5 different ways to add color to polymer clay
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
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UPDATE: I forgot to add that if you choose to brush micas onto baked clay and want a really rich color, it's best to do so by first brushing mod podge, Tack It, or polycrylic onto your piece to secure the mica color.
Hi there and welcome to my channel! My name is Rachel Tintle and I am the owner and designer behind "The Creative Siren"
Today I will be going over 5 different ways to color your polymer clay. Take note that you can definitely use other things to color your clay than what I will be going over here, these are just a few ways that I found and are also fairly simple to do.
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Items used for Today's video :
💜Super Sculpey Polymer Clay
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💜 Apple Barrel Matte Finish Acrylic Paints
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💜 Crayons
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💜 Soft pastels
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💜 Alcohol inks
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💜 Pearl ex mica powder
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💜Simply Sarah Customs Mica Powders
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Thank you soo much for this video! I'm still an absolute beginner and I really can't afford to buy clay in every color I need :')
Exfreakingactly! ❤
It is literally the same case for me
Thank you so much Rachel. Will definitely use the mica way and the pastels.
HOLEY MOLEY!!!😂 You are a life saver!! I was pulling my hair out cause I didn’t know what I was doing I’m barely starting with polymer clay lol thank you so much! 💕💕💕 also you got my subscribe this is the first video I watched from your channel now I’m watching them all, they are so helpful!!👍🏼👍🏼🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏼👍🏼
I'm glad I found this video....it is so helpful when you really dont know much about clay or all the colors are gone! Thank you so much for sharing this information with us!💙💛💗🔵💚👍😊
super helpful!! i was going to use paint today and bake tonight, now im going the micca powder route
This is truly useful thanks a lot for the effort ❤
Thank you! Can't wait for my clay to arrive now , I have alot of ideas now of how to colour it! Thank you!
You made my work easy. Thank you so much.
Wonderful video! SO MUCH GOOD INFO!!!!
Loved this video. Straight to the point, very helpful.
Thank you! 💜
Thank you, this was helpful as a polymer clay beginner.
Thank you so much for doing this video. It really helped.
I'm so glad it helped 🥰
AMAZING! 😍
OMG you are awesome thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing this with us. Coloured clay has been difficult to get but I tried a couple of eays to make a deep but bright hue of purple but couldn't find out why it came out dull and more wine colored. I appreciate that it will help me to save money by making my own. THANK YOU!💙💛💚😊👍🌟
Would like to have seen some oil paint mixing as well, but this was very helpful.
Thank you ❤
Super helpful video! I’m just starting with polymer clay (as in, I just received my first brick of Sculpey yesterday), and I already have 90+ bottles of alcohol ink. I’m super excited to try it with the clay. Have you tried any of the metallics or pearls, and if so, how effective were they? Thank you SO much for sharing your knowledge with us! ⭐️❤️🥰
Never knew about Simply Sarah’s. Going to need to check them out.
Definitely do. I love her mica flakes
You can also add any kind of shimmery nail powder, not glitter, glitter is too 3-D, but you can use really fine dust they use for the chromatic nails. You ALSO believe it or not-can mix acrylic paint into it too. Just make sure it’s not wet wet when you’re done but resembles clay consistency
Mica powders and nail powders are one in the same. Also, I cover acrylic paints in the video as well 🫶
My favorite are all of them LOL!!
Is it compulsory to seal polymer clay after backing if I stain them with any of the methods you showed? Very useful video 💜
When I was younger I did a similar thing were I mixed markers with prestic.
I’m a little late to the part here but I’m new and very much appreciate this video. Thank you!
When using either the dye or acrylic, you say to let it dry (acrylic about 5 days), (ink about 3 or 4 hours) - what about working with it? If I try to work with either right after, will it leach onto my hands? Can’t feature sculpting with gloves. Hope you see this. 😊
I prefer the alcohol inks....very helpful ,thanks from the UK 👍🇬🇧
Me too 💜
Hi! For the alcohol inks, after its evaporated and youve baked it, lets say for jewelry, do you need to seal the clay or would it be fine on its own?
Thank you! Can you use food colouring?
Have you tried the iridescent powder on top of the alcohol ink??
Can you mix patina paint with polymer clay?
If you roll out the clay thinner and/or put it between paper, would the acrylic paint dry quicker or do you risk something else going wrong??
can i use other crayon merk?
How long does polymer clay take to dry with acrylic paints?
Can I use food colouring
I've used clay right after I put paint into it without a problem.
Hi this was a very helpful video. Quick question. Can I use oil pastels instead of soft pastels?
