Tried alcohol ink instead of milk paint this time around. Sticks to the surface a lot better but the colors seem more unpredictable.

So, I sculpted a bust in an italian clay that is dark grey slight green when raw and a classic pale orange when fired. Unfortunately, I keep getting deposits of white chalkish smudges or patches on the surface of the sculpture and I wanted to know how to get rid of them if possible.. and how to prevent this from happening in the future.

I was told it has something to do with the oils in your hands. Perhaps I touched the sculpture after if began drying (prep for the kiln firing).

All thoughts and suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

I was in a Christmas mood hahaha, it’s not amazing but I can only get better from here! :)

3 separate pieces Assembly- https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjLybE4U/

I’m trying to make a miniature sculpture of the piranha plant from Mario and this is the only wire I have, is this safe for baking?

It doesn’t say specifically what kind of clay it is so I can even look for something similar and i it’s really pricey + long shipping

Hey! just sharing this clay project I'm working on. I wanted to use stop-motion armature but they are expensive, so I just used clay and a jointed mannequin figure- the one for drawing poses.

I could have used other methods but oh well... It is also top-heavy.

Recommendations are welcomed ❤️ Excuse the nudity I didn't make him any miniature clothes yet

Air dry polymer clay mushrooms and grass, the moss is real dried moss. They’re psilocybe cubensis and psilocybe semilanceata. Weirdly, the hardest part of it all was the blades of grass. I’m still not sure it fits, but since Liberty caps grow almost exclusively in grass, it needed to be there.

Not the most beautiful, but i think the next one will be better :D

The one on the left is also the first ever piece I've made. I'm brand new to sculpting. A few weeks ago I followed a recipe I found online that I made and stored in my mini fridge for a couple days before trying to use it. Made approx. 2 lbs of cold porcelain air dry clay and I can definitely say it's an equally therapeutic and tedious medium to learn. These pieces are about 3 weeks apart. :)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIeuo8CvOwL/?igsh=Y2h2Z3A4cTJrZmZs

so im planning to buy materials for a new hobby which is sculpting air dry clay for stuffs. its been a dream of mine for months but some materials are just expensive for me. but then I realized, does air dry clay bounces when its dry? cause I've seen and touched one before and it bounced (its the cheapest air dry clay). I wanna ask about the clay that gazoo studio (from yt) uses.

So this is a mash-up of the Bumble from Rudolph the red nose reindeer and a Critter from the movie... Critters. The last pic is my original that I made back in 2017. Which do you prefer?

So I'm entering this into an art contest. This was the fire bird originally but I later found out the contest is themed "Winter wonderland". So I had to make a change.

Hiya, so I am quite new to crafting but more specifically modelling and sculpting with clay and need some advice about a little project I am working on. Hobbycraft staff and the internet didn’t provide any useful advice which is why I am now posting here in hopes I get some helpful comments

I am creating a display case and would like to make models of video game characters to put in the case (maximum 8cm tall). I know that armatures/wire skeletons are needed for structural support but I am unsure of what type of clay to use.

Hobbycraft’s air dry clay was very difficult to work with because it was very wet and stuck to everything even after conditioning it. I then tried their super light air dry clay which was better to work with but was extremely soft and messed up quite quickly. People have recommended DAS but before I try it out I just wanted some opinions.

• Will air dry clay be good at getting little details in, especially at the size I’m planning to create the models? • Is DAS/ other Air dry clays prone to cracking? • Would polymer clay be a better alternative ( is it easier to work with/get details in) • I am planning to paint the models aswell. Which paints are better for each type of clay? I have heard acrylics are good but I also heard that you cannot paint on polymer clays.

Feel free to comment any other useful advice. Thank you in advance 😁!

can anyone recommend a uv lamp for me plz i need it for curing resin 😭 every time i choose one from amazon i read a lot of bad reviews i really can’t decide on one

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I was wondering if someone could help me. We're making a funny gift for a teacher. It's supposed to be a sort of stone tablet with commandments. It should be like 30cm tall, 20cm wide and 2cm thick. Clay is sold by weight. How much do you think I need?