Getting Started with Polymer Clay: The Jessama Smear

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6 жыл бұрын

In this tutorial I’ll show you my technique for finishing off the sides of your pendants. I call it the Jessama Smear. There are a few tips and tricks to get it right, from how wet your hands are to how soft your clay is. It’s also very important how much clay you smear on, as too much won’t look good, and too little won’t get the job done. It’s a technique that requires a bit of practice, but once you master it, it will take your work to the next level.
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@joyceengland3947 6 жыл бұрын

I have watched hundreds of tube videos and nobody had the courage to use the word smear but it is so helpful to use the proper technique.. Aptly named

@sharronfrink3615 6 жыл бұрын

So, bake it for half an hour or so - that's the part I wasn't sure about. Thanks for clarifying. This is a beautiful technique that gives a professional finish. Great tutorial, appreciate your sharing this!

@clairewyness5261 10 ай бұрын

So helpful! Great technique

@deanablythe9394 5 жыл бұрын

I really like this technique of yours Samantha, I have seen you use it before in other tutorials, but it was great to have a separate tutorial about it. Thank you.

@marlene1557 4 жыл бұрын

I remember you mentioning your Jessama Smear and showing it in an earlier video. I love your technique! It's so sensible 😁 I vote for the name Jessama Smear 😊 Thank you Samantha for all you share with us. I could listen to you all day. When I'm in a hurry to make something, I remember you saying ,"Take your time..."

@LeslieNikulka 6 жыл бұрын

Definitely the "Jessama Smear". After-all, that's what it is. I love this technique...it's brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing. :)

@paulineneo63 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for your tutorial. Frank from Jessama tutorial PC community recommended this tutorial and it saved my brooch

@castaway132 7 ай бұрын

Great video ❤❤

@ronieGirl327 6 жыл бұрын

OOOOHHHHH.... lol that explains EVERYTHING I was doing wrong LOL! THANK YOU FOR THIS ONE! I think it was the most important video you've ever done lol. ;) well, ok maybe not but I've tried doing this SO many times and just gave up. now I know what I was doing wrong AND how to fix it. thank you. 💓💓💓😙😁

@shirley6996 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you I think this technique is great I started using your smear on all my pieces and they are so much more professional looking.

@helenpitcher5102 6 жыл бұрын

I like the Jessama Smear too. Good name. I'm not surprised you have come up with your own technique. You have such a natural artistic talent for this. I'm sure there will be many more to come!

@darwinsfinches5102 6 жыл бұрын

Helen Pitcher I don’t think it’s a new technique. I have seen members of my clay guild finish edges this way for a long time. I will ask to see if one of them came up with it or if they heard about it from some one else.

@sytycd789 3 жыл бұрын

I love your finishing technique, The Jessama Smear. You asked about the name and I like it since it identifies it as yours and exactly what it is. If you were going to tweak it maybe, The Jessama Edge Smear. Thank you for another great tutorial.

@a.a9411 3 жыл бұрын

OMG it is brilliant! It was totally helpful for me. of course, it needs practice to figure out how wet should your finger be or ... but it completely worth it. Thank you Jessama

@atomicanucleibycatina7861 6 жыл бұрын

Genius. Thank you, I plan to use the Jessama Smear from now on.

@ClareCreationsAL 6 жыл бұрын

LOVE this technique!!! Jessama Smear is a perfect name; it references your channel and the technique! Thanks for sharing freely on YT also. I am on a fixed income and use YT videos to watch when I am in bed from my Multiple Sclerosis. It's creators like you that help make those days much more tolerable. Thanks you for sharing your creativity!

@rosecorrado6648 6 жыл бұрын

This was a great help. Thank you!!!

@nanconn5724 6 жыл бұрын

Terrific technique - you are a treasure!

@lindafriend9392 6 жыл бұрын

Nice, professional finish.

@lummiebergsma5750 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. That was a cool tutorial

@Bettina257 6 жыл бұрын

cool tips! thanks!

@CalicoEyez65 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Samantha, great video as always. I'd just like to inform you, that I've been doing this as long as I've been claying, since 1995. This technique is called "Backfilling". It has many applications, and can be just the thing that can finish off a piece.

@aditagregory1 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Samantha. Yes, CalicoEyez is right. This is an old technique, I saw it first in 2003 with Donna Kato when they were still filming HGTV show of Carol Duvall, but I'm sure it is older than that. It is used to finish off borders but it has other uses.

@chrystalfromalaska 5 жыл бұрын

That was an awesome idea! Beautiful pendents too btw :)

@marionmathews9852 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the extra detail and tips. I have struggled doing it after seeing it for the first time. When I did it, the clay crumbled, so I’m guessing that it was not soft enough. I’ll give it another try.

