was too water and did not work.
When using dry and oil pastels, careful shave the colour into a powder like substance. Avoid making chunks or it won't mix in. Unless, you want that chunky texture.
Oil Paint works really well. But, be careful because as you can see in the video, it can loosen the polymer clay a lot and make it too ooze to be used. So be cautious. If it gets to wet, you can try absorbing some of the extra oil by laying it between printer paper. That is what I have learned from many great You Tube tutorials. Not regarding oil paint in clay, but just if your clay from the package is too soft to hold the shape you want.
Pigment Ink, I used silver so it took lots and lots, and in the end it turned the clay pale grey. I had to blot silver from the pad directly onto the clay to get anything that looked like silver. But, know that you can use pigment ink on your polymer clay when it is raw and bake it.
Inka Gold is one of my favourite wax or water based pastes. It comes in really nice bold metallic hues. It has a tendency to dry out, but I learned that you can add warm water with a folded up baby wipe or I used a paper towel. Close the lid and let it re-hydrate. It can be mixed into the clay, and also used on the surface. Most add it once baked, but I tried it raw and nothing bad happened. So experiment. I did mix it using a bit of craft paint it worked okay and stayed true to colour when baked.
Alcohol ink, is something that isn't in this video, but like I said, I used it before and it works well to colour clay. It can be messy, but as you know, I like messy. It is wonderful to feel the clay and mix it in by hand.
Mica Pigment Powder also known as eye shadow basically, can also be used to either accent a piece of raw clay as well as be mixed into raw clay to colour it. Metallic or Pearl clays by PREMO and other brands are created when translucent clay is mixed with a lot of mica powder to give it that shimmery effect. Maybe they add other pigment, not sure.
Hope you there is something useful for you here. I would love to see your experiments in colourizing clay and any other creations. Also if you have thought, comments or questions, please write them below and don't forget to like, subscribe and share this if you like :o)
Thanks for stopping by!
HeArtfully Creating,
Anita
Watch The short video below
This experiment arose when I was wanting to order a slew of colours from a polymer clay store in the USA, but since our dollar is not doing so great, I thought about how I could try to save a bit by mixing my own colours using white. For some reason, I chose to mix translucent promo clay with Premo white. I wish I could have recorded the entire process, but I assume boredom might set in for the viewer. So this video is a brief description of the materials I used to colour the clay. I did post the raw verses baked variations of the clay, because baking it, is the true test. It seemed to work. I used the following to create colours, sometimes I combined more than one medium. If you try this, and I suggest you do, make sure you try adding colour little by little. Keep an eye on how squishy and gooey it may get. It all depends on what you are hoping to achieve.
All I know, is yay, it worked. Regarding acrylic paints, experiment because they are water based and I found that turquoise craft paint was thick and worked well, no, I didn't let it dry, it was mixed in wet, as was everything else. And other acrylic paint, lime, was too water and did not work.
When using dry and oil pastels, careful shave the colour into a powder like substance. Avoid making chunks or it won't mix in. Unless, you want that chunky texture.
Pigment Ink, I used silver so it took lots and lots, and in the end it turned the clay pale grey. I had to blot silver from the pad directly onto the clay to get anything that looked like silver. But, know that you can use pigment ink on your polymer clay when it is raw and bake it.
Inka Gold is one of my favourite wax or water based pastes. It comes in really nice bold metallic hues. It has a tendency to dry out, but I learned that you can add warm water with a folded up baby wipe or I used a paper towel. Close the lid and let it re-hydrate. It can be mixed into the clay, and also used on the surface. Most add it once baked, but I tried it raw and nothing bad happened. So experiment. I did mix it using a bit of craft paint it worked okay and stayed true to colour when baked.
Alcohol ink, is something that isn't in this video, but like I said, I used it before and it works well to colour clay. It can be messy, but as you know, I like messy. It is wonderful to feel the clay and mix it in by hand.
Mica Pigment Powder also known as eye shadow basically, can also be used to either accent a piece of raw clay as well as be mixed into raw clay to colour it. Metallic or Pearl clays by PREMO and other brands are created when translucent clay is mixed with a lot of mica powder to give it that shimmery effect. Maybe they add other pigment, not sure.
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| A combination, alcohol inks, mica and glitter. |
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