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SmallCreationsByMel — Koi Tutorial from Polymer Clay 1/3
Published: 2012-03-05 01:36:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 67559; Favourites: 1010; Downloads: 483
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Hey guys! I made a tutorial on how I made the Koi fish for my Koi pond out of polymer clay. I hope you guys will like this! I will also post a tutorial on how to make the lily pads and the pond itself in a few days.Completed View:
UPDATED pond (I have changed a few things on how I make my ponds now, esp. since my tutorial was a few years ago):
Here's part 2 of the tutorial:
Feel free to link me a picture of your Koi from using this tutorial! I'd love to see it
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u make easy, wonderful tutorials, even I am sure I can do it 
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Glad you like my tutorials!! I enjoy teaching how to make miniatures so I'm glad you think it is easy to follow! The resin i use is Easy Cast from CastinCraft, epoxy resin
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no problem. Glad you like it
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I made this with the help of your tutorial. missinsaneperson.deviantart.co…
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It looks great! I hope you had fun making it
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Thanks and I did!
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I'm so excited to try this I finally have time! I've been waiting a couple of months until I had time to try it.
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Good luck! I'd love to see your finished work
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i had a ton of trouble with air bubbles in my resin and I followed the directions. Any idea for the next one since I'd really like to not have as many or any air bubbles again.
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bubbles come up when the resin is either mixed too fast/roughly, or the thing you use to mix it with doesn't stay in contact with the bottom of the resin. I haven't really had many bubbles in my resin, I usually just mix slowly and gently and try not to lift my toothpick, which I use to mix the resin. If you lift your tool when mixing, air bubbles will go into the mix. Hope this helps you!
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This helped but I still get air bubbles not as many though. Guess practice makes perfect!
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aww sorry to hear you still got air bubbles 
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I don't have any clay and I don't know where to get any...
But great tutorial nonetheless
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Thank you! Craft stores sell polymer clay, with the brands Premo, Fimo, or Sculpey.
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You're welcome!
I found some polymer clay on Amazon and I'm ordering some.
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hope you have fun!
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Yeah, I tried and I'm pretty terrible at it, so I'm going to need to practice more xD
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Hello there! A very good day to you. I found you from deviant art and think it will be interesting to ask if you would like to share your tutorial on our blog? It's a sharing blog for clay art in Malaysia targeting audience specifically for clay, clay artists, and even event organisers who are looking for talents. Posting quality tutorials on our blog will immensely increase your exposure as a clay artist and it'll be a good portfolio for yourself too. All credits will goes to you and at the bottom of the post, I'll put link to your email, blog, facebook, websites, etc.
Please let me know should you be interested. Hope to hear from you soon.
website : www.malaysiaclayart.com
Contact email : info@malaysiaclayart.com
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Hi there! Thank you so much for wanting to share my tutorial! You are free to post it on your website as long as credit is posted =].
Thanks!
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Hi Thanks! Can I have the photos in bigger size so we can format them to looks the same in the website? we want to set a standard for all the tutorials from different artist to looks the same. Please let me know! Thanks!
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Yes, I believe I can find the original photos. It may take me a few days to get them to you, most likely during the weekend as I'm usually at work during weekdays =].
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That's really great!! Thanks . Looking forward to your photos
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What kind of resin did you use and where can I get it?
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I use epoxy resin. You can find it at Michael's.
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My koi pond - thanks so much for this tutorial! I made one for my grandma and she loved it!
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Yay! I'm glad your grandma liked the koi pond and that my tutorial was helpful!
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Thanks ^_^ It was super fun even though it took forever. I think it was well worth it!
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thank you! =]
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thank you very much for this tutorial
I make this [link] 
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That looks great!!! Great job! =] Love it!
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thank you and thanks for fav 
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Such beautiful work. What brand of clay do you use?
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Thank you! I mostly use Premo =].
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they're so small, they look amazing, you must have very steady hands! 5/5!
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Thanks!! I have a video tutorial of this in my gallery too if you haven't already checked it out =]
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Thank you! =]
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You're welcome!!
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Love it so much. I'd like to try this someday but It looks difficult for me.
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You should try it in the future =] i'd love to see your completed work if you do!
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wow nice job, but i have a question because im kind of a noob with polymer; is it water proof? like does water damage it?
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I haven't really tried putting clay through water haha although I do not think it is waterproof. The water would leak through the clay and I think it might damage it.
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my fins keep pulling apart when i roll them out. then i end up cutting them instead of just texturing. any way to fix this or should i just keep at it?
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Use a lighter hand and go slowly. It takes a lot of patience because you want the fins thin enough to be semi see through. I then used the knife not my fingers to scrape it off of the surface
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