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I have pushed the boundaries of Polymer clay in creating polymer clay paint, or what I call POLYCLAYLIC paint. The basic principle behind this is simply dissolving any brand of PC or any PC color mixtures. There are endless possibilities with using clay paint as it allows the clay artist to glue parts of similar color, to paint over or touch up, to combine with transparent and translucent liquid polymer clay to create effects for jewelry creation, to create polymer clay paintings combined with 2D with 3D PC clay relief, miniature glass painting, stained glass, miniature foods ( e.g. realistic looking miniature cake, bread, gravy, soup, etc), to combine with natural elements, wood, sands, mix with mica, metallic powder, glow powder for interesting effects, to clay glaze miniature vases, bowls and sculptures, to hand paint glass stickers, to create water ponds, etc. Paint Thinner is a good solvent which can be used to dissolve all kinds of polymer clay. The resulting residue is what I call POLYMER CLAY PAINT. Solvents and thinners are used for many things such as thinning paints to a working consistency, diluting oil painting mediums, dissolving varnish resin crystals and waxes, cleaning paintings for the purpose of restoration, and general studio clean-up. They are called solvents when used to dissolve solids such as a varnish resin crystals, and a thinner when used to dilute liquids such as painting mediums. Solvents such as turpentine and mineral spirits are natural based products, whereas paint thinners are most often synthetic variations. All solvents and thinners should be used in a well-ventilated area, even when classified as "odorless". Paint solvents are used to clean brushes, just like mineral spirits and turpentine. But mineral spirits and turpentine cannot be used or combined with polymer clay in the same process to create Polyclaylic paint. The natural based solvents and mediums with oil paints, are more economical than synthetic thinners and are best for general studio clean-up. |
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02 Jan. 2006 Ever use liquid Sculpey for your cakes? 07 May 2006 AM 08:42:52 Delphi Forum On PC Paints and Realistic Miniature Cake CITY_O_Clay Forum Create Your Own PC Paints and Realistic Miniature
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Perforating the polymer clay with a bamboo skewer
Soak the clay in the thinner solution for about 2 to 6 hours depending on
the mass of the clay
Soaking it will dissolve the polymer clay. You can make polyclaylic
paint from all polymer clay colors. Add liquid clay, Sculpey or
Fimo. If you do not want to change the color of the clay paint,
then I would recommend transparent Fimo Liquid Gel.
Testing it with a paint brush.
Looks like acrylic paint
A closer inspection of the Polymer clay paint
Example Of Using The Polyclaylic Paint
Painting a Dolphin
Draw an outline on paper, glass, tile and other, paint it with the Polymer
Clay Paint
Bake it in the oven with the paper for 20 minutes at 130ºC Temperature
Cool it and peel it out from the paper after baking, flexible translucent
flexible stickers.
REALISTIC MINIATURE CAKE
Creating a Miniature Aluminum Foil
Cake Tray
Shape a small piece of Styrofoam and wrap it with aluminum foils,
exposing the top
Fold and wrap according to above
Trim the excess foils with a scissor
Bake the wrapped Styrofoam in the oven at 130ºC temperature for
about 20 minute.
The Styrofoam will have shrunk to about twenty percent of the original size
Comparison of the foil and the pencil in relation to the scale of the tray
Using The Type Of Styrofoam
Closed up View
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Using a coffee stirrer add the baking powder into the polymer clay paint.
Stir it and mix it well, just like making a real cake
Pour the mixtures into the miniature aluminum cake tray
Fill it to the top
Put it into the convection oven to bake for 20 minute at
130º C temperature
Fresh from the oven
We're ready to cut the cake
Slices of cake display one
Slices of cake display two
A closer inspection of the cake textures
More test for consistency in textures of the miniature cake
Further slice samples shows the realistic looks of the miniature cakes
Cutting the thin quality stainless steel floppy disc shutters combine with
polymer clay, creates realistic 1/12 scale kitchen knife
Close up view of the stainless steel kitchen knife 1/3/4 inches length.