Products from clay - where to start

Molding from clay is a very fascinating process. It helps to reveal their creative potentials and develops imagination. Feel yourself an artist and produce your own personal masterpiece!

In our time it will not be difficult to find clay for modeling. This is a very common product and it happens to be of different types and colors. Also, certain shades can be obtained by mixing plastics of different tones.

Polymer clay (or as it is also called, thermoplastic) is a plastic that looks like plasticine, but hardens at high temperatures. Clay products - decorations, buttons, pendants, charms, figurines and much more, just enough for your imagination - a very nice souvenir made by yourself.

So, you decided to make some products of polymer clay with your own hands. What is needed for this?

First you need to sort out a little with the brands of polymer clay. There are domestic manufacturers such as Artifact, Tsvetik, Hobby, Lapsi , Sonnet . Of the imported, the most popular are Cernit, Fimo and Sculpey . At cost, they are much more expensive than domestic brands, but also in terms of quality. Imported clay is considered more convenient in operation, as it does not crumble, has better plastic properties, and finished products made from it are more durable. This clay is best for beginners. Each specific brand has its own characteristics - the color palette and the temperature at which solidification takes place. Each firm has a very rich range - luminous with ultraviolet rays, translucent, with mother of pearl, with sparkles and others.

Before you begin to create your first masterpieces - articles made of clay - you need to prepare yourself a workplace and tools that you need for modeling. The work surface should be strong, as in the process you have to work with a knife and you can damage it. It is best to put some tile or glass on the table.

Tools that will be needed to make a product of polymer clay for beginners. This is a sharp clerical knife or a conventional blade, a roller for rolling plastic, a heat-resistant plate or a baking tray, on which you will bake the finished product, oven and accessories for the jewelry itself. Note that the dishes that you use for polymer clay should not be used for food, so for these purposes you need to allocate a special container.

More experienced masters, in addition to the above tools, also use a lot of other accessories and equipment - special paste machines, sandpaper, nippers, molds and much more. But, if you are a novice in this business, then the above set of tools and equipment will suit your creativity.

There are several stages, when you observe them, you will get excellent products made of clay. On the Internet there are many different master classes on modeling of polymer clay. With their help you can make earrings, pendants, charms, bracelets, fridge magnets, flowers, figurines - whatever you want. Start with easier lessons. For example, products made of clay, which can easily perform a beginner - are roses, flowers, various simple animal figures, fruits (apples, bananas, strawberries, raspberries, pears).