Polymer Clay Painting, a Flower Pendant Tutorial
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- This is a detailed tutorial showing how I ‘paint’ with polymer clay. The technique is suitable for beginners upwards as I take you step by step through the process. The first 18 minutes show how I arrived at my technique, some examples, clay amounts, colour mixes and the equipment you will need. There is a lot of talking and be warned, I talk fast too 😉
So, if you simply want to watch the process, skip to 18 minutes, then sit back and relax as I ‘paint’ this flower pendant in clay.
Polymer clay artists to check out:
Artistic Variations - / @artisticvariations8172
Melissa Terlizzi - www.melissater...
Joseph Barbaccia - www.pinterest....
These are just some of my favourites, but there are many more, try searching for some and find your own favourites.
There are also some great Pinterest pages, check out Polymer Clay Fine Art, and Polymer Clay Painting.
Here is the link to the Hibiscus photo template, scroll down to the bottom of this page on my website, for a downloadable PDF to use - www.fionaabel-s...
Makins Extruder - www.makins-usa.... and it is available from many retail outlets.
Czextruder - www.lucyclay.c... You can purchase it with or without the table clamps, drill adapter, and from other retail outlets too, including Amazon - www.amazon.com... .
Here is the link to Conditioning Polymer Clay - • Conditioning Polymer C...
Here is the link to creating Skinner Blends - • Basic Skinner Blend Tu...
Here is the link to The Making of Spring Video - • The Making of Spring -...
If you like my work, then please do have a look at my website, www.fionaabel-s... and follow me on Facebook / fiona.abelsmith and Instagram. / fionaabelsmith.artist
I also have a number of Polymer Clay Tutorials to buy, both in my Etsy shop, PolyOriginals - www.etsy.com/u... where I have more tutorials in a PDF format, and as a video tutorial here - polyoriginals.t...
The music from the video is English Country Garden by Aaron Kenny and Waterfall by Aakash Gandhi, both available from the CZcams Free Audio Library.
Thank you so much for watching.
Wow, I have never seen anything like these “painting with clay” pieces you’ve done, they are exquisite!
Thank you very much :)
You’re a very gifted teacher & always have relevant & sellable or giftable designs. You also take the time to explain your reasoning for why or how you choose to do every step, wether it is technique or tools, all in a very systematic & sequential format.
All of this turns what seems impossible, into a reality!
Because of your “paint by numbers”, simple approach!
I feel as though you are at my side, & personally helping me throughout the entire process!
Thank you for your supporting all of us in doing far more than we ever imagined possible! I am very grateful. ❤
Elisabeth, Portland OR
in giving of us me (and others) throughout
Oh wow, what a lovely comment and compliment, thank you very much Elizabeth. I am so glad you enjoyed the tutorial, you have made my day - thank you 🙂😍🙏
I am a oil painter too mainly because I love blending and the paint allows for more of the blending and acrylic and watercolors I struggle more getting them to blend smoothly I could see enjoying this
Oh you're just like me Katie :) Yes I started using Skinner Blends as the blending process, insetting individual pieces, but found that too time consuming and fiddly, and of course they wouldn't blend in the right shape or direction all the time, which is why I moved onto the shaded strands :) Once you get the colours mixed and extruded, it is a lot of fun. Can't wait to see what wonderful paintings you will do :)
Your patience is remarkable. I'm in awe.
Thank you very much 🙂
Your attention to detail and organisation skills are phenomenal! Add to that your artistic brilliance, and you have a true artist. Love watching.
Thank you so much Donna :)
Oh Fiona, these are amazing. I can't believe they are made with clay. Just incredible.
Thank you so much Stephanie :)
Wow. The labor is intensive but astounding results!!!!
I know this has a lot of sped up parts but you are a wiz with that cockail stick
Thank you very much :)
Your painting with clay is just amazing. I'd watch you do clay paintings even if it wasn't a tutorial.
Aww that's so kind of you, thank you so much :)
This was soo calming to watch, learn and enjoy. A wonderful thing when in a world where everyone is shouting, to be heard above the others. ❤️
thank you very much Renda :) I really appreciate that :)
Thank you Fiona. You are a fabulous artist and your voice is beautiful, so soothing!
