Copycat pottery? Copycat could not sound good to you. It appears like we’re going to copy somebody’s work and lack of originality.
However, that is not what I imply. I name it copycat pottery as a result of I make clay craft fabricated from air dry clay appears like ceramic at a look. Typically I’m copying the method utilized by these ceramist to create sure results like imprinting air dry clay, coiling, sgraffito/ scratching the clay floor, and so on.
Yeah…I need to make crafts that seem like ceramic however with air dry clay, clay texture paste, or paper clay. It is low cost and straightforward, no firing/ do not want kiln.
You have seen in a few of my submit that I really like doing ceramic however I haven’t got kiln to complete it up. So, the closest various for me is clay. I can flip my creativeness and creativity to any form of clay fashions/ items with inexpensive supplies and straightforward to deal with.
What sort of clay appropriate for copycat pottery?
Alright! to begin with, what clay are you aware of? air dry clay? paper clay? polymer clay? chilly porcelain clay? paper mache clay?
Effectively, mainly there are 2 forms of clay typically: oven baked clay and air drying clay.
I choose air dry clay for my copycat pottery craft tasks as a result of it has longer drying time. Longer drying time permits me to the touch up, alter or modify the form just a little bit if I’m not pleased with it.
There are a lot of forms of self hardening clay equivalent to, paper clay, chilly porcelain clay, gentle clay, paper mache clay or clay paste.
Chilly porcelain clay is translucent, appears light and lustrous. This sort of clay greatest for making stand alone components like leaves, flower items, figurine items, or making objects with mildew, and so on.
The clay shrink loads. You should watch for the components you make totally dry till it isn’t shrink anymore, then assemble the items to make one thing larger like full figurine or flower/ fruit branches.
This porcelain clay is just not appropriate for sculpting the place it’s essential use steady piece to wrap one thing like jar/ plastic bottle to make canister, pot, fairy home, planter. It would crack regardless of how a lot you patch it as a result of the clay shrink throughout drying time.
Air dry clay which accommodates paper fibers (or we name it paper clay) is greatest for making copycat pottery objects. If you wish to make your personal paper clay, you may see my newspaper clay recipe with out glue which I feel is the most cost effective and best paper clay recipe ever. And, most significantly, it really works!
Nonetheless, customary air modelling clay which available like DAS Clay, Crayola (not the gentle sort one), and Fimo are good too. The clay will dry robust however you’ll have to patch it whether it is crack throughout drying time. In case you are undecided which clay to purchase, try my article: what clay to purchase.
What’s my favourite clay for copycat pottery?
My first selection is home made paper clay and second selection is air dry clay paste. However now, air dry clay with plaster of paris is my #1 selection for copycat pottery craft tasks.
My primary clay recipe for home made paper clay is the one I known as greatest home made clay. I take advantage of plain flour – not corn flour/ corn starch as the primary ingredient.
I’ve been utilizing this clay for a lot of pottery crafts and fairy home tasks. I’ve added tissue paper when the clay nonetheless gentle.
You’ll be able to see that step once I make bunny egg cup mission under. Click on the hyperlink or picture to see my video.
I’ve accomplished one other experiment with this greatest home made clay by including cotton wool to the clay combination. The clay turned tremendous arduous and difficult. In time period of energy it is the perfect however its not so sensible as a result of I can not minimize the clay simply with clay knife to make small objects/ form.
I make cornstalk fairy home utilizing bottle with this experimental clay, video as under.
CLAY TEXTURE PASTE
My second favourite selection of clay for copycat pottery craft is clay texture paste. I take advantage of 2 forms of clay paste. Please observe that I at all times make small quantity of paste for my mission as a result of I do not hold it in a single day.
Sort 1:
I simply add water on to my home made paper clay. As a information I take advantage of about 10 gr/ 0.02lbs water for each 100 gr/ 0.22 of clay. You’ll be able to double the scale/ measurement in order for you. You will see the moist and dry paste once I unfold it on the cardboard straight with plastic spatula.
Sort 2:
I take advantage of plaster of Paris, flour and water you may see my article: Clay Texture Paste, Form of New Selfmade Air Dry Clay??
Or, watch my video tutorial under.
AIR DRY CLAY
I’ve accomplished many tasks final yr with home made air dry clay fabricated from plaster of paris, flour, water, and child oil. The end result? Wonderful! I’m extraordinarily pleased with my new discovering clay. It behaves like most of air dry clay however much less shrinkage and no cracks.
Oh..this isn’t actually new often because it is form of variation from clay texture paste. I’ve diminished the water to make it moldable and has a really feel like clay as an alternative of paste. Then, I add child oil.
Try my web page about this superb air dry clay. Actually! I stated superb as a result of that is the perfect and best home made clay I’ve ever made thus far.
I make a video about this clay to share with you ways straightforward it’s to make the clay. Keep in mind to observe it and let me know your opinion/ feedback.
Let me share a few of my craft concepts under utilizing HOMEMADE PAPER CLAY
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