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GrandmaThunderpants — POLYMER CLAY Tutorial Part 1
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This is part one of a big informative series I'm doing on polymer clay and clay goodies!THINGS I WILL COVER:
Part One- Clay Basics [ you're looking at it ]
Part Two - Basic Equipment [link]
(still to come)
Part Three - Translucent Clay, Translucent Liquid Sculpey
Part Four - Chalk Pastels and Polymer Clay
Part Five - Acrylic Paint and Polymer Clay
Part Six - Texture
Part Seven - Simple Ways to Photograph and General Tips/Tricks
That's the plan anyway! Please, if there's anything you'd like to know just ask me and I'll do my best to include it or find a way to squeeze it in! Please not this is not for specific items or how I've made a certain item 100%, this is for general polymer clay questions.
Please excuse my typos ahead of time. D: I'm sure you know what I meant, so no spelling/grammar nazis please.
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I plan on attempting to start sculpting and this was really helpful! Thanks!
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Hey, thanks for this! Perfect for someone who wants to know the basics :- )
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i has a question. will both sculpey mix with fimo? like will they blend well together? for example: mix pink. red fimo and white sculpey clay? like will they mix?
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They'll mix. They're all polymer clay, just different brands. Think of it like different brands of bread-- they're all bread just with different brand names.
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ahhh haha okayes. thanks XD
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I have a question.. is ok or not mix brands? I did the last time because.. my god fimo is so hard!
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I mix brands all the time! There's nothing wrong with that. :3
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hehe thanks! btw great job! ^^
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Thank you!
And I knew I recognized your name... I had liked you on Facebook recently. 
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hehe really? I liked you page too ^^ well with my personal account Gaby Miranda ( yeah there are allot in the world lol) Oh glad you like them ^^ I also love your creations.
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Thanks for the tutorial, I've only just started looking at sculpting and found all the different clays mind-boggling, this really helps.
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Thank you so much for all the features! <333
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No worries, your stuff is worth it
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Thank you so much for the information!
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i just got into cland i made this chibi charm is about 4 inches tall and 1/4 in thick i was wondering because its so long do i have to bake it longer even though its only 1/4 in thick? if you need it its made of mostly sculpey and a small amount of premo. thanks in advance!
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This is a very well and informative tutorial thanks a bunch! 
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Out of those clays which would be a good soft one thats not super soft like on a scale from 1-10 a 3. :3
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Premo is a good soft without being goo. FIMO is a firmer clay, but FIMO has a soft version (it says FIMO Soft on it) that can also be good. Sculpey III is very soft, but some can be harder. You should feel all the packages of clay before you buy them so you can avoid the ones that give to pressure very easily, and avoid the ones that are harder. If you're buying online it's a gamble so I would go with Premo if you're not able to feel the packages yourself.
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Ahh, just bought some clay to do jewelry settings, nice tips!
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Happy to help!
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Hi sarah-chan ~ I'm looking forward to watching your tutorials
peace ~ seena
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Aw, thanks! I hope I can help!
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What colors and brands do you recommend for skin color?
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Man, you write a great tutorial! Thanks very much!
KGM
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*Talty recommended this tutorial as it's good to explain polymer clay. She wasn't wrong! This is brilliant! I'm just starting to get to grips with Fimo (what we have in England) and I just wanted to get some ideas on what was what.
So grateful I was recommended this! ^_^
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Aw, thank you!
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Hi~~
I have a question, would using sculpey glaze be any different from clear nail polish?
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I've never used clear nail polish but I have heard from other people that nail polish damages plastic and since polymer clay is similar, I wouldn't suggest it. O: But I've never personally tried it.
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Thanks for the advice. It really helped!
~Ria
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Thank you for this post. I have been working with clay for sometime now and it is nice to know what clay works best with others. Greatly appreciated. I will absolutely be back to view more of your posts and creations.
Charline
Louisiana
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Thanks a bunch! I hope to work on this tutorial series again... I haven't had much time for tutorials lately.
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I'm so happy for coming across your tutorial
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Aw, yay! I'm glad it could help you. :3
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Thank you
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You're very welcome!
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Hi have you heard or experienced anything about FireFly Polymer clay? it's everywhere and cheaper than all the other stuff but I'm only comfortable with Sculpy III (and apparently Premo now that I know they are basically the same thing 
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I've never heard of FireFly clay. O: If you get some and test it out, let me know how it is!
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allright, it's everywhere where I live D: and probably a couple cents cheaper? idk they have lots of molds and tools but it looks like it's more directed towards much younger kids, but hey clay is clay right? as long as it doesn't crack and isn't terrible to work with I'll probably get it more than just once xD I have to get some more clay soon so I'll let you know what happens
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I'm using air-dry clay to make beads for a necklace. I've painted it with acrylic paints already. Would you recommend Sculpey glaze for it?
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I don't know, I've literally NO experience with air dry clay except model magic when I was a kid. I suggest you just go ahead and try it yourself on a test charm you made and see if you like how it turns out. :3
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