Copycat pottery? Copycat might not sound good to you. It looks like we’re going to copy somebody’s work and lack of originality.
However, that is not what I imply. I name it copycat pottery as a result of I make clay craft product of air dry clay appears to be like like ceramic at a look. Generally I’m copying the approach utilized by these ceramist to create sure results like imprinting air dry clay, coiling, sgraffito/ scratching the clay floor, and so forth.
Yeah…I wish to make crafts that appear like ceramic however with air dry clay, clay texture paste, or paper clay. It is low-cost and simple, no firing/ do not want kiln.
You’ve got seen in a few of my put up that I really like doing ceramic however I haven’t got kiln to complete it up. So, the closest different for me is clay. I can flip my creativeness and creativity to any form of clay fashions/ items with inexpensive supplies and simple to deal with.
What sort of clay appropriate for copycat pottery?
Alright! to begin with, what clay are you acquainted with? air dry clay? paper clay? polymer clay? chilly porcelain clay? paper mache clay?
Effectively, principally there are 2 varieties of clay normally: oven baked clay and air drying clay.
I choose air dry clay for my copycat pottery craft tasks as a result of it has longer drying time. Longer drying time permits me to the touch up, regulate or modify the form a bit bit if I’m not pleased with it.
There are lots of varieties of self hardening clay resembling, paper clay, chilly porcelain clay, gentle clay, paper mache clay or clay paste.
Chilly porcelain clay is translucent, appears to be like mild and lustrous. Any such clay finest for making stand alone elements like leaves, flower items, figurine items, or making gadgets with mildew, and so forth.
The clay shrink lots. You could look ahead to the elements you make absolutely dry till it is not shrink anymore, then assemble the items to make one thing larger like full figurine or flower/ fruit branches.
This porcelain clay is just not appropriate for sculpting the place you’ll want to use steady piece to wrap one thing like jar/ plastic bottle to make canister, pot, fairy home, planter. It’ll crack irrespective of how a lot you patch it as a result of the clay shrink throughout drying time.
Air dry clay which accommodates paper fibers (or we name it paper clay) is finest for making copycat pottery gadgets. If you wish to make your individual paper clay, you may see my newspaper clay recipe with out glue which I believe is the most cost effective and best paper clay recipe ever. And, most significantly, it really works!
Nevertheless, normal air modelling clay which available like DAS Clay, Crayola (not the gentle sort one), and Fimo are good too. The clay will dry sturdy however you could have to patch it whether it is crack throughout drying time. If you’re unsure which clay to purchase, take a look at my article: what clay to purchase.
What’s my favourite clay for copycat pottery?
My first alternative is do-it-yourself paper clay and second alternative is air dry clay paste. However now, air dry clay with plaster of paris is my number one alternative for copycat pottery craft tasks.
My primary clay recipe for do-it-yourself paper clay is the one I known as finest do-it-yourself clay. I take advantage of plain flour – not corn flour/ corn starch as the principle ingredient.
I’ve been utilizing this clay for a lot of pottery crafts and fairy home tasks. I’ve added tissue paper when the clay nonetheless gentle.
You may see that step after I make bunny egg cup venture beneath. Click on the hyperlink or picture to see my video.
I’ve completed one other experiment with this finest do-it-yourself clay by including cotton wool to the clay combination. The clay grew to become tremendous laborious and difficult. In time period of energy it is the very best however its not so sensible as a result of I am unable to lower the clay simply with clay knife to make small gadgets/ form.
I make cornstalk fairy home utilizing bottle with this experimental clay, video as beneath.
CLAY TEXTURE PASTE
My second favourite alternative of clay for copycat pottery craft is clay texture paste. I take advantage of 2 varieties of clay paste. Please word that I at all times make small quantity of paste for my venture as a result of I do not preserve it in a single day.
Sort 1:
I simply add water on to my do-it-yourself paper clay. As a information I take advantage of about 10 gr/ 0.02lbs water for each 100 gr/ 0.22 of clay. You may double the scale/ measurement if you need. You may see the moist and dry paste after I unfold it on the cardboard immediately with plastic spatula.
Sort 2:
I take advantage of plaster of Paris, flour and water you may see my article: Clay Texture Paste, Sort of New Home made Air Dry Clay??
Or, watch my video tutorial beneath.
AIR DRY CLAY
I’ve completed many tasks final yr with do-it-yourself air dry clay product of plaster of paris, flour, water, and child oil. The end result? Wonderful! I’m extraordinarily pleased with my new discovering clay. It behaves like most of air dry clay however much less shrinkage and no cracks.
Oh..this isn’t actually new often because it is form of variation from clay texture paste. I’ve decreased the water to make it moldable and has a really feel like clay as an alternative of paste. Then, I add child oil.
Take a look at my web page about this wonderful air dry clay. Actually! I stated wonderful as a result of that is the very best and best do-it-yourself clay I’ve ever made up to now.
I make a video about this clay to share with you the way straightforward it’s to make the clay. Bear in mind to observe it and let me know your opinion/ feedback.
Let me share a few of my craft concepts beneath utilizing HOMEMADE PAPER CLAY
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