[null, null, {"document_url": "http://snowfern-clover.blogspot.com/2010/01/experiment-air-dry-clay-and-yet-again.html", "unformatted_src": "http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4250800053_b3ee086a41.jpg", "src": "http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4250800053_b3ee086a41.jpg", "formatted_filename": "b ee a", "alt_text": "ugh need to mix the clay more thoroughly", "rendered_width": 500, "rendered_height": 375}, null, {"document_url": "http://snowfern-clover.blogspot.com/2010/01/experiment-air-dry-clay-and-yet-again.html", "unformatted_src": "http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4251573492_234c0be6a2.jpg", "src": "http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4251573492_234c0be6a2.jpg", "formatted_filename": "c be a", "alt_text": "oh what a disaster", "rendered_width": 500, "rendered_height": 375}, null, {"document_url": "http://snowfern-clover.blogspot.com/2010/01/experiment-air-dry-clay-and-yet-again.html", "unformatted_src": "http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4250801633_44c6cc661f.jpg", "src": "http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4250801633_44c6cc661f.jpg", "formatted_filename": "c cc f", "alt_text": "getting better at slicing", "rendered_width": 500, "rendered_height": 375}, null, {"document_url": "http://snowfern-clover.blogspot.com/2010/01/experiment-air-dry-clay-and-yet-again.html", "unformatted_src": "http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4251574514_869e152a31_o.jpg", "src": "http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4251574514_869e152a31_o.jpg", "formatted_filename": "e a o", "alt_text": "more failed experiments", "rendered_width": 426, "rendered_height": 596}, null, null, {"document_url": "http://snowfern-clover.blogspot.com/2010/01/experiment-air-dry-clay-and-yet-again.html", "unformatted_src": "//lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hoXN4Dm1RU4/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAEVw/grAxaT09DpI/s80-c/photo.jpg", "src": "http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hoXN4Dm1RU4/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAEVw/grAxaT09DpI/s80-c/photo.jpg", "formatted_filename": "photo", "alt_text": "My photo", "rendered_width": 80, "rendered_height": 80}, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null]

Experiment - Air dry clay (and yet again!) first try. you can tell i didn't mix the clays sufficiently. well ok maybe only those who work with air dry clay can tell better. click on pic to see notes i've added on flickr to the pic. this one is a mega disaster LOL the white lightweight paper clay might have been a little too pulpy, but i think maybe MAYBE if i added more grace, it wouldn't flake and crumble when i slice into it? this one gave the best results, but took the longest to dry cos i totally added too much water. at least i -think- i've figured out how to slice it decently. i used a razor blade for this. and i really wanted to find a way to do the frosting like i did for my donuts, 'cept air-dry style. this is a defniite failure. i mixed acrylic with white glue for the lower one, but i think the ratio was wrong and the acrylic dried up too quickly. the upper one was only marginally less of a failure as i'd added 2:1 water: acrylic, then a dab of white glue. still. no go. not as beautiful as the results i get with liquid polymer clay.

which would be tomorrow's experiment. :) wow 3 posts in a day!

oh yeah, these bases were made with the help and advice from Asuka but please don't pester her LOL! i literally mucked about with the clay, it got so messy i think more than half the clay went down the drain since it stuck to my hands and i got so grossed out i nearly gave up more than once > <

see what i mean by 'lots of failures'? man if i had documented all my polymer clay failures i'da given up a looong time ago :X
Posted by Cindy Teh at 12:49 AM Labels: 1:12 miniatures, air dry clay, experiment, miniatures, miserable, poopie



Thank you for taking the time out to comment! :D Cindy Teh
 I Sell At:

My Tictail Store Snowfern Clover on Facebook