How to paint sculpey clay

Do you paint polymer clay before or after baking? What kind of paint to use on polymer clay and how to go about it? Lets check them all here.

Glazing your air-drying clay is an important step to make it more durable, waterproof, and aesthetically pleasing. Glazing clay can be done in various ways, but the simplest method is by applying a coat of varnish or acrylic paint. Wait for the glaze to dry completely before touching or using the clay. #GlazingAirDryingClay #Crafts

Learn how to use watercolor paint on clay projects. These easy and non-glaze ceramic painting idea is perfect for children's clay lessons.

Polymer clay is a popular medium for makers in all crafts. Whether you're just starting to use polymer clay or are thinking about painting the pieces you already made, you might wonder what paint you can use on polymer clay. We have done the research for you so you can be sure that you are […]

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I was making some test wax seal stamps today for a project and I thought I might write up the instructions to share. Here's a wax seal stamp of a leaf that I sculpted when I was 17. I've kept it all these years, but for some reason I had never actually used it until today! I can't remember specifically what tool I used to sculpt it. Probably a toothpick, paperclip, pencil, or something similar. Now I'll show you how to make one using a small item as a mold: 1. Start with Sculpey Clay. You…

FERNE ATELIER on Instagram: "Yes you read that right! I’m painting with liquid clay 🖌️ Anyway, I’ve been getting questions about painting on clay. The container in the back of the reel is my current palette of liquid clay colours that I’ve mixed using primary colours and black+white from @sculpey_official . And I paint different strokes using tools like the ball tool, needles, qtips and sometimes brushes to get the different effects(like dry brushing, gradient, solid lines etc). I hope this…

This blog is sponsored by Sculpey/Polyform but all thoughts and opinions are my own. Please note: We use Sculpey for all of our oven bake clay tutorials like this Marbled Clay Planters Tutorial or these DIY Clay Garden Markers you can find here. And we use Sculpey for all of our clay craft kits like

Learn how to make polymer clay palette in this fun and easy polymer clay palette DIY. Unique and fun palette designs. Make a colorful and gorgeous palette at home. DIY palette design ideas that will transform your art practice. This DIY palette is great to paint outdoors and take when traveling. This is the perfect polymer clay palette idea to make at home in a few hours.