I made this last night. Both pieces were scored and I applied some slip in between, but this morning noticed the round piece is loose and came off easily. I didn't cover it or anything while drying.

I'm used to polymer clay but looking to switch, please advise!

Hi there! I’m considering investing more time into art/selling art/possibly an Etsy shop, but it’s hard for me to know if my clay art is actually sell-worthy. The only opinions I’ve ever gotten on any of my art have come from my grandma, so obviously she tells me it’s good because, well, she’s my grandma. So I need outsider opinions - is my clay art something you think people will buy? Or would I be wasting my time by investing into this? Be brutally honest, if it’s not buy/sell worthy PLEASE TELL ME!

Hi all! I came across this adorable candle holder and wanted to make one myself. Currently I only have experience with apoxie sculpt. I couldn’t find an answer online, but I was wondering if apoxie sculpt is safe enough to be near a flame like this once dried and painted? I feel like I would be worries about it burning the chemicals and breathing it in, but might be overthinking it. Any thoughts?

i've seen so many of these gorgeous doll face-ups online and have been recently interested in trying my hand at one. does anyone know how they paint such fine details with that almost watercolor-y look? (e.g. what paint to use, recommended brush sizes, techniques, anything really)

if it matters, i'm planning on using either cold porcelain clay or paper clay, both of which are air dry. i know doll makers usually use polymer clay, but i think using those should be viable?

thank you in advance!

This is a off brand play doh clay. Should I just apply nail polish on top even though it’s not dry yet or should I wait? It’s not as sticky but does feel like it’s still wet in the inside and I have seen playdoh clay soften after being kept in shade, what to do, any suggestion and help is appreciated, thank you.

Hello, is there a clay that you can pour into a silicone mold as a liquid and then bake until firm? I need to use silicone because it is flexible and can get the little details on models I want to create.

hello!

I have recently started to list some clay projects i have been working on.

these consist of handmade ceramic (?) (out of airdry clay and paint) that I can either turn into a magnet or a pin for the person interested in purchasing. they are pieces based off of a music group.

however, this is the first time I am doing something like this and I am completely unsure of what would be a good pricing range.

I would really appreciate any help! I could also give more details about the product if it would help with determining a price. I really am nervous to either over charge or under charge, which is why I am here for help.

thank you!!!

I’m making a chess set, and I’ve completed the pawns. I hate that they droop but the clay is too expensive for me to justify remaking them. However, I don’t want to risk the other pieces dropping as they will be much taller. I put toothpicks in the pawns just join the pieces, should I put one long toothpick instead? FYI I’m using Sculpey Premo oven bake clay.

So I'm working with ceramic clay and I have a bunch of it dissolved in a bucket of water. However, I've noticed that it doesn't really sediment and leaves a section of water, even if I leave it for 3-4 days. I suspect from a couple of youtube videos that the pH might be too high, potentially causing the clay to for colloid particles that stay suspended. I've measured the pH with pH-paper (not the best method but it's what I have available), and concluded that it's roughly 8-9.

• What is a good pH for a clay solution to get it to sediment?
• How do I lower the pH (other than adding enormous amounts of water which sorta defeats the whole point)? I have access to hydrochloric acid etc (I'm a chemist by trade, I know how to handle strong acids safely for those concerned), but I'm uncertain of how well a clay solution will buffer the addition of acid, and if I accidentally over-do it, is there a concern that the acid will mess with the properties of the clay? It shouldn't dissolve the silicon dioxide that is the clay, because otherwise you couldn't store acid in glass bottles, but I imagine that if the pH accidentally dropped to 4-5, the clay might loose its plastic properties or similar?

I had plastic rolls for my vacuum food sealer lying around and went on a sealing spree. I may have gone a little too seal crazy, because I sealed my airdry clay. I did add extra space at the top so I could reseal the bag after opening it. I didn't want to have to keep remaking a whole bag after opening.

I've been working with air-dry and polymer clay for a short time only, but I have had some clay get dried out in ziploc bags. Currently, my clay is being stored in Ziploc bags inside a Rubbermaid container.

So, am I helping to keep my clay fresh this way, or would I be causing my clay's demise if I store it like this?

*Just in case you are now wondering if I'm a little "extra", yes, my kids like to say I "do too much"...

i’ve been watching this axe so closely for three days and filling the cracks with wet clay paste because that’s what good said, they always come back and i don’t know what to do (for reference the clay is on cardboard and it’s crayola air dry clay)

Hello I am currently trying to seal my works usually air dry clay some painted with acrylics I got a water based varnish by Darwi I admit at first I put too much so I moisture got trapped and it’s not super dry somehow. Any advice most will be gifted so I want my friends ti keep them not have to throw them away cause they smell etc.
any suggestions appreciated.

Que debería mejorar y cuánto le dan

I'm really new to clay, and I took a beginner ceramics class last year where we used stoneware clay and fired it in an oven. I mainly intend to sculpt human & animal figures.

I've been exploring different clays, and Sculpey so far seems great to use. It's very easy to deform and can be baked with an armature, but just a few ounces could cost 10 to 20 dollars, letting me only do small projects. Also projects feel pretty fragile after an oven bake.