@debitolar3143 6 жыл бұрын

Wonderful, Thank You 😊

@moemieregie 6 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@Binkles 3 жыл бұрын

KZfaq recommended this vid to me so I watched it out of curiosity. I call this technique “spackle,” and what I do is to mix a drop of liquid polymer into a small piece of whatever clay I’m using (even Fimo or Kato), and I use it not just for smoothing edges but also for fixing cracks and air bubbles. (For the latter, I gouge the bubble out and then work the spackle into the newly-created hole, smooth it, and then cure it.) Using this method with the drop of liquid clay, you can use *any* brand of clay and can fix all manner of rough spots, goofs, cracks, and so forth. You can even make a sharp corner where you accidentally ended up with a round one.

@grittykitty50 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. I tried this when you posted the first video using metallic clay that was very soft and it came out perfectly. I tried it again with Kato and it didn't work well. Now I know that I should have added liquid clay to make it very soft. Thanks again for providing this detailed explanation. By the way, I like the name, "Jessama Smear".

@polablues 6 жыл бұрын

Could we call it The Sammy Smudge, rather than The Jessama Smear? It has a certain lively je ne sais quoi, does it not? I don't think I get a vote, but I wanted to chime in just in case I did! Great work, Samantha! I love your tutorials! (And if we don't end up calling it The Sammy Smudge, I am going to call it that in my head!)

@wendyferraro8552 6 жыл бұрын

This is almost like finger painting the edges with clay. You wouldn't necessarily see paint on the edges looking at the piece straight on from the top unless it was really a messy job or the sides were uneven. Am I thinking the right way here? This seems much easier than the traditional borders that I struggle with and eventually set a piece aside since I cannot get a good finishing on it. (sigh). I can do this I believe.

@yanaray9495 4 жыл бұрын

I wanna grow up to be as good as you.

@jlgreer01 6 жыл бұрын

Nice technique... I would have liked to see how you did the top and bottom of the piece, where the surface was not the same thickness all the way along.

@JessamaTutorials 6 жыл бұрын

It's a payed tutorial that I showed my patreons a little while back. www.patreon.com/Jessama

@theb0316 6 жыл бұрын

This is certainly a useful tip and I always appreciate your hard work and all that, but I’ve been using this ‘technique’ (if I can call it so) even without realizing it would be this special and could be named after someone or something, and I am pretty sure there are other people who do the same if they enjoy combining liquid clay in various ways (without camera).

@carrie7209 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, some of us may have been doing this already but Samantha had the idea of "putting it out there" for others to try 😉

@theb0316 6 жыл бұрын

I totally agree, but that doesn't mean that the viewers should call it as she want. And there are people have put it out there for others to try years ago without forcing to call it in a way they want.

@carrie7209 6 жыл бұрын

Why Ann made. No-one has to call it Jessama Smear if they have a name for it already! I've not seen it demo'd before and I'm sure others haven't either, whether or not we've done it ourselves.

@justsoneatferdinand6762 6 жыл бұрын

Great technique, however I believe I saw this technique a few months ago by someone else, but I just can't remember who though. Might have been nerdycrafter if I'm not mistaken. However not 100% certain. Great video as always.

@JessamaTutorials 6 жыл бұрын

I showed this technique about five months ago in my alcohol ink and mica frills necklace. That's might have been where you saw it. :D

@RameyRocks 6 жыл бұрын

Soneitha Ferdinand I think I saw Patricia Roberts do this but I'm sure with all the different people in the world it's possible for more than one person to have the same idea.

@susanhiggins8973 6 жыл бұрын

I notice that you don’t use bake and bond or liquid clay before you add the smear (unbaked clay) to the baked clay. What prevents this from coming off?

@JessamaTutorials 6 жыл бұрын

I've done this for many years now and have never had anything chip off. So long as the clay is soft enough it will stick just fine.

@nisaafaiz9015 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Jessama, after doing the smear, is the piece baked again? I love the name Jessama smear.

@JessamaTutorials 6 жыл бұрын

Yes. I like to bake the piece for another half an hour.

@Bettina257 6 жыл бұрын

Could this be used on the sides of ceramic tiles?

@JessamaTutorials 6 жыл бұрын

I don't see why not. You will need to test it as I haven't tried it my self, but I can't see why is wouldn't work.

@nikkifennel 6 жыл бұрын

For how long you need to bake it?

@JessamaTutorials 6 жыл бұрын

About half an hour or more.

@jo351 5 жыл бұрын

what about a soft clay like sculpey 3 or souffle

@JessamaTutorials 5 жыл бұрын

Souffle might work, though it isn't the most sticky clay so it might just peel off as you try to smear it on. I wouldn't use sculpey 3.

@angelasartori8706 3 жыл бұрын

How long do you bake smear once applied on?

@JessamaTutorials 3 жыл бұрын

15 minutes.

@angelasartori8706 3 жыл бұрын

@@JessamaTutorials ty 😍

@niccholette 6 жыл бұрын

Hi! How about "The Jessama Finger Finish" or "Jessama's Better Border?" 😊 I was trying to think of something with a "J" but couldn't come up with anything great. Thanks for the video, I have been doing this to help clean up my edges as well. Let us know what you end up naming it! Have a wonderful day!