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And after the piece is finished, dried, and sealed, it’s time to finally paint the air dry clay creations! Yes, it takes a while to get to this point. But that’s just part of working with clay. Here’s what I recommend for painting air dry clay. Painting air dry clay designs to last This 100 percent natural, non-toxic clay has no chemical stabilizers or additives, so its ingredients do emit a slight odor. Available in gray, terra cotta, and white, the clay is ready to paint as soon as it’s dry. Once dry, this material is fragile but can be strengthened by adding a layer of shellac to the finished product. Depending on the size of the decorative objects we recommend using white school glue, Crazy Glue or Gorilla Glue to adhere objects like stones, beads, glitter, moss, etc. to thoroughly dry Air-Dry Clay pieces.
Markers: Non-Permanent & Washable Markers may not provide optimal coverage if you are coloring a large area of clay since the clay tends to clog the marker nib. Permanent pigment-based markers work well for writing words on the clay.
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It isn’t perfect, by any means, but it meant R could help too. She liked helping to roll the clay out, roll the pot along the clay, cut out the template, and smooth everything out with messy wet hands. Tips for working with Crayola Air Dry Clay At Sculpey ®, we love air-dry model clay because it's easy to work with and dries on its own without baking. Our formula is lightweight and smooth with a fibrous composition that makes it perfect for little hands that aren't as strong yet. Because it's able to dry on its own, you can use it to craft even when you don't have access to an oven, like in a classroom or daycare setting. If you are joining pieces today, you can rough up the two pieces and add a bit of water with a small brush so that you can smooth them together. This is a technique that I remember using in elementary school art class—I’m no expert! Crayola Air Dry Clay also took impressions really well—we did my daughter’s handprint, but that did require more pressure than Playdough or salt dough would.
On my terracotta ornaments, I wanted them to look a little aged – like a beautiful old terracotta pot. So I watered down some white acrylic paint a lot, and dabbed it on with a brush. I carefully dabbed off any paint excess and let them dry with the white paint into the crevasses.
I left my white ornaments unpainted for the more natural clay look, but you could paint them any way you want. I imagine any type of paint will suit the job. Air-dry clay may develop a rougher texture as it dries, but this can be sanded to a smoother surface starting with medium sandpaper (60–120 grit) for rougher spots and then refining to fine (160–240 grit) or superfine (400–800 grit) to polish. Paper-based air-dry clays have a fluffy and lightweight texture but may have some stray paper/cellulose fibers that need to be smoothed out with sanding. Color Sealing your work will not waterproof it. Exposure to water and outdoor elements will have a negative effect on the Air-Dry Clay, so we recommend displaying your sculpture indoors. To top it all off, I used some beautiful French blue chiffon ribbon for my terracotta clay ornaments, and some sweet taupe velvet ribbon for my white ornaments.
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