PMC fall metallic petals - 25 of 366 creative days

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  For the twenty fifth day I have tried several things, not many succeeded so I only show you those that did.
 Several brownish metallic petals, very ruffled done by some experimenting with alcohol and fire.

PMC fall petals

  They will get something to focus on the middle, something contrasting and some reinforcement since they are very thin and polymer clay breaks fast.
  As material I used a polymer clay Skinner blend cane the 2/7 combo I never used as Ikat, with chocolate color in exterior and transparent orange in interior.
  As tools I used a mold I have done from a tree branch.

 Thank you!

The four elements - colors - 22 of 366 creative days

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  For the twenty two creative day I decided is time to work on something that will actually have a presentable end, something that will look like a jewelry of some sort.
  So I choose the theme: the four elements.
  I have choose the design style: waves into a square shaped pendant.
  I have decided the colors:

The four elements colors

   I will start working on some color mixing charts tomorrow and help I will reach the desired ones soon.

Polymer clay disk earrings - 14 of 366 creative days

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For the fourteenth day I did a pair of polymer clay earrings with two colored faces disks.

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - End result
e - Used for
f - Other info

a - Materials
          1 - Color 9 and 3 from the teal color mix
          2 - Color 2 from the gun extruder gun experiment
          3 - Polymer clay scraps from all the other experiments


b - Tools
          1 - Extruder gun
          2 - Tissue blade
          3 - Sand rock and a small round ball
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c - Techniques
          1 - Random place slices of clay scraps in the extruder
          2 - Make balls of same diameter for same type of disk. Place the 2 round ball of the same size but different colors on top of each other and start pressing even on both so they can get to the same disk size same.
          3 - Use the rock on one side and the ball on the other then redo a bit the sand side(or just do two texture sheets and place them both on same time and press.Back to top

d - End result

Polymer clay earrings

e - Used for
          Will be added later
f - Other info
          - unbaked polymer clay colors(uncured)
          - this is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project. If you want a tutorial with detailed pictures about how I did it, let me know.

Thank you!
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Color mix -teal - 10 of 366 creative days

10/366
This is tenth day of 366 creative days.

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - End result
e - Used for
f - Other info

a - Materials

1 -1x10(lemon)+1x37(pacific blue)
2 - 2x16(sun flower)+a pinch of 37(pacific blue)
3 -Pos 2+ 2x0(white)
4 -1x75(chocolate)
5 -1x26(cherry red) - would be nice some dark red, like 23(Bordeaux)
6 -1x11(gold)
7 - 3x37(pacific blue)+1x16(sun flower)+1/4x9(black)
8 - 1x37(pacific blue)+a pinch of 16(sun flower)
9 - 1x37(pacific blue)+2x0(white)+1/8x16(sun flower)
10 - 3x0(white)+1xPos 1
11 - Pos 3 +2x0(white)+1x16(sun flower)
12 - 1x16(sun flower)
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b - Tools

1 - Eyes and hands


e - Used for
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      Will be added later

f - Other info
- colors are not cured, they will go darker, specially the red(or at least I hope it will)
- I know that red/pinkish color is not the best but may look good, I added it for fun, first option was to use 1+2+6 and some gold leaf
- Inspiration for first was a sequence in the Nanny McPhee movie(no, that red wasn't there, for second was a Ceratosoma
- this is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project.
Thank you!
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Gradient Ikat - 9 of 366 creative days

9/366
This is ninth day of 366 creative days.

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - End result
e - Used for
f - Other info

a - Materials

1. Polymer clay color mix

  My favorites are the 2+9, 2+7 and 3+4 combination, the 3+4 can get a special hill type effect inside due to the mica shifting in the metallic gold.
          1 - 43(light flesh)
          2 - 10(lemon)+15(sun flower)+014(transparent white)+ a pinch of 26(cherry red)
          3 - 11(gold)
          4 - olive green made from an old mix, don't remember+some 50(apple green)
          5 - 1x504(transparent green)+1x014(transparent white)
          6 - 1x404(translucent orange)+2x014(translucent)+a pinch of 26(cherry red)
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          7 - 75(chocolate)
          8- olive green made from an old mix, don't remember
          9 - 2x504(transparent green)+2x014(transparent white)+1x33(ultramarine)

b - Tools

          1 - Tissue blade
          2 - Pasta machine
          3 -Piece of transparent acrylic plate for the swirl
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c - Techniques

2. Skinner blend color mix

3. Polymer clay gradient Ikat

          1 - Make skinner blend and squish them perpendicular to the colors  and get a 3 cm tube, then run trough a pasta machine to look like in the picture, usually on highest setting
          2 - Add some stripes of a contrasting color random on a tube of skinner blend, parallel with the colors then run them once fold, repeat this until your getting the color stripes result you want, the cut them and add them on top of each other. After that If you pass them trough a pasta machine perpendicular on colors, without thinking at what you want to use them, you will get the result on the image 3.
          3 - Place some colors and some other patterns on a bead, place the transparent acrylic sheet on top and start moving in circles(20-100 times, yes, you can pretend you do some fitness but the only thing you will get bigger is your wrists)

d - End result
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4. Polymer clay swirl, beads and leaf

e - Used for
          Will be added later

f - Other info
          - Unbaked colors
          - this is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project. If you want a tutorial with detailed pictures about how to do it, let me know.

