I’m working on a Buckbeak sculpt as my husband’s Christmas gift. We marathon the movies every year around November / December, so I figured this would be a great gift for him. He knows I’m cooking up something, but isn’t allowed into our office until it is all wrapped up. With so much more to do, I’m just hoping I’ll have it done in time!

Also, to paint the scene, he’s gliding over water which will be splashing up into the air. I’m going to use the splashing water as support.

I wanted to bake 3 new Fimo clay projects in the oven today, but I read that it is harmful if you bake your food in it afterwards? I only have one oven, so I can't do it separately, and now I don't dare to bake the clay anymore. I dont bake daily, not even weekly clay in the oven

How do you preserve your hands when you are dealing with clay that literally crumbles like unfrozen cheese?? I have this block of translucent clay I bought yesterday and I've been trying to reactivate this stuff for like 4 hours if not more. Chopped it up, tossed it into a plastic bag, added Sculpty thinner, heated it up, made it into a stew...

This stuff is so dry STILL. I finally small amounts of it into a somewhat pliable form but it's still cracking very easily so I know it's not ready for prime time. -_- RIP my digits.

If I take a break, the clay get's cold and instantly hard again.

wooper is sealed with mod podge and spidey d is sealed with actual clay sealer but i cant tell much of a difference. i would say i’ve made some good progress since my little frog!

Hi everyone, I want to surprise my friend with a tinned fish incense holder. I want to make it out of polymer clay, and I also want to use paint for the details. I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for paints and clay glaze.

I have never painted on polymer clay before, and I am worried about it starting a fire. I know it is hard for incense sticks to start fires to things, but I am still a little worried. I see online that a lot of people just use acrylic, but I kinda want it to look glossy.

creator's ig at the bottom. wanna make sth similar for myself n am wondering if itll hold up/last long with fimo's gloss varnish instead of uv resin 🫶

My another take on improving my hand anatomy. I'm pretty satisfied especially by the painting which ended up quick and effective ;)

Que os parecen mis primeros pendientes marmolados? :)

Something out of my comfort zone for my beautiful friend - awaiting final touches of paint ♡

I used air dry clay for the icing but the rest is polymer clay and acrylic paint.

Hello, i'm new to polymer clay and want to make sculptures for some friends. So far im having fun just messing with the clay! But im coming on some points i haven't seen mentioned in other posts (or i jusy missed them).

Im making them out of super sculpey and some cheap tools I bought. I also have craft wire to make an armature I believe. Is it possible to make removable clothing for said figure? If it helps they are characters from REPO the game, so its basic robots, and im wondering if I can create like different hats and clothes to attach to them that could come off using magnets or smth else? I may be over ambitious with this idea.

Also im learning how much of a pain lint can be. Ive seen tips on preventative measures and using isopropyl to take it of. But I do plan on painting them after baking, so if there were lint still on it post bake, could I just paint over it with acrylic and that'd cover it?

Thanks in advance!

I keep experimenting with different shapes. I’m amazed how many things you can make with polymer clay!

Did not know polymer actually doesnt work the same way modeling clay, so at start to get it soft I did put it in the oven and made a cheese, tried to scrape of the burned parts and layer around it to maybe save some clay but nah it did not help clay already was no diff than a cheese.

I made an animal crossing inspired mini-me just to see if I could, all of the appendages are fortified by a thick metal wire in the inside. I gave it some ear piercings, but I haven't found any small enough hardware yet. I considered making the nose 3D but it looked so silly when I had it that way. I don't know if I'll make another one, it was quite time consuming, it would probably be easier if I had actual tools haha. Thank you for coming to my Ted-Talk. 💐

I just purchased a motor for my pasta machine (both crafter’s collection from Hobby Lobby) and the attachment is VERY loud when I run clay through it. I’m new to clay and wasn’t sure if this was something to expect. It sounds like an automatic pencil sharpener but times 10. Very aggressive.

Make sure to scroll there are 6 pictures So I made one polymer clay teddy bear about 2 months ago and I thought it was super cute. So then I had the thought ' I bet you I could make these so much better' so each one I make has different thoughts into it and different techniques that I learned from doing each one. Each one is a different shade of brown. I usually have a little bit of brown left from one beer so I just mix other colors into it to make that brown. I use Sculpey Primo and Sculpey souffle. I just recently have started using a little bit of Fimo.

I hope you love my bears.

im excited to keep making more things! if anyone has any ideas or tips that would be appreciated!!

For my next Convention. :)

Hello all! I've been having a lot of fun making figures and tiny foods out of polymer clay, but one thing I've been dying to accomplish for years is creating a ball-jointed doll. One of the frequent problems I run into in my attempts is how choppy and uneven the inside of the sculpture becomes when I use my typical foil and masking tape armature. (The tape also has an awful tendency to crease up, then get stuck in the clay layer, too.)

Is there anything that works better that is oven-safe and removeable? I did a little research on my own and tried a homemade cornstarch dough, but that is far too goopy to keep shape even after chilling and adding more cornstarch to the 2/1 ratio of cornstarch to water.

I'm also wondering, is it better to make an armature that will be removed out of pure foil/tape (or whatever substitute), or should there be a wire base as well?

Finally, I'd also love any general tips from anyone who has made dolls or figures from polymer clay, too. Thanks so much for the help! (And of course, had to include a photo I'm proud of, my cat doing what I call 'squaring up.')

I finally got the salmon marbling right in polymer clay : )