How To Carve Polymer Clay
Carving tools and tricks.
How to carve polymer clay. Do not use a microwave oven for polymer clay. Please download Fortnite for free here. A fascinating documentary film showing how British artist Victoria Ellis carves a fine bas relief figurative clay mural.
All your resistance to carving polymer will vanish once you thumb through Page McNalls latest examples of her work and pictures of her tools. With dry sanding complete start the process again with the 300-400 grit but this time soak the paper in water first. Begin sanding with 300-400 grit sandpaper and go over the entire surface of the clay.
Sculpting begins and some of the finer details are added. Large areas are defined by pressing or cutting excess clay away from the design. I just jumped in and went for it but there is lots of great information about carving.
See more ideas about clay clay sculpture polymer clay art. Page shows how she often makes silicone molds of her carvings which simplifies creating subsequent similar pieces. When carving clay consider the first lines incised into the clay to be the skeleton of your design.
Nov 12 2016 - Explore Katherine Smiths board Clay Sculpture Carving followed by 4056 people on Pinterest. Continue sanding with paper of gradually increasing grit density all the way up to 1600. Try placing the package of clay in your pocket for 30 minutes or so.
Polymer clay can also be softened by mixing in a few drops of mineral oil or liquid clay. I sometimes choose to allow this line drawing to stand on its own rather than continue with additional carving. Design Team Member Emily Michel shares how to make a polymer clay bookmark with a Celtic design.