Polymer Clay TUTORIAL: Sculpting TIPS For Beginners

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Learn how to sculpt with POLYMER CLAY in this Step by Step Tutorial.
Includes Conditioning, DIY Sculpting Tools, Baking, Painting, Troubleshooting and more!
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 - What is Polymer Clay?
0:24 - Different Brands of Polymer Clay
1:09 - How to Condition Polymer Clay
2:22 - How to Build an Armature for Polymer Clay
3:13 - Sculpting Tools for Beginners
3:51 - Polymer Sculpting Techniques
4:15 - How to Smooth Polymer Clay
5:12 - How to Sculpt Textures in Polymer Clay
6:13 - Flexible Clay - CosClay
7:05 - Embedding Gems into Polymer Clay
7:22 - How to Use Bake & Bond
7:49 - Baking Instructions for Polymer Clay
8:20 - How to Paint Your Polymer Clay Sculpture
10:07 - Final Sculpture
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MATERIALS USED IN THIS VIDEO:
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CosClay medium/firm
TINFOIL
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Cornstarch
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PAINT
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PPE (Personal Protection Equiopment):
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REPAIR and ASSEMBLY:
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OTHER
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Пікірлер: 141

@cassiosiquara 9 ай бұрын

I just saw dozens of videos about Polymer Clay and this is by far the best one for begginers like me.

@jenwhan8829 4 ай бұрын

I learnt so much more in your 10 minute tutorial than I have watching a myriad of other, lengthy polymer clay tutorials. Thanks a bunch Sofia! I'll be watching more.

@manuni7539 2 жыл бұрын

I love your alien spring onion! This tips are jewels.

@SofiaBue 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 glad you found the tips helpful.

@zombiespock4512 10 ай бұрын

Lots of great tips bundled into a single, short, no-nonsense video. Great work.

@AwkwardBirb 2 жыл бұрын

The tip about using a sheet of plastic between tools and clay was awesome, thank you!!

@floozify 3 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Very straightforward and educational. I'm not one to leave comments on vids but this one was awesome :) great job

@user-yq7fm8kn7t 5 ай бұрын

That video was helpful. Thank you.

@dianneys4887 3 ай бұрын

This was incredibly helpful. Thank you!

@dartmart9263 9 ай бұрын

Very Lovecraftian! Awesome

@No1karez 4 ай бұрын

I been showing my 4 y/o daughter videos of clay artistry and she loves it so now I have to learn all about clay so that she can safely play and create her own cool stuff and videos like this are great for me to learn so a big thank you from me and my daughter.

@grey3414 Жыл бұрын

I love this video! It's short enough but packed with information! Thank you!

@mikefishermagic 8 ай бұрын

I've watched a ton of craft videos but yours was so straight forward and packed with useful tips - great! THANK YOU

@richardcoleman1018 2 жыл бұрын

Extremely helpful. Thank you.

@handcrafted-fang8270 2 жыл бұрын

It's a treat to watch your creative process

@Rrei-hw4xz Жыл бұрын

This is the best clay tutorial video! It shows everything I need, thank you so much!!!❤

@tincanowl3735 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! So excited to start sculpting!!

@elizabethnesbitt2243 2 жыл бұрын

You are an excellent teacher and very talented. Thank you so much for the time and effort to put this very helpful video together. I dabble in polymer clay jewelry making and am interested in branching out a little with some sculpting because it looks so fun!

@marina140452 Жыл бұрын

i think she does anything perfect...also the video!!!!

@maddogminiatures1042 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome tips! A lot of techniques I haven't seen before. Thanks!

@jamtronart Жыл бұрын

Wow! this was a great tutorial and beautiful final sculpture!

@dandelioncake5274 2 жыл бұрын

This is such an underrated channel

@-Scotticus- Жыл бұрын

Just beginning my sculpting journey with polymer clay and i have to say - This one video hit 99% of the questions I had in mind! Great content and many thanks for putting this together! :)

@nox_craft Жыл бұрын

Love the video! Always happy to have a few new tricks in the tool belt

@scweeeker1 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips TY

@Catsface99 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the videos teaching about sculpting! I enjoy them all, and I've learned so much about sculpting. I appreciate that you have taken the time to share your knowledge on KZfaq so that people like me can learn about different clays and various techniques. You're very talented.

