| Author | : Kim Otterbein |
| Publisher | : Quarry Books |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : 1589234707 |
"Beginner's guide to crafting with polymer clay, teaching all the basic techniques through easy projects. Includes DVD-ROM"--Provided by publisher.
| Author | : Angela Mabray |
| Publisher | : Quarto Publishing Group USA |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
| Release | : 2011-01-01 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : 1610595939 |
The ultimate beginner’s guide to crafting with polymer clay, featuring fun and easy-to-follow skill-building projects. Polymer clay is a very unique craft product. Once you become familiar with it, endless creative possibilities emerge. More than a basic how-to guide, Polymer Clay 101 presents a comprehensive, hands-on course in this delightfully versatile medium. Authors Angela Mabray and Kim Otterbein cover all the basics, from currently available types of clay to essential supplies and tools. With hundreds of detailed photos, they demonstrate a variety of techniques through a series of projects designed to help you learn as you create.
| Author | : Dotty McMillan |
| Publisher | : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 110 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : 9781402701139 |
“Has the...advantage of tapping into the different expertise and styles of a variety of practitioners. Crafters can pick from among 31 projects, ranging from traditional (Chinese good-luck lantern) to extraordinarily modern (tiny jointed teddy bear)....A gallery of artists...adds insight and inspiration.”—Booklist.
| Author | : Emily Chen |
| Publisher | : Walter Foster Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 131 |
| Release | : 2019-03-19 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : 1633226328 |
Start making beautiful crafts from polymer clay! Art Makers: Polymer Clay for Beginners is your guide to this fun, easy kiln-free craft. Polymer Clay for Beginners introduces artists, art hobbyists, and polymer clay enthusiasts to this versatile, accessible medium. Because polymer clay does not require the use of a kiln and needs only baking in the oven, it is an easy, approachable art form for even the most inexperienced artist to learn. Professional artist and experienced author Emily Chen demonstrates how to make adorable animal figurines, flowers, cookies, cakes, beads, and more through easy, step-by-step projects. Each project features colorful, styled photographs demonstrating how finished pieces can be used, displayed, and gifted. A comprehensive tools and materials section and detailed information on techniques, baking, and glazing guide artists in their quest to become polymer clay pros. A modern approach to sculpture art, polymer clay is the perfect choice for beginners and crafting enthusiasts.
| Author | : Katherine Dewey |
| Publisher | : Potter Craft |
| Total Pages | : 146 |
| Release | : 2013-05-29 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : 0770434657 |
Katherine Dewey's expressive and elegantly detailed sculptures enchant all who see them. With the magical medium of polymer clay and this book, you can follow in her footsteps. Thorough instructions supported by more than 400 step-by-step color photos and 200 detailed drawings cover the entire process of sculpting realistic figures, from selecting clay and gathering essential tools to the basics of modeling the human figure, to incorporating poses, facial expressions, ethnic and gender subtleties, costumes, and painted finishing touches. Easy-to-read maps of the figure illustrate the landmarks of the body, while scale diagrams indicate the simple shapes hidden within the human form, as well as how to combine and model those shapes. For anyone who loves fantasy, romance, nature—or sophisticated crafting—this book is a must-have.
| Author | : Carol Blackburn |
| Publisher | : Thunder Bay Press |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2020-06-09 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : 1645172244 |
Learn how to make your own polymer clay beads and turn them into colorful accessories and decorations. Making Polymer Clay Beads offers beginning and veteran artists a comprehensive resource for crafting unique beads of all colors and shapes at home. From selecting the right equipment and working with raw clay to making dozens of different shapes and adding colorful effects, this all-in-one guide will aid you at every stage of your artistic journey. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs enable the reader to craft a wide variety of beads to be used in making handmade jewelry and decorations.
| Author | : 3dtotal Publishing |
| Publisher | : Beginner's Guide |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2017-04-04 |
| Genre | : Figure sculpture |
| ISBN | : 9781909414402 |
Beginner's Guide to Sculpting Characters in Clay is a comprehensive guide to traditional sculpting tools, materials and techniques for beginners.
| Author | : Errin Esquerre |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 58 |
| Release | : 2020-12-08 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
Polymer clay techniques for making beautiful crafts and jewelry items allow virtually unlimited possibilities for creative artists. Polymer clay is durable and affordable and comes in a wide range of colors, including metallic and pearlescent finishes. Its plasticity makes it easy to work with.
| Author | : Linda Peterson |
| Publisher | : Cico |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Beads |
| ISBN | : 9781906094430 |
HANDICRAFTS. Polymer clay is the material of choice and you will learn how to use free-form techniques and bead rolling tools to create several styles. Unusual shapes, sculpted effects, simulations of semi-precious stones, photo-image transfers, and use of glitter and organic material mean the beads you make will be unique. And with practice, they will look professionally hand-crafted. Various brands of clay are discussed, how to condition it, basic colour mixing, and baking temperatures. All the tools you will need are listed, and finishing techniques, such as sanding, buffing, and sealing, are described. Basic jewellery making techniques, including stringing and fixing clasps, lead on to assembling all the components in designs and styles ranging from contemporary and elegant to simple and just plain fun.
