Book Description
Includes how-to information.
Creating with Polymer Clay
Author : Steven Ford
Publisher : Lark Books
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 34,87 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780937274958
Creating Lifelike Figures in Polymer Clay
Author : Katherine Dewey
Publisher : Potter Craft
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 15,5 MB
Release : 2013-05-29
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 0770434657
Book Description
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.
Polymer Clay Color Inspirations
Author : Lindly Haunani
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 67 pages
File Size : 49,56 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Color in art
ISBN : 0823015017
Book Description
Renowned for their courses and workshops on color, the authors offer instruction and inspiration that focuses on polymer clay as a learning tool that crafters can use to explore their own color instincts and preferences. Each chapter investigates a color principle supported by a jewelry project.
Polymer Clay
Author : Jacqueline Gikow
Publisher : Krause Publications Incorporated
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 14,61 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780873419529
Book Description
Artists and crafters can learn how to unleash polymer clay's functional side with this comprehensive guide. Gikow teaches techniques for making 20 projects, including pinch pots, bowls, coiled containers, and crocheted objects. 250 color photos.
Art Makers: Polymer Clay for Beginners
Author : Emily Chen
Publisher : Walter Foster Publishing
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 46,74 MB
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1633226328
Book Description
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.
Creating Life-Like Animals in Polymer Clay
Author : Katherine Dewey
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 14,2 MB
Release : 2000-03-01
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1440321957
Book Description
Enchanting, exquisitely detailed and full of personality, Katherine Dewey's animal sculptures delight all who see them. With the friendly medium of polymer clay and the step-by-step instructions in this book, you can achieve the same magical results! Inside, Katherine leads you through then utterly charming projects, such as a sweet little bluebird, a basset hound and a white-tailed fawn. And that's just the start! The "Making Changes" chapter will help you create your own original animal creations by changing poses, making realistic bases, and even modeling your animals to look like bronze, fade and other materials.
Making Polymer Clay Beads
Author : Carol Blackburn
Publisher : Thunder Bay Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 24,50 MB
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1645172244
Book Description
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.
Polymer Clay and Mixed Media-- Together at Last
Author : Christi Friesen
Publisher : Creative Publishing international
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 46,48 MB
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1616733764
Book Description
Mixed media brings lots of new possibilities to polymer clay crafting. Polymer Clay and Mixed Media—Together at Last is about making polymer clay figures—jewelry pieces, focal beads, décor items, knick-knacks—and incorporating beads, fibers, fabrics, glass, stones, etc. to create special effects. Embellishing polymer clay with mixed media adds a sophistication and richness without making the projects complicated or inaccessible to the average crafter.
The Art of Polymer Clay
Author : Donna Kato
Publisher : Clarkson Potter
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 11,61 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9780823003570
Book Description
Shows how to create jewelry and decorative art with polymer clay, teaching basic techniques and offering such projects as floral forms, moldmaking, figurines, and mosaic bowls, in an updated handbook that includes new information on tools, clays, supplies, conditioning, and safety. Original.
The Art of Polymer Clay Creative Surface Effects
Author : Donna Kato
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 13,55 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780823013623
Book Description
Polymer clay has grown and grown and grown in popularity since the publication of Donna Kato’s best-selling The Art of Polymer Clay in 1997. And there have been so many technical advances, too. Now poly-diva Donna Kato presents an all-new look at one of crafters’ all-time favorite mediums. Donna Kato’s Polymer Clay Innovations begins with the essentials of polymer clay, including its working properties, plus tools, curing, safety recommendations, and color blending (with full information on the now-indispensable Skinner Blend). Photo-packed chapters focus on exciting projects—beads, bracelets, pins, pendants, and boxes--and showcase new techniques, including image transfers, surface treatments such as stencils, stamps, paints, and inks, sculpting, inclusions, special effects, and finishing. Finished pieces by some of the biggest names in polymer clay, including Kathleen Dustin, Pier Voulkos, and Nan Roche, plus Donna Kato herself, offer ideas and inspiration.