Yes, as far as I am aware you certainly can though I have never personally done it 💜
Oil paints remain??
Can I use china ink? But mix with alcohol?
Planning on tinting a smaller piece just for the accessories of the doll i plan on making for my project.
Can I use resin pigments?
Hi, brilliant tutorial. Could I ask if you’ve experienced any fading with the alcohol inks after time? Thank you 😊
I was just wondering the same. I would guess that spraying the finished piece with UV protection would keep the color from fading. But that’s pure speculation on my part! 🤞🏻
btw, after using pastels or crayons on your clay do you varnish your sculptures?
Can I use oil pastel?
Are pastels colorfast once they get into the clay? I'd like to be to color stuff without it starting to look weird after a fed months.
I apologize for the delay, I posted a reply but it didn't upload. 😭
My experience so far with coloring clay has been very positive. I have yet to experience any fading or bleeding. Though if your piece is exposed to direct sun light for a prolonged period of time, there will definitely be some fading.
What about oil paint instead of acrylic? Would it still need to leave it?
Also what about scraping dry water colour paints the same technique as the pastel?
Oooh…the dry watercolor idea is really interesting. Did you ever try it, and if so did it work?
Thank you for this! But I have a question, does this work on sculpey clay?
Yes.
I have a question please, isn't using acrylic paint a little bit dangerous? I mean later on doesn't it dry even while shaping it even before using the oven? And even after doesn't it have some cracks in it ?
Could you also place the clay with acrylic paint, on a piece of paper to try to dry it out as well? Just out of curiosity.
Also if you paint the baked clay how long should you wait before epoxy?
Do you happen to know if used chameleon micas would the color shift still come through? Would you need to base you clay black first?
The color shift will absolutely come through and you definitely don't have to have a base. Just lightly brush it onto raw clay and it should show up beautifully.
Oh my GOD, color shift paint is a brilliant idea! Thanks for the tip! ⭐️❤️
For the ones you didn’t use alcohol ink on, to soften it, can you just add alcohol? I’ve never done any of this before but am wanting to try 😁
I think if you're looking to just soften the clay to make it easier to work with, it would be much better to use a drop of baby oil or clay softener.
@@TheCreativeSiren awesome! Thank you 😊
What brand of translucent clay are you using? It looks nice and firm
All the supplies are listed in the description of the video 💜
Hey love I have a question if you use acrylic paint or food coloring do you still have to wait a week for it to dry? if you making sprinkles for your slime coz you not making clay sculptures
I would not recommend using food coloring with polymer clay as it does contain sugar and that can hinder the curing process. And yes, when using acrylic paint to color clay, you should still wait a week for all the water to evaporate from your clay before baking no matter what you plan to use your sprinkles for. Hope that helps 💜
@@TheCreativeSiren thank you so much for the quick response
Great video…..thank you …I might only use alcohol inks.👍💕🥰🐶🐶🇬🇧🇬🇧
What if you melt the crayon to liquid form before mixing it in?
I personally haven't tried that but I would say give it a go. And if you do try it and it works, please let me know 💜
I wonder if you just put the paint on top of the clay and let it dry before neading it, so the water evaporated; could you use it right away????
It would probably take a lot longer to get to the desired color that way of at all. But give it a go. I'd be interested to hear what you discover. 💜
Can I use a normal white polymer clay to mix with acrylic paint?
Mhm
Have you tried painting the acrylic paint onto a flattened piece of the clay and letting it dry, then knead it into the clay? Just a thought, I haven't tried it yet, but it makes sense.
Also, I just got 4 colors of chameleon color shifting acrylics I can't wait to try it with!
Hey did the acrylics work out?? I'm a beginner and an update will help me a lot. Thanks
I ordered mine from Latvia 😂😂. No joke
I added acrylic paint to my polymer clay and it started getting really chalky. No matter the amount, or color, or brand, the clay all become chalky and dry. I used Mont Marte acrylic paint and polymer clay.
Which brand of clay did you use
Mica is pronounced MEEK-UH not mike-ah. What it is is pure pigment, mica is in most cosmetics, or really most things with color. love your video- would like to see how shading skin would look with mica (blushing, shading in crevices etc)
No, it's pronounced Mike-Uh. Google it.
I need clay I'll stick in the phone for chenosed
Great video. Thanks. 👍🙂 My only criticism is that you probably really only needed two drops of the alcohol ink because the rest was just wasted on your gloves! If people used these things SPARINGLY the World would be a much better place!
She said water is naturally cold
Can we use food colouring 😂😂😂