Polymer clay art has been gaining popularity in India now-a-days and everything related to polymer clay art is very expensive - say clay , tools etc. If you are a beginner and wanted to start with polymer clay art and do not know where to start and what to buy ,then you are in the right place.
The magnitude of tools available for polymer clay in the market are so rich that it is very confusing for a beginner to decide on what to buy.This post talks about the important and mandatory tools needed to start with polymer clay art.
The following are the mandatory tools needed to start with polymer clay -
1) Polymer clay: This is the first mandatory component to make polymer clay art. There are different brands of polymer clay available like -sculpey, fimo, kato etc. I started with 'sculpey premo' and it is a good start for a beginner
2) Workspace: Workspace is nothing but the surface to work on.Polymer clay contains lot of plasticizers and oils in it and so porous surfaces like wood will not work with polymer clay. The polymer clay leaches into wood spoiling the wood and also clay can get brittle. The recommended surfaces are - acrylic surface, glass tile or ceramic tile. The most inexpensive work surface is ceramic tile and the tile can also go into oven without any issues.
3) Rollers: Rollers are used to roll and condition the clay. Acrylic and glass rollers work best. Wooden rollers are not recommended.
4) Tissue Blades: Blades are useful in cutting the clay, shaping the clay etc. You can can use any normal tissue blade of your choice to start with. Sculpey also provides a set of 4 different blades.X-acto knife can also be used and even the razor blade :)
5) Oven and Oven thermometer: Polymer clay should be cured in oven to get it hardened at recommended temperature.The temperature varies based on the brand of polymer clay. The type of oven to be used is - OTG. Microwave ovens are not recommended to use. Most of the ovens have fluctuating temperatures and so it is important to get oven thermometer to measure the correct temperature
And all other tools are fancy and makes your life easy. Few of those tools to name are -
1) Pasta machine: Pasta machine makes clayer's life easy and helps to ease the conditioning of the clay
2) Cookie cutters: Cookie cutters(you can find them in any cake shop) are useful to cut different shapes easily. There are different shapes and sizes of cutters available. Hand cut paper templates or plastic templates also work.
3) Ball and Shaping tools: These tools are useful for texturing, shaping etc
Why wait? Grab some tools and start claying. Happy Claying
The magnitude of tools available for polymer clay in the market are so rich that it is very confusing for a beginner to decide on what to buy.This post talks about the important and mandatory tools needed to start with polymer clay art.
The following are the mandatory tools needed to start with polymer clay -
1) Polymer clay: This is the first mandatory component to make polymer clay art. There are different brands of polymer clay available like -sculpey, fimo, kato etc. I started with 'sculpey premo' and it is a good start for a beginner
2) Workspace: Workspace is nothing but the surface to work on.Polymer clay contains lot of plasticizers and oils in it and so porous surfaces like wood will not work with polymer clay. The polymer clay leaches into wood spoiling the wood and also clay can get brittle. The recommended surfaces are - acrylic surface, glass tile or ceramic tile. The most inexpensive work surface is ceramic tile and the tile can also go into oven without any issues.
3) Rollers: Rollers are used to roll and condition the clay. Acrylic and glass rollers work best. Wooden rollers are not recommended.
4) Tissue Blades: Blades are useful in cutting the clay, shaping the clay etc. You can can use any normal tissue blade of your choice to start with. Sculpey also provides a set of 4 different blades.X-acto knife can also be used and even the razor blade :)
5) Oven and Oven thermometer: Polymer clay should be cured in oven to get it hardened at recommended temperature.The temperature varies based on the brand of polymer clay. The type of oven to be used is - OTG. Microwave ovens are not recommended to use. Most of the ovens have fluctuating temperatures and so it is important to get oven thermometer to measure the correct temperature
And all other tools are fancy and makes your life easy. Few of those tools to name are -
1) Pasta machine: Pasta machine makes clayer's life easy and helps to ease the conditioning of the clay
2) Cookie cutters: Cookie cutters(you can find them in any cake shop) are useful to cut different shapes easily. There are different shapes and sizes of cutters available. Hand cut paper templates or plastic templates also work.
3) Ball and Shaping tools: These tools are useful for texturing, shaping etc
Why wait? Grab some tools and start claying. Happy Claying
