7 Reasons I love Polymer Clay
Published On: 12-31-1969 05:00pm
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1. Color! My very first reason for loving polymer clay- not just that it comes in so many colors but that I can mix just about every color of the rainbow myself. The better clays come in artist colors so making the colors I want is at least half the fun. You can mix colors completely or leave them marbled to create different effects that stay after baking.
2. Baking! It is easy to cure a piece, you just have to bake it in a regular oven at 230-270 degrees, no kiln needed, so you can jump right it. And you can bake it over and over with a problem.
3. Metallics! I admit it, you can't make every color - like metallic colors that shimmer but several clays have create metallic colors that shimmer and gleam. Personally I think Premo ranks on this.
4. Faux Items! You can use it create almost any effect, I've seen "denim" buttons that look I thought were fabric, faux gemstones, rocks, flowers, trees- almost any item can be made out of polymer clay.
5. Firm yet Smooth! Most polymer clays are firm enough to add tiny details and textures, to be able to add beads and all sorts of mixed media. Still most are not to difficult to condition so they are smooth and easy to work with. It sticks to itself when raw.
6 Great for Beginners We all start as beginners.You can find polymer clay in most craft stores. Polymer clay only requires your hands and the clay to start. A couple of toothpicks are about the only tool you'll need. There are lots of free tutorials online.
7. Great for Experts You never can go too far with polymer clay. There is so much you can do with it - jewelry, miniatures, sculpture, I can't even think of everything and so many techniques, people come up with new one constantly. There are blends, mixed media, caning, sculpting- so many things you can do and then perfect. Polymer clay isn't something you'll ever run out of things to do with it.