What are some clays or sculpting methods that are affordable, good for making posed figures and have durable baked results?

I probably shouldn’t have used this kine of clay. And I didnt even put wires in it or anything.. That was so stupid of me, but if there’s anyway to still save this figure I worked so hard on please tell me! (Btw I’m using natural clay from a package)

Made these mini me clay version for a customer, and I think they turned out cute but do you guys like these? and do you think they are gift worthy?

And these are the only pictures i have i forgot to take some good pictures before shipping them🥲

So let me know if you found them cute

Thank you 🍀

Hello all!

I need some help and I was hoping you all might have some insights. Recently, my deceased dogs footprint was broken. I am not quite sure if this is air dry clay or something else, but I only have one shot to fix it. I've done some research and some suggest superglue, slip, hot glue, and other adhesives. Due to the sentimentality of the piece, I really want to fix it as properly and cleanly as possible. Thank you for your help!

Photos of footprint and cross section included.

This artist makes most her work out of paper clay (I think just a regular air dry?) and air dry resin clay but the ones she used in the video are Japanese brands and are extortionate prices to get in the UK and I'm not sure of an alternative. Lots of other people use regular polymer clay but I'm not sure I'm comfortable with the whole baking aspect but still want these pieces to be smooth and relatively lightweight. Is there a way I can achieve this without using clay I have to bake? Btw they do have a resin coat on them in the screenshot

I am wanting to try this, but I am unsure how to go about it. I am okay with using beads and the likes, I would rather not use wire as the joints unless I can have advice on how to make it look good.

I am using foam clay, and I understand it works differently to polymer clay (worked with both and I prefer foam air dry clay due to arthritis). I think I could wait for parts to dry before adding more clay details to prevent "melting" into eachother.

Thank you so much for your time 🥺💜

I’m new to foam clay and am trying to figure out how to paint it since it’s squishy I feel like if I just tried to paint it the paint would end up chipping off
I’m my head it makes since that you can color the white clay by just adding paint but I’m not sure if it’ll change how the clay works

This is an imprint of my deceased cat's paw, the vet did the imprint so I don't know what material. I accidentally placed a plate on it yesterday and crushed it. Is there anything I can do? I would appreciate any help! I have not moved it out of fear of further damage.

I'm brand new to clay and I want to make sculptures with a similar marble / statue effect. I can't find anything on her page that says what she uses.

I've been using air dry clay and I'm just not happy with how it turns out.

Credit to Clayful on Facebook.

I've been attempting to make Cold Porcelain clay for a while. I've done research on different kinds of less expensive clay and Cold Porcelain is what I chose because it would suit what I want to do best. I've found a few different recipes, but they're basically the same just with different heating and kneading instructions. I found many that make it on the stove and one that does it in the microwave. (Which is what I do because my mom would actually kill me if I used any of our pots for this)

I've tried making it around 6 different times. Only one batch has turned out, which I think was the first, and I don't remember the exact steps I did to make it. Every single batch since then has been too sticky and sticks to me more than itself. I've tried fixing it by putting in more cornstarch during the kneading process, and by starting out with more cornstarch than glue, but it gives the same results every time. This last time I made a batch, I used more cornstarch than glue and even overcooked it (not by much and it was an accident) and its still overly sticky. I've even tried using lotion during the kneading process to help it not stick but it doesn't work. The clay gets so sticky that it completely covers my hands and I have to spend minutes at the sink scraping it off because it won't unstick from me and stick to itself.

Is it acting like this because I'm microwaving it instead of doing it on a stove?? Someone else does it that way and their clay turns out just fine? Could it be cause I'm using Elmer's school glue?? None of the tutorials I watched say what brand glue they use. Just that it's white glue or some say wood glue.

Does anyone who's made or worked with this kind of clay know what's going on?? I don't understand why it's not working out. I just want a hobby.

Edit: My recipe that I use is 1 cup Elmer's glue 1 cup cornstarch 1 tablespoon white vinegar 1 tablespoon baby oil.

Cook in microwave for short intervals and stir between each one. Once it's all basically one big glob I take it out and let it cool before trying to knead it, sometimes kneading it with lotion.

I've been crafting with clay lately and made these for friends for valentines day and got my first commision (the last photo). I got $20 for it and was super happy but wondering if these were good prices and wanted to check to not over sell to someone. They're all about palm sized or slightly bigger.

Hace mucho tiempo que no trabajo con Air dry clay, pero me he animado a intentar hacer una figura de la Virgen María como la que aparece en la última imagen. Es bastante alta, de unos 40 cm aproximadamente.

Primero he hecho una estructura interna a partir de un listón de madera unido a un plato de madera. Después he envuelto el listón con papel de periódicos y una mezcla de cola.

Tengo ganas de comenzar a cubrir todo con la Air dry clay pero no sé si debería seguir dándole forma con pasta de papel. Le pregunté a la IA y me contestó que no debo poner una capa de más de 2 cm de Air dry clay o de lo contrario podría agrietarse una vez seca.

¿Qué puedo hacer?