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Video #777: Among other things, you will learn why the concept of “staying in your lane” is super important to understand. In today’s video I show you how to master The Blend. Whether you’re an advanced beginner or an intermediate polymer clayer, one of the skills that you are going to want to master is the gradient color blend. This technique is commonly known as the Skinner Blend because of Judith Skinner’s innovative approach of using triangle shapes of polymer clay to speed up the process of making these color blends. I later developed an even easier and faster method called the Teardrop ..read more

Video #776: The Clear is now one of the clearest liquid clay’s on the market today. I know you are going to love it! Today in the PcT Testlab, I am testing three brand new colored liquid polymer clay’s brought to you by Polyform, the makers of Premo and Sculpey brands of polymer clay… Black, White and Clear! Translucent Liquid Sculpey (aka TLS) has been on the market for years… decades probably. It has been around ever since I remember. And over the last couple of years, Polyform has introduced some tinted liquid clays, labeled as Liquid Bakeable Clay. They come in the metallic/pearl colors o ..read more

Video #775: Mandala designs with this much intricate detail, can only be made using precision laser cutting technology. First of all, I would like to apologize for the crackles in the audio track of today’s video. If you look carefully, you will see that the mic was dangling at the bottom of my jacket, instead of clipped up on my collar where it should have been. The mic bouncing across my clothing is what caused all the static. Since I speak so loudly, the volume levels all appeared to be fine while we were recording, and it was not until editing that we noticed the problem. The only fix wou ..read more

Video #774: Watch today’s video to find out why this Scribbles Paint compatibility test actually took 4 years to complete. Have you ever wanted to add some dimension to your polymer clay pieces and wondered if a 3D Fabric Paint like Scribbles would be compatible? Here’s your chance to find out! In this video I show you a paint swatch sample of Scribbles Shiny Black and Shiny White that I set aside 4 years ago and forgot about. I check out the surface of both the clay and the paint to see how they fared over time, and do a scratch test to see just how durable it would be to use in high wear si ..read more

Video #773: Those old burnt-out filament light bulbs you’ve been hoarding will come in very handy for this technique. In today’s video I’m going to show you how to bake curves right into your thin pieces of polymer clay. If you form the flexible clay into a curve while it is still ray, and then bake, the shape will stay in place after you remove the item from the oven. It is very easy to do and there are many options for baking forms that you can utilize. Basically, any curved item that can handle the low temperatures which polymer clay bakes at (up to 300F), can be used as a form. There are ..read more

Video #772: Unfortunately the cherry blossoms weren’t out yet, but as you will see, I simply could not wait any longer to share this. Finally I get to share a surprise with you that I’ve been keeping secret for quite some time… my epic treehouse art studio! Ever dreamed of having your creative space way up in a cherry tree? I always have! And now my dream has come true. You will need to watch today’s video to see what I am talking about. Related Video: Sneak Peek Of My New Polymer Clay Tutor Studio Related Video: Never Burn Your Polymer Clay Ever Again Related Video: DupliColor Pigment Dupli ..read more

Video #771: It’s expensive… but it truly is a game changer polymer clay tool, if you want the best of the best for your studio. This something that I know a lot of you have been waiting for… my PcT review about the brand new Lucy Clay Mammoth Machine for conditioning and rolling sheets of polymer clay. This product is unlike any other polymer clay pasta machine on the market today. Pretty much every issue that you may have experienced with a pasta machine in the past, has been solved by this amazing tool. It truly is the Cadillac of pasta machines for the discerning polymer clay artist. Here ..read more

Video #770: This dimensional ink product works just fine on baked Premo Sculpey polymer clay, as long as it is properly heat set. Would you like to be able to write onto polymer clay with a simple to use pen? In this PcT Test Lab video I show you the results of my tests using a Sakura Souffle 3-D Gel Pen on a baked sample of Premo Polymer Clay. You will see in the video that this product is a compatible, dimensional ink that looks great on polymer clay… as long as it is heat set… which is simple to do using an embossing heat gun. Now you have a new design tool to use in your polymer clay proj ..read more

Video #769: A low-cost alternative for making your own polymer clay texture stamps that won’t break the bank, or your budget. There are a ton of really cool products available for stamping into polymer clay to make awesome patterns and designs. I have reviewed many of them. But some of them can be on the expensive side, and not everyone has a budget for a lot of tools and supplies. Recently, with the moving and reorganizing of my Studio, I came across some cool stamps I had made years ago for a paper making class I used to teach. These stamps were made of wine corks, buttons and hot glue. As ..read more