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lily-inabottle — Super Long Carrot Tutorial
Published: 2012-01-16 19:24:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 38217; Favourites: 714; Downloads: 217
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Wahoo! I finished It! It took so long! This is my second tutorial, I hope you enjoy it and will attempt to make tiny carrots of your own. I would love to see how they turn out so send me some pictures!here are a few pictures of my finished carrots lily-inabottle.deviantart.com/… lily-inabottle.deviantart.com/…
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These are fabulously realistic carrots! But, it seems like the tops would be liable to break very easily! Do you use a certain type of clay that is stronger?
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I make them a bit differently now. They were breakable, so i make the stems thicker and shorter and put leaves down the stems to kind of hold them together and reinforce them. I use Primo! Sculpy clay, which seems to be pretty strong.
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ok, I will remember that if I make some!
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I used your fantastic tutorial to make the carrots for details in this doll: magweno.deviantart.com/art/Rab...
I have to admit the fiddly tops irritated me so much I cheated and just did cut off ones for 9 out of 10 of them! I really admire your patience for making them, I couldn't do it!
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Your rabbit is really amazing! I am really blown away! Thank you for sharing!
Your carrots are really nice as well.
The leaves are such a pain in the butt. I do them a bit differently now, but they are still really time consuming.
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Very nice result! Can't help but think the green bits look a bit plastic-y, though.
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I agree. I make the tops differently now and I think they look more realistic.
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thats so cool! I'm just a noob when it comes too clay, although it is really fun when i do it!
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Keep it up! We where all noobs once!
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What a wonderful tutorial. Thank you. I was particularly after the foliage but was impressed with the way you use the pin to scratch the carrots after they were baked. I had used a blade to score them prior to baking. I then filled in with brown acrylic. Yours worked much better.
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Thank you friend! I tried scoring them before baking at first and was disappointed at how little it showed. This also has the benefit of not deforming the carrot.
I make the leaves a little different now. They are more compact because they broke so easily the way they are in this tutorial. here is a link to the new style of leaves [link] ? I don't have any pictures on DA so you'll have to look at my etsy.
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Thank you. I really appreciate your interest. For me I think the originals were more realistic looking but I can certainly see that the later ones are more robust.
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I agree. The main difference I think was that the ones on etsy were made to 1/12 scale which is a bit smaller then I usually make them. It was pretty hard to make carrots that tiny.
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I bet it was. As it happened even mine were constantly sticking to me. It was almost as if they were trying to grow on me!
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WHAT?! This is amazing! Wow! I had to scroll back up to check that the first photo wasn't actually just an example of a real carrot for comparison.
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you can cover your stuff with aluminum foil to keep it from burning. I would also recommend baking everything at about 200º farenheit which is lower then the package recommends. tiny things burn so easily! Good job though!
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Great job! The leaves look a little flat but this is an awesome tutorial!
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Thanks,
Yes the leaves need some work.
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They look like real carrots! Amazing tut! I will try it -w-
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I hope you will! Thanks
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oh and another thing.. u can rebake a baked piece of clay!! i didn't know that!!
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yes you can! It is very helpful to know! clay will discolor or burn if you bake it too many times. the carrots needed a total bake time of 30 min so I baked the orange part for 20, the green part for 5 and then added the tops to the bottoms and baked for another 5.
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this is clever... i salute u
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wait.. is it really possible or safe to do the pastel brushing then bake it??? i thought it should be AFTER baking it
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you must brush the pastels on before baking or it won't stick. It is actually not safe to bake polymer clay. It releases toxic fumes. I do my baking in an toaster oven that I keep in my garage. That way I don't have to worry about fumes. Not a problem if you are only going to bake a few things but if you do it often then bake in a different room or outside.
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8O what it releases toxic fumes?? but i already bought a big piece and i was going to make a doll and bake it, i don't have mini oven or microwave.. the directions says that i shouldn't microwave it. and it says "baking clay" meaning it shouldn't be hazardeous, right?? T__T plz tell me i am right.. because it would be a total waist if i will not use my clay...TT_TT
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do you have a fan in your kitchen or a window you could open? I bought my toaster oven at goodwill for $8. totally worth it is you are going to cook lots of stuff.
I didn't mean to scare you!
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yes i do have fan.. so is it still wrong to bake my clay? Q_Q
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I don't have a toaster I can use, I use my family oven and we've never had any problems. I just turn the fan on during baking and keep it on for a bit after. Sometimes I leave the oven door open afterwards while the fan is on. I also have a tray specifically for baking on, and use parchment paper too. I believe it DOES release toxic fumes, but not in large enough quantities to really hurt you. You should be fine. Still, Lily-inabottle the toaster is a great idea. Better safe than sorry.
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you have to bake it, just make sure you use your fan and read the instructions on the package for baking temp and time.
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i hate carrots but this is one of the best tutorials ive seen
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Thank you
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Eek, and since this is a tutorial, you should submit it under Stocks and Resources > Artisan Craft!
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thanks! I sometimes I have no idea where to submit things
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No problem, I try to help!
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Oh, this is lovely and detailed and easy to follow, yesss! The carrots look exceptionally realistic, especially the leaf stalk and the lines in the carrot. <3 Thank you for sharing. Looking at all these lovely tutorials, I am so hyped about trying out Artisan Crafts sometime.
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