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Woah those are good! 

My art medium tends to be writing or music.

But those are very nice. I remember when you made a large Gobo keychain. (Or was it Scratch Cat, or both?) You've also shared a Scratch Cat doll if I'm not mistaken.

Last edited by soupoftomato (2012-02-02 21:18:42)

soupoftomato wrote:

My art medium tends to be writing or music.

But those are very nice. I remember when you made a large Gobo keychain. (Or was it Scratch Cat, or both?) You've also shared a Scratch Cat doll if I'm not mistaken.

It was both.   

And yep, I also shared a Scratch Cat doll, too, but I'm leaving a plushie-making topic for another day. 

scmb1 wrote:

Those are really amazing beads! I've used polymer clay with my awesome artistic engineer aunt.    I liked it because it's not too hard to make pretty cool things. Your stuff looks like it was a challenge though!

It was. Making the pendants/charms were easy; but the beads were made via caning (making a cane) of the Scratch Cat and Gobo, and when making a cane it's very easy to warp them, especially when cutting it non-baked under a hot light! It's why some of the images look like they've been smooshed.

There are some more advanced canes out there, though, that I want to try out. But I need to practice making more simple designs, first. ^^;

luiysia wrote:

II didn't really make anything that good, though, and since it ruins wood finish (no idea why) it's sitting around in some box somewhere.

Maybe you have a wood finish that reacts with the PVC in the polymer clay? PVC is known to not agree with some things, such as some plastics materials (like the ones you might find designed as Barbie doll accessories. I learned that the hard way).

You might want to look into a polymer clay varnish, or even clear polyurethane from a hardware store, which will protect your pieces (and likely whatever other surface you put them on) and make them glossy. Sometimes I even use clear nail polish (although I find that has a tendency to crack when put under stress).

Those are really cool cheddar! You are so cool!

We're doing clay in art at school, but I have no clue what type it is xD

Woah, cool!
I've never used polymer play, just regular old clay that you put in a kiln (Dunno what kind of clay that is)

cheddargirl wrote:

RedRocker227 wrote:

We're doing clay in art at school, but I have no clue what type it is xD

Well, what do you to to harden the clay, do you bake it, or let it air dry?

Most mineral and paper clays require air drying, while most polymer clay require baking. Although there are some exceptions to both, you're likely using a mineral or paper clay if you're air drying your sculpture, a polymer clay if you need to put it in an over to harden it.

We put it in some machine which heats up to something like 1000 degrees, and then it turns to sillicon. I think that's what it's called, I'm not actually sure ._. Does that sound like polymer clay to you?

Magmawulf wrote:

RedRocker227 wrote:

cheddargirl wrote:

Well, what do you to to harden the clay, do you bake it, or let it air dry?

Most mineral and paper clays require air drying, while most polymer clay require baking. Although there are some exceptions to both, you're likely using a mineral or paper clay if you're air drying your sculpture, a polymer clay if you need to put it in an over to harden it.

We put it in some machine which heats up to something like 1000 degrees, and then it turns to sillicon. I think that's what it's called, I'm not actually sure ._. Does that sound like polymer clay to you?

You would be talking about a kiln 
I'm actually not sure what turns into silicon when heated though. 

Ah yes, I think that's it. Now I know that, I'll just Google which type of clay it is 

cheddargirl wrote:

RedRocker227 wrote:

cheddargirl wrote:

Well, what do you to to harden the clay, do you bake it, or let it air dry?

Most mineral and paper clays require air drying, while most polymer clay require baking. Although there are some exceptions to both, you're likely using a mineral or paper clay if you're air drying your sculpture, a polymer clay if you need to put it in an over to harden it.

We put it in some machine which heats up to something like 1000 degrees, and then it turns to sillicon. I think that's what it's called, I'm not actually sure ._. Does that sound like polymer clay to you?

Well I've heard of a silicone clay (silicon is a metalloid material), but that stuff air-dries. It sounds like you're using a ceramic clay to me. Polyclay is usually baked at temperatures under 300 degrees Fahrenheit.

Ah, okay. I could've saved a lot of time if I just paid more attention in art XD

werdna123 wrote:

Wow, the gobo is so cute. :3

I like the shininess of it. 

That would be the polyurethane (wood varnish!  ) at work. Not only does it protect the piece, it makes it all shiny and glossy.