Thank you so much Valerie :)
You're an inspiration, Fiona! Now my head is running around with ideas on painting with clay. Thank you so much for this tutorial. You're a gem!
Thanks so much Anisha :)
I like how you are so focused you don't even notice you are calling the petals leaves the whole time lol.
Oh I know, it is such a pain, I call things all sorts of wrong things all the time, and generally only spot them when I am editing!! Most I can edit out, but this was a lot of times ;) thanks so much :)
Just when I think I've seen your best video, you surprise me with another! Fabulous
I'm so glad you like it, thank you Stella :)
It's amazing how that flower comes to life .I'm from Hawaii and you just did a beautiful work of art.It was a very long video but it's worth a try.I will try to make it if I could find the right tools😂.💞I will try to save this video just in case. Thank you so much.💞.
Thank you Edith, have fun with it ;)
Fiona Sie machen das alles mit so eine große Liebe! Das ist so schön! Jeder Arbeit von ihnen! Danke
Dankerschon Elen :)
Oh my, Fiona! How wonderfully inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing this process! I just love it! 😁
Thanks so much Suzanne :)
Absolutely gorgeous and stunning Fiona 💜 thank you 💜
Thanks so much Tracey 🙂
Absolutely gorgeous! It must be nice to look at a beautiful flower and be able to reproduce it! The time and intrecrit process is something you have mastered! Thank you for this lovely flower!💕🤍💛🌺
I am so happy you like it, thanks so much Ruth 🙂
Too bad there isn’t a love button on CZcams. I love this it’s absolutely gorgeous! I look forward to your videos they give me inspiration and confidence to just let go, be creative and try something new.
Thank you so much Cha Cha :)
Absolutely STUNNING!!!
Thanks so much Lynette :)
Stunning just stunning. You have a very beautiful talent. Thank you for the lesson. Very much appreciated.
You are very welcome, thank you Kay :)
Wow! What a tutorial. You are a great artist and I love watching your videos. Thankyou so much for making these wonderful videos and sharing your talents with us all.
Thanks so much Sandra :)
Just amazing!!! Every step!!! You are so talented!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🤗
Thank you so much Janice :)
Quite a long video - and I watched, attention wrapt as this flower emerged. Beautiful, real artistry!! Thank you for sharing it x
Thanks so much :)
Thank you so much Fiona!
That’s so generous of you to share this with us.
thanks so much Judy :)
Absolutely stunning Fiona, than you so much for sharing!
Thank you so much :)
You are an extremely talented artist! I loved watching this video but I don’t think I have the artistic talent or the patience to make these gorgeously breathtaking clay painting pieces you do. You have a very blessed God given talent that not many people have! I follow all of your pages but for some reason I can’t make comments on most of them. Not sure why.
Hi Thanks so much Sandy :) I don't know why you can't comment either? You should be able to, so no idea what's going wrong there :( It's probably a glitch that will sort itself out :)
Amazing watching you work. The flower is stunning Fiona, thank you for taking the time to share this with us
Thanks so much Leona :)
This is so beautiful! I can't wait to try this. I will look around the internet and look for pics that aren't copyrighted, like you suggested. This opens up a whole new world of polymer clay art. Thank you Fiona for sharing your art.
You're welcome, have fun :)
These flowers are absolutely gorgeous 💗 You are amazing and I can’t thank you enough for sharing your art and knowledge. 💗👏🏻💗👏🏻💗👏🏻
Thanks so much Shelly, I am so glad you like them :)
Respect, girl! Talented and amazing artist!👏👏👏🦋🌸🌺🌹🌷⚘🌼🌺❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks so much Chris :)
These pictures are absolutely fabulous Fiona, I wished I could give you more than one thumbs up. 😀
awww, thanks so much Sarah :)
Very beautiful, you have a lot of patience.
Thank you Sheryl :)
Fabulous Fiona!
Thanks so much Lizzi :)
Ohhhh, Fiona! This looks sooo 3D! What an amazing tutorial!! The flower is AMAZING!! 😍😍😍
Have a wonderful weekend!🥰
Thanks so much Cindylee, you too, have a great weekend :)
Thank you Fiona, its a very clear tutorial. After I've mixed my colours, I'll be doing this one and I have an Hibiscus in my garden for reference!
