Author : Kim Otterbein
Publisher : Quarry Books
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 26,10 MB
Release : 2011
Category : 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
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 33,30 MB
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : 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.
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 22,44 MB
Release : 2002
Category : 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
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 47,72 MB
Release : 2019-03-19
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1633226328
Start making beautiful crafts from polymer clay! Art Makers: Polymer Clay for Beginners is your guide to this 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 Emily Chen demonstrates how to make 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. An inspirational gallery provides even more ideas for those who want to continue learning how to work with this easy-to-use medium. A modern approach to sculpture art, polymer clay is the perfect choice for beginners and crafting enthusiasts.
Author : Katherine Dewey
Publisher : Potter Craft
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 40,70 MB
Release : 2013-05-29
Category : 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
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,40 MB
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : 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 : Donna Kato
Publisher : Watson-Guptill
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 31,49 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780823013623
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.
Author : Lisa Pavelka
Publisher : Taunton Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 23,49 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1600851282
If crafts are big, then clay is colossal. From pins and pendants to bracelets, buttons, and embellishments, crafters of all ages are embracing the creativity that polymer clay inspires. The Complete Book of Polymer Clay is an encyclopedic book by renowned expert Lisa Pavelka includes the latest techniques, handy tips, and trade secrets. Pavelka presents a sweeping overview of materials, how-to fundamentals, and construction techniques. She also introduces six original projects with complete instructions showing readers how to make pendants, curio boxes, a necklace, and a bracelet. Clear, concise, and comprehensive, this is an essential addition to any crafter's library, no matter his or her skill level. For even more inspiration, this indispensable reference features a gallery of 50 original projects by Pavelka and other talented polymer clay designers.
Author : Angela Mabray
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,42 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Polymer clay craft
ISBN :
"Beginner's guide to crafting with polymer clay, teaching all the basic techniques through easy projects. Includes DVD-ROM"--Provided by publisher.
Author : 3dtotal Publishing
Publisher : Beginner's Guide
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,32 MB
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : 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.
