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HanaClayWorks β Adding Pastels - Tutorial
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Published: 2007-06-17 00:07:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 33605; Favourites: 460; Downloads: 449
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Here's how I color my clays since I only buy beige, white, and translucent. Why do I do that? It saves me monies because I hate spending the dough on a deep royal purple, only to use about as much as it takes to make one teeny tiny grape.
I'm cheap, but not lazy. xP lol
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Thanks ! I'm gonna try it next week, and well lets see what'll come out 
Thanks !!
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That green IS hypnotizing o.o I never thought of this, I'll have to try it!
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This is a really helpful tutorial!
I've tried this method before, but when I add too much pastels, the clay becomes dry and crumbly...does that happen to you?
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actually, yeah it does. xD i'm still trying to figure out how to get around that, but so far, i've had no luck. i find that it happens the most using sculpey and not so much any of the other clays. :/
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I use hand cream. The one you used for your skin before you take a bath D:. At least that works for the "clay" i use (here were i live, there isnΒ΄t sculpey or polimer clay, it is called "cold pottery" [masa flexible] and it does not need baking). Maybe it could work with they clay you use.
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it might. i've heard it being used by other clay artists, but have never tried it before. i'll try it next time! ^_^
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does this work with oil pastels? cause thats all i have....
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i'm not sure since i've never tried it before. you could take a small piece of clay and see if it works... then let me know how it goes.
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"Just ever so gently shave it off like you were shaving a baby's bottom."
I'm SO afraid right now!
But this is a very helpful tutorial, thank you! Now I have to see whether I can get pastels down here.
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xD lol sorry to scare you? hehe
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horray for step 4!!
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i sure did that one alrite
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woot woot! xD
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I'll have to try this sometime, great idea for coloring the clay. As much as I like working with Sculpty some of there colors are a bit to neon for what I'm working on.
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i was at the craft store the other day and was blinded by the *neon* pink sculpey pack. wonder what people use that color for?
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I suppose the neon colors can be fun to work with at times depending what someone is making, but they are to bright for trying to make anything more natural like plants/animals. (I've been meaning to try my hand at a little turtle for a friend).
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if mother nature had on 3-D glasses, it might be useful. xD lol
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omg! i always wasted money on colored clay and now you saved my life!
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haha 
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This is such an awesome technique, thanks!
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not a problem!
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why would i be shaving a baby's butt? XD
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i don't know... xD
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Mine gets all crumbly when I add it. Chalk pastels are best right?
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yeah chalk pastels are best. i find that sometimes, super sculpey can crumble quite a bit... or if you add too much or overwork the clay. try letting it sit a while or adding some plasticizer to it.
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Can you use like the colors from colored pencils? Just shave the color part of pencil?
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probably not but i've never tried it.
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Oh my gosh, thank you!! I'm sorry I've been such a bother. You're so nice! I love all your little creations. Thanks again!
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no bother at all. ^_^
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brown is such a hard colour to get by this method...xD
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lol yes it is. 
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yeah....I have finally done it xD but my brown clay doesn't have cookie's tint of brown xD whatever...I like it how it came out
(pssst....I just finished three donuts and one muffin from these brown clay
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hmm... I tried to use some of these sticks that were in a prismacolor case i had. I didn't think that they would work too well, seeing as how they weren't pastels, lol.
I'll keep working at it though!
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you might be mistaking the art sticks for pastels. art sticks are like the insides of a colored pencil... it's got too much wax to work well.
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Nice tutorial!
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What kind of clay are you using?
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I'm using Sculpey III.
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hrmmm... i get that problem sometimes too, but it's usually with super sculpey. Maybe you could try using some tls into the clay so that it helps moisten it?
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Thank you for the great tutorial! (:
By the way, are there any other methods for coloring clay? Maybe like chalk, crayon, water color paint (not wet), anything else? Because I don't have pastels on me right now, and I like the idea that you have!
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you can do it with make-up as well... or powdered food coloring. 
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ermm.. What are pastels ?
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they're pretty much like chalks, except higher quality with more pigment.
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ouh.. What if i like use oil pastels ? Or maybe crayon ?
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