Brilliant, thanks so much LIz :)
Stunning! I was wondering how you got started working with polymer clay and did you attend art school. I just love watching everything you create.
Thanks so much Kathleen. I have been busy creating things all my life (in between normal jobs like everyone else ;) ) so it didn't come as any surprise to my family when I started doing it full time. I did a brief art course after school, but was unable to go further due to family circumstances, so much of what I do is self taught. I have a very good friend to thank for introducing me to polymer clay. She showed me a petal cane and my brain exploded. I loved it right from the start and have never looked back. :)
Absolutely beautiful, Fiona.❤️
I never knew you can do paintings with clay. This are stunning.
I would love to see more. I know they take a lot of time to make, but it would be amazing to watch how this come to "life", specially with your beautiful and soothing voice.
Many blessings sent your way. Stay safe!.🙏🏾❤️
Thanks so much Tamy, you too, stay safe :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals ❤️Thanks!.
Thank you so much for the inspiration, you are incredibly talented!
Thank you so much :)
Very beautiful! Great technique that could be used in many different projects. You make it look easy! What an inspiration. I sure will try it! Thanks for teaching us!!!
Thanks so much Yanett :)
These are gorgeous!
Thank you very much :)
Absolutely fabulous! Petals are simply specialized leaves, so calling them leaves is not wrong, lol. Your talent and artistry are inspiring, and the beauty you create makes the world a better place. Thank you.
Thanks so much, and yes you are quite right of course, but when I was editing it I couldn't believe how many times I said leaves ;) I thought I had better mention it before any one else did :)
You are so amazing how do you do that, I love watching your video. They are so relaxing .
Thank you so much, I am glad you enjoy them :)
Just Amazing!! Thank you for introducing me to this fantastic form of polymer clay.. painting.
I will send you a picture of my finished project and explain how its managed to come together thus far...thank you again, for all you put into doing the videos and for sharing your beautiful talents and skills learnt..God bless you
thank you so much, I can't wait to see it :)
You are positively brilliant!
Thank you so much Melissa :)
Beautiful and very inspirational! Another fabulous piece of work! Gives me so many ideas! Thank you for another great tutorial showing us your talent!
Thanks so much Kaycy :)
This is just marvelous! Thank you for sharing your art!
Thanks so much Mela :)
Fantastic. Thanks for sharing, Fiona!
Thanks so much Sylvia :)
Wow true artistry
Thank you very much :)
Thank you, Fiona. This is stunning!
Thank you very much Jennifer :)
Bonsoir, votre fleur est magnifique, c d'une finesse merci
Merci beaucoup :)
Wonderful tutorial, can't wait to get my things together, thank you
Thanks so much Sylvia :)
Very very nice and summery and inspiring..👍
Thanks so much Kerry :)
Thank you Fiona for share this espectacular technique!!!
You are welcome, thanks so much Paulina :)
Very beautiful thank you for sharing
Thank you very much :)
Beautiful
Thank you Becky :)
C'est vraiment magnifique , quel talent , bravo 👌👍💙
Merci beaucoup :)
So creative! You inspire me!
Oh wonderful, thanks so much Mel :)
Absolutely love this.
Thanks so much Kathy :)
Amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much Stacy :)
Thank you for sharing this. I can’t wait to try it out!
Thanks so much Kirsten :)
My brain just fell out!
That made me giggle, I hope you managed to pop it back in ;) :)
You know what, YOU ARE MAGICAL! :D 💜 I love this piece :)
I am so glad, thanks so much :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals I´m a painter at heart, but painting with clay, that´s been a struggle for me, until now, I guess I had the wrong approach, well, it didn´t work for me, but the way you showed here, makes so much more sense! I´m amazed by how 3D it looks, you really show us that anything is possible, with some guidens and practice :)
You are such an inspiration and a true magic maker :)
I really appreciate you for sharing your knowledge :) 💜
@@CrixJoki Awww bless you, thank you so much what a lovely thing to say :) I too am a painter first and foremost, and once you get your head round the differences in manipulating the clay, it really does become fun to work with :) I can't wait to see what you do :)
Amazing.
Thanks so much Annie :)
You are a supper talented lady.