@annamakesandmends Жыл бұрын

This was so unbelievably helpful - I bought some cosclay on a whim to try a new craft project and felt overwhelmed instantly! THANK YOU! ♥️

@judithalluso1255 Жыл бұрын

Very informative. Thank you!

@lydiacodding9308 11 ай бұрын

I’m proud to have figured out some of your pro tips on my own, but you still “wow’d” me with a number of brilliant tips. You have upped my game! Thank you!

@c.o.8101 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the wonderful tips and tricks! I'm so happy to find your channel. Love your work. You've inspired me to make a clay vase for my mother for Valentines day ♥️ and put flowers in it. Sending positive vibes your way. Thank you

@harikaakbaba7061 2 жыл бұрын

Your so talented ❤️ I loved every second of it! 🤩

@azitakarbasiun1865 Жыл бұрын

You are an excellent teacher, thank you 🙏

@sinyabun Жыл бұрын

Starting my journey with clay next year so I'm so happy to have found this channel! You explain everything so nicely and show it well on top of also giving us some amazing finished works. Genuinely thank you 💙

@ameszxxx Жыл бұрын

Amazing video, thank you & your sculpture was so cool!

@SwaysTavern 2 жыл бұрын

Omg so many things I didn't even know! Thank youuuuuu for making this video! 👏❤ It was super helpful. I'm going to be trying these techniques for sure. You're awesome! 👏

@bartowskiofficial Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, so many great tips - thanks!

@tassiasmith 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the tip about corn starch, I've been really struggling with how sticky cosclay can get when I'm working with it!

@rb-ro2po Жыл бұрын

Perfect tutorial

@wendybrasher4023 23 күн бұрын

That is beautiful I love it and thank you for the tips

@EnabiSeira 2 жыл бұрын

This was helpfull and the sculpture is cool and beautiful

@meredithmurgia7773 8 ай бұрын

Just started messing around with clay and this was SO helpful. Thank you❤

@NervesofNoodles 2 жыл бұрын

Omg!!! This has been one of the MOST useful videos ever!!! And this is coming from a self proclaimed you tube tutorial aholic. Plus, such a beautiful piece

@PTBDESIGNS_4U Жыл бұрын

WOW I'm amazed and impressed. You are a true artist. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

@drazengrabovac5204 11 ай бұрын

This is amazing help, thanks a lot, very inspiring! Can't wait to start doing it myself.

@herbalannie7707 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic! Lots of useful tips about the clay types and paint techniques. I like it!

@robmatheny2412 11 ай бұрын

I learned so much in this video thank you, subscribed!

@user-wo4jl3bi6s 11 ай бұрын

That’s outstanding

@hayleydoherty9557 Жыл бұрын

Really helpful thank you

@DrewMedina 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! ❤

@jpf4207 Жыл бұрын

amazing video thanks

@magzrichards 5 ай бұрын

The slip- tip was a fab advice ❤

@noelwellington7179 2 жыл бұрын

How good!

@optijessprime 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 💜

@gnomeykins07 Жыл бұрын

These are top tips!!! Your video is such a great tutorial. I never knew about armatures or using a loop tool and isopropyl alcohol to smooth and blend! This will help me make even better polymer clay gifts for my friends and family

@Wherethewindblows524 7 ай бұрын

Yes really enjoyed ur video.

@KuraSamurai 2 жыл бұрын

Nice tips, like it.

@laurewinkelmans9501 Жыл бұрын

This was very helpful, as a beginning polymer clay artist. Thank you very much. Also, your work is beautiful. :)

@Tealtra 2 жыл бұрын

It's lovely what ever it is. Thanks for the info very helpful.

@SofiaBue 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome 😊

@metafuel Жыл бұрын

Excellent! Subscribed. I love the alien onion creature.

@tatesiemens3045 3 ай бұрын

Wow!😮

@elanorV Жыл бұрын

This was amazing! Thank you for the information and the alien onion! 😂 looks so good!

@R.J.MacReady1982 4 ай бұрын

I love your video. Doing some fimo sculpting tomorrow❤❤❤❤

@robertrunser6807 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial thank you!

