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Nko-ennekappao β Fimo Koi Fish tutorial + tips
Published: 2011-10-07 19:33:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 37264; Favourites: 893; Downloads: 441
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[edit] I have a correction to make: as they told me this is not a koi but a fantail fish! Sorry for the mistake!
As promised here there is my first tutotial! I took those step by step pictures in August on request for the Colombian pubblication "en Familia" and I decided to publish them here on DA, expecially for share some tips with other polymer clay artists.
The pubblication asked me to make an animal and I chose a fish taking inspiration from my goldfish Quattro.
I will update it if something else comes to my mind. If you use the tutorial I'd be really happy if you show me the result!
Note: pay attention while working with kinifes or pointed objects, if you're a child ask an adult to help you.
[edit 2] Suggested by ~TheDemonSurfer
I forgot to tell that as dark colors as red blue (but also yellow) have a tendancy to stain lighter clay (as white or pale skin color) you should work first with white then touch darker colors. When that's not possible you should change your gloves or wash them (water and soap aren't enough, frequently you have to brush the gloves).
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I've never thought of using latex gloves! That's a very good idea
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Hi!
This tutorial has been featured in a journal by our group . You can find this journal here . If you would like me to remove your tutorial from this journal feel free to let me know and I will! Have a nice day!
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Thank you for featuring my tutorial!
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You're welcome
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Im making this out of fondant to put on a birthday cake. Im sure it will look very cute thank you for your tutorial
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(late reply) If you made it send me a picture!
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A nice, clearly written tutorial for a really happy looking "fish". I enjoyed reading it and will probably try something out for myself very soon. Thank you.
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That's sooo awesome! I recently bought a piece of white fimo and I plan to use it soon. Your tutorial've been really helpful. I still have a few questions though. How long should I bake it (I didn't find any useful information on the wrap)? What kind of paint should I use on fimo? And is there something like a
lacquer to make it nice and shiny?
Sorry to bother you with all these questions.
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No problem! ^^ Baking time depends on your owen and on how big is the figure, I'd suggest to make some attempts and frequently check if it's getting burned (you see it on white as it becomes pink). I usually bake things 15 or 20 minutes. You can use acrylic paint and if you want it shiny you can use this gloss: [link]
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Does the temperature matter? My oven is quite old and doesn't show the temperature. I'm planing to make some snowflakes so I guess I'll have them baked for about 15 minutes, right?
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how do you do the eyes on your chibis ?????
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Oh my gosh thank you so much for this! I will be sure to do this from now on!
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oooh...che bel tutorial! Mi sa che prima, però devo cominciare a fare qualcosa di più semplice...finora ho fatto solo il ciondolo di Katara per il mio cosplay, e devo rifarlo perchè l'ho fatto col FIMO che si asciuga all'aria, e mi hanno detto che è più facile che si rovini u_u
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Non so non lo conosco... dato che spesso sono costretta a lasciare li un lavoro una settimana prima di poterlo continuare non potrei mai usarlo
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Γ¨ il FIMO soft, che si asciuga all'aria, ma mi hanno detto che Γ¨ anche piΓΉ suscettibile agli agenti atmosferici, e non vorrei che il ciondolo si rovinasse ^_^
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Sei sicura che sia il fimo soft che hai usato? (questo qui [link] (!!mk~$(KGrHqQOKiwEyW2SUJr,BM))D6)KRQ~~_35.JPG )
Perchè io lo uso e non asciuga assolutamente all'aria, va cotto in forno! o_o
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L'immagine non si vede, e ho ricontrollato...Γ¨ il FIMO Light...XD
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This gives me chills! xD I absolutely love it!!
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Very nice tutorial. Clean, crisp, good photos and methods!
One thing that could be interesting is to take PearlEx pearl powder (or shimmer eyeshadow) and give it a little bit of glimmer! Possibly some color variation on the scales.
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[late reply] We don't have perlEx here but is sounds as a cool effect! **
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hmmm, I should were gloves to 
Do you wash the gloves when you used black or do you take them off?
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Actually I'm using black cernit clay that doesn't stain but when I use fimo blue or red (but also yellow stains a lot!) I wash and scrub gloves or I change them if the color doesn't go away, but most of time, when possible, I try to mold white and flesh colors before touching everything else! XD
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(late) Thanks!
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There is no such thing as late on the internet
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You should probably note that working with colored clays, especially vibrant colors like red, have a tendency to stain the white clay. I can see some red smudges on your fish's side and top where you touched it after handing the red clay.
Otherwise, this is an adorable tutorial, and I've got to try it sometime!
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[late reply] Thanks for pointing this out, I just added this to the tutorial!
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E' un lavoro spettacolare!!! *_*
Complimentissimi!
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This looks really neat, I would definitely love to try making a polymer fish one day.
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*w* ma di nulla.. ci proverΓ² pure io!
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You're welcome I hope that's helpful!
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Oh i have a odd question. Do you always were gloves while working with clay? I wonder if that helps with not getting finger prints on them.....because I do that alot! lol
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