Thank you!
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Gradient color mix - 7 of 366 creative days

7/366
This is seventh day of 366 creative days.

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - End result
e - Used for
f - Other info

a - Materials

1. Polymer clay colors

         1 - 5x75(chocolate)+1x26(cherry red)
         2 - olive green made from an old mix, don't remember+a pinch of 50(apple green)
         3 -10(lemon)+15(sun flower)+014(transparent white)+ a pinch of 26(cherry red)
         4 - 1x404(translucent orange)+1x374(translucent blue)+2x014(translucent)+ a pinch of 53(tropical green)
         5 - 1x404(translucent orange)+3x014(translucent)+a pinch of 26(cherry red)
         6 - 50 (apple green)
         7 - 53(tropical green)
         8 - 80(dolphin gray)

b - Tools

         1 - Tissue blade
         2 - Pasta machine
         3 - Some random items I keep gathering for textures

c - Techniques

2. Polymer clay gradient

         1 -I use the method called Skinner blend

d - End result

3. Polymer clay beads

         This isn't made from gradients, took me too much time to make those and i wasn't able to think how I will mix them. I made those beads from the rest from unmixed colors to test out some textures and colors.

e - Used for

http://shapeshadecolor.blogspot.com/2016/06/polymer-clay-beads-experiments-71-of.html
       
f - Other info
         - nothing is baked(cured)
         - this is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project. If you want a tutorial with detailed pictures about how I made this let me know.

Thank you for your support!

Textured metallic polymer clay pendant - day 5 of 366 creative days

5/366
This is for fifth day of 366 creative days.

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - End result
e - Used for
f - Other info

a - Materials

1. Polymer clay materials - beads

          1 -1x27(copper) + 1x22(raspberry)(I think, not sure, very short memory)
          2 -color 9 from Clay gun experiment
          3 -1x27(copper)+1x11(gold)
          4 - 5x70(sahara)+5x014(translucent)+5x003(or just add some black sand)+1x75(chocolate)
          5 -1x27(copper)+1x26(cherry)
          6 - 1x75(chocolate) - forgot to add it in the picture, is actually the background sheet
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b - Tools

2. Polymer clay tools

          1 - Round cap or ball
          2 - Tissue blade
          3 - Rhombus texture(from an old lipstick)
          4 - Holes texture
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c - Techniques
          1,3 - Press texture 4 in  the unbaked polymer clay until it rises in the holes almost to the other side
          2 - Press texture 3 into the unbaked polymer clay
          4 - Press the round cap in the material
          5 - Place all on a darker matted sheet
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d - End result

3. Polymer clay effect pendant

e - Used for
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          Will be added later

f - Other info
          - unbaked
          - this is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project. If you want a tutorial with detailed pictures about this method let me know.

Thank you for your support!
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Clay gun Experiment - day one of 366 creative days

1/366
This is for day one of the 366 creative days project.

a - Materials
b - Tools
c - Techniques
d - End result
e - Used for
f - Other info

a - Materials

Polymer clay colors and tools

          Fimo polymer clay
          1 - 1x70(sahara)+1x014(translucent)
          2 - 1x35(windsor blue)+1x37(pacific blue)
          3 - 1x56(peppermint)+1x39(emerald)+1x014(translucent)
          4 - 11(gold)
          10 - 75(chocolate)
          9 - scrap from random amount of those 4 polymer clay colors

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   b - Tools


           5 - clay extruder with a square cap
           6 - circular cutter(I didn't have a cookie cutter so i used the inner side of a lipstick)
           7 - 3 circles cap
           8 - blade

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   c - Techniques

Tube made from polymer clay buttons

            I stashes the colors in a random order and then thinned the snake a bit to fit the extruder diameter

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d - End result

 

           1 - all 5 colors and 3 circles extruder cap, not cured

           2 - all 5 colors and square extruder cap, not cured

           3 - only 4 colors, haven't used color 1 and square extruder ca, not cured

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   e - Used for

           Will be added later

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    f - Other info

        - this is not a tutorial, was posted to help me remember some things and to keep track on "366 creative days" project. If you want a tutorial with detailed pictures about this method let me know.

    Thank you for your support!

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