Thank you very much Mary :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals thank you for your fast response and direction on how to find the PDF fills
Fabulous tutorial! Thanks for sharing Fiona! 💚
Thanks so much Aoife :)
Wow gorgeous! You are my inspiration for improving my polymer clay skills, thank you so much for being an amazing teacher!
You are very welcome, thank you Sissy :)
Love it, thank you
Thanks so much Lydia :)
Gracias
Muchas gracias :)
Wow, Thank you, beautiful..🌹
Thank you so much Reatha :)
To see the distortion that is created by painting on a sphere you can try this exercise .
Use a beach ball the bigger the better and draw a triangle. Measure the degrees of the triangle angles and they will be over 180 degrees. This is the distortion your working with. When pilots fly they aren’t flying in a straight line...they fly in a curved line that is more than 180 degrees.
Thank you Joni :)
Very nice
Thank you so much Lubna :)
wow, just wow =-)
Thank you Leora :)
really nice. I also work with flowers :)
Wonderful, they are so great to work with aren't they, thank you :)
Hermosa
Muchas gracias Sandra :)
W0W!!
Thanks so much Desiree Ferro :)
I love Calla Lilys do you do these also?
I haven't done yet, maybe one day :) Thanks Sandy :)
Miss Anisha, do sell the painting in clay that to create? They are so beautiful.
Thank you so much. All that I made have now sold, and I don't have any plans at the moment to make more. If I do, they will go on my Etsy shop page, (Link in details below the video) and can be bought from there. Thank you :)
What is the point of cutting out the blue background and placing in the flower shape? Why not just lay the flower on top of the blue and not have to cut it out at the end? Im sure I missed it! Just learning, you are a very precise and gentle teacher!!
I have found that if you just place a thin layer of clay on top it is easy to pick up some of the under colour later, If you lay a thicker layer then it makes the whole piece to bulky when you later cut it out, or too raised if you wanted a flatter look, for a journal cover, card topper for instance. As I also wanted to show how I do it for those who didn't want to make a pendant but leave the piece with a different background colour. This way of course although the flower is textured, it is roughly the same height as the rest of the background. There is absolutely nothing wrong in doing as you suggested, and definitely go for it, this is just my way of doing it and it gives, in my experience the best results for someone trying it for the first time. I hope that helps? :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals Thank you so much!
I’ve been looking at polymer starter kits on Amazon. There are some large and very reasonable collections for kids (50 colors with lots of tools) but I just don’t know if the clay is substandard or not. I believe this is a medium I want to explore in depth so I’m reluctant to purchase something if it’s only for kids as I’m a serious artist. What are your feelings about this avenue?
Hi Suzanne, this is a difficult one to answer as those kits seem very good value for what you get :) I can only give my personal opinion based on my experience. I have never used the clay you get in them so cannot comment on it, either way. I have heard from others who have bought them and not had great results and others who say they are very good value for money. If you are serious about using polymer clay, particularly for doing some of the caning techniques, then I can definitely recommend all the main, well known brands of clay. They are more expensive, but you will get good results with them. There is nothing worse than being excited about achieving something, and then not getting the effect you want through no fault of your own. So, if you can afford it, then I would definitely buy the main brands. If money is tight, then go for the non brand, but remember if the clay doesn't act quite as the other brands seem to, it would not be you at fault. As I say this is a difficult one because everyone is in a unique position. The non branded clays have a role to play and are good value for what they do, however I think you'll find most polymer clay artists use the branded clays. I hope that helps a bit. :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals Thank you so much, Fiona. ❤️
It looks like embroidery
Thanks so much :)
Can you use oil paint for the polymer clay pendants?
You can use oil paints on most brands of polymer clay, but you would need to seal the clay first. Have fun 🙂
Didn’t u do a pendent couple years ago with a Christmas tree cane
Not a pendant, but I did the Winter Wonderland decorations which had snowy trees in them, made with cane - that might be it ? :) czcams.com/video/mbhbl4nsimE/video.html
They are dies.
Yes, that is what I have always called them, but you'd be amazed how confused people get when I talk about dies, so I have learnt to also mention them as discs so that I cover all the bases ;) Thank you :)
@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals I noticed that the manufactures of the excluders call the dies disc. But they are dies. Oh well you know what they say “give the people what they want”.