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HanaClayWorks — 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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hmm i'll try to buy some clay then..
watching your cute clays makes me crazy and i must have those
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xD lol
well i AM having a sale in august *nudge nudge wink wink*
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lol yeah 
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ooh clever, this 'ill save me some painting blues.
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btw it looks like you used chalk pastels, did you? because I could only get those results with the oil ones. Also, I get these little bits of pastel, with both kinds, that won't blend and look like little black dots. Is it just me?
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at this point, i'm thinking the spots are b/c of the oil pastels. if you want, i would suggest investing in some cheap chalk pastels instead. just make sure that they're pastels and not... well... chalk. xP i hear you can get them at wal-mart or any craft store. i got mine at my old uni's bookstore so they were like $5 for the set - student grade, y'know? lol
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Well I tried the chalk pastels again and this time it turned out fine. I think it was just one of those days.
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hmmm... i've never used oil pastels before, but i suppose if they work for you then that's what matters.
black bits? O_o i've never gotten any black bits into my clay unless they were either on my hand or on the surface that i was working on. maybe try cleaning the area really well before you start working on it... or try wearing gloves and light-colored clothes when you're working.
also, don't forget to check your pastels themselves. if you see that they have black spots in the actual pastels, then maybe your (sister's) set has impurities in it.
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YAY!
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hey, nothing wrong in "borrowing" if it's for crafting purposes.
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yep,yep
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I'm definitely going to try this out! Thanks for sharing
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np! glad i can save people monies! $___$ *bling bling* lol
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I'm cheap also so this is a great idea for me, plus it looks like real fun to make the colors yourself. Thanks!
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np! cheap deviants unite! xP
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Yaaaaay!! 
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lol i know exactly how you feel.
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Ahhhh i never thought about that, i always used pastels for flour. Well not always i only just started out 2 weeks ago. But wow great idea, now i don't need to go buy every sing colour of clay!
When you bake it does it come out fine?
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it comes out fine. 
Just... don't use acrylics on the clay before you bake, even if it's just a drop to color it! acrylics will bubble and kill the clay.
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Hana i have clay that dries alone... can i color that clay too???
can i color it with pastels too??
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i'm not sure since i don't work with air dry clay. maybe try using a small piece of it and coloring it with the pastel first to see if it works before you do a lot... that way, you won't waste anything
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Ah yeah i have tried that before the acrylic methos. I had used a half of blok of clay aswell
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