How To Use Clay Tools

Pick about 5 to 10 toothpicks and tight them together.

How to use clay tools. If you are using polymer clay or clay that is not for children you will need a kiln. The best DIY do-it-yourself texture tool to create an impression of wool or carpet is made of toothpicks. Although not strictly necessary this is the one investment that I would recommend.

Teardrop Shaped Cutters Sizes 38 716 12 58 and 34. The Cut-Off Wire Like it sounds the cut-off wire is to cut clay. Plastic shape templates in a few basic shapes or a few basic cutter sets.

Rib tools are traditionally made of wood and are used for cutting and scraping clay but theyre easily made out of old gift cards. Poke you clay in circular motion to create nice texture. Ensure you have a section of table thats big enough to work on remember you dont need a whole table depending on the size of your work.

Because the clay is marked evenly youve just created your own unit of measure. Use the heat gun only as needed to stiffen the wall. Now gently press the teeth of the clay onto the top of the clay snake.

It is an essential tool and used very often. Just roll out a snake of clay taking care to make it an even diameter. To keep the pot from collapsing as it is stretched use your outside hand to aim the heat gun at the clay continuously moving the tip up and down to avoid over drying any particular portion of the wall 6.

Its very important when working with clay to use your hands and fingers as much as possible only switching to a tool when your hands cannot achieve something specific. You can also get five different shapes individually each with five different sizes to choose from. Luckily this is easy to test pull off a small piece of the clay you intend to use and roll it in your hand until it forms a cylinder about 1cm in diameter and about 10cm long.