Links & Tutorials
This is a collection of some of our members’ tutorials and our favorite links to other PC artists’ work, projects, and sites. Browse and enjoy!
“15 Minutes of Fame” presentations
- Polymer clay origami cranes – Feb 09: How to fold a polymer clay crane, based on Judy Dunn’s Peace Crane video, by Heather Tinkham
- Polymer clay crane handout
- YouTube video on Polymer Clay cranes, part 1, by Judy Dunn
- Judy’s Peace Crane site
Members’ favorite Polymer Clay related sites
Canes and Millefiori
- Layl’s How a Cane is Built
- Donna Kato’s tips on Millefiori canes (scroll down to the cane section)
Faux Techniques
- Polymer Clay Central’s list of Faux Techniques tutorials
Image Transfer and Decoupage
- Michelle Ross and Gail Ritchey’s tips on Image Transfers (scroll down to the liquid clay transfers section)
Jewelry
- to be filled in!
Liquid Polymer Clay (Kato Liquid Polyclay (KLP), Translucent Liquid Sculpey (TLS))
- See Michelle Ross / Gail Ritchey’s link under Image Transfers (above)
- Scupley’s tutorial page on TLS
Mica Shift
- Donna Kato project sheet for mica shift necklace
Miniatures
- to be filled in!
Mokume Gane
- to be filled in!
Pens
- Kato Clear Medium + gel pens bead project at HGTV (pictured at right)
Sculpting
- to be filled in!
Skinner Blend
- Sculpey Institute’s tutorial on Skinner Blends
Stamping and Molds
- Lisa Pavelka’s Business Card Holder project at HGTV (pictured at right)
- Sarajane Helm’s book on Making Faces – Molds & Forms (due October 2008)
Tools
- Polymeri Online blog post on things you can do with a clay gun (June 2008)
Vessels and Objects
- HGTV project for a clay inro box / necklace by Emi Fukushima
Other Stuff
- Polymer Cafe – a great magazine dedicated to PC!
- Maggie Maggio’s tutorials on Colors and polymer clay. This is SO much more than just the basic color wheel. You may not agree with everything she says, but she does provoke thought about just how we react to and use colors. Just take a look at her galleries to see amazing color sense in action.
- Polymer clay Flickr group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/polymerclaytoday/