@SofiaBue Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! :)

@mightyvyrus6106 Жыл бұрын

Pawesome 👍👍

@angelicamateo2027 Жыл бұрын

you are absolutely fabulous

@TheLillianYoung 7 ай бұрын

This is so incredible. I’ve been on a buying spree of Etsy clay food miniature jewelry. As such, I’ve become curious about the process and this answered it all.

@comicsgrinder 7 ай бұрын

Sofia, I just Liked and Subscribed. I made this wonderful figure but neglected to use the proper clay, the kind you are using that you can bake so that the whole work hardens. But, now, I want to dive in and get back to it. I have some sculpture projects I really want to get done this new year. Thanks so much for a very informative and inspiring video.

@artimusprime2209 5 ай бұрын

Wow Such a great tutorial!!! I've looked at so many but yours was soooooooo Informative, The break downs you give are short and simple to understand do you give private lessons!! lol this is great stuff I've always wanted to learn how to do this! Greatt video hope to see more like em!

@inspirations_by_anjana 2 жыл бұрын

This is Gorgeous❤❤Thanks for the tips.its really helpful for beginners like me 🤩

@SofiaBue 2 жыл бұрын

Aw thank you 😊 so glad you found it helpful.

@Heeeeyyyyaaa 9 ай бұрын

@@SofiaBuewhats scotch brite

@Heeeeyyyyaaa 9 ай бұрын

And can I use a normal sponge instead of a make-up sponge

@RobbW-ay 8 ай бұрын

Tip for conditioning from what I’ve heard and experimented with Food processor. So much quicker and easier on the hands.

@Everyoneisanartist776 Жыл бұрын

Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You

@LynetteShawMcKone Жыл бұрын

That was so informative, thank you for sharing. I've been thinking about making more than just jewellery; this is the perfect place to see what can be made. I worry about the stickiness of the clay, and in exploring ways to combat that I've found Baby powder to be effective, plus it has a very faint fragrance which is quite pleasant. I've not heard of the other clay you mentioned, perhaps it is not available over here in the UK.

@ShuShuShop Жыл бұрын

If you used a see through style tube for the tentacles somehow and LED strips, it would make for an incredibly unique lantern/torch.

@gabbywatson8362 Жыл бұрын

This video was very helpful! I have just begun learning polymer clay, and I've had problems with stickiness and smoothing surfaces, so the cornstarch and isopropyl tips will help immensely! Thank you so much for the tips! Where do you purchase your cosclay?

@corteltube 7 ай бұрын

Really good video…I sculpt with monster clay and love it…but it isn’t practical for permanency….learning to use polymer…this was very helpful. Thanks.

@varvarakisel2161 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! A lot of techniques, thank you for them! Could you, please, give an advise about painting? When you use acrylic paints is it possibility to avoid scratches on your sculpture? I carefully cover my sculpture with one-two layer of acrylic paint, wait until it dry and then finish it with varnish , but result is always the same- if I scratch it by my nail a little bit harder the paint peels off. It is important for me because I try to make jewelries and need to be sure that they will be during okay during skin contact. Thanks in advance!

@2002Australien Жыл бұрын

Hello Sofia, excellent job, I love how much talent you have! Question: do you think there is any material that would flow like a soft jellyfish under water when 'dry'? Thank you so much in advance!! Sabine

@bscart Жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial and art piece , one question though, how come you baked it separately? I'm looking forward to trying it , I've never tried before

@thegreattomato2663 Жыл бұрын

rema on top!!!

@lifemoreefficient4476 Жыл бұрын

Can you do a video on the comparison pros and cons of polymer vs air dry

@josephl8277 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the info! does the corn starch work on fimo? i had some very old fimo, i brought back to life with some sculpey softer and petrolatum , but it made it very puddy like. and sticky

@SofiaBue 2 жыл бұрын

Yes corn starch will work with any polymer clay 😊 great that you were able to recycle the clay!

@Sshheeyy Жыл бұрын

I returned my apoxie sculpt after learning about how toxic that epoxy clay is. Im so glad i watched your video just now, this is so helpful. I didnt know pre baking was a thing and that i can continue to build with polymer clay instead of having to do it all at once. Thank you so much

@emilysclone 7 ай бұрын

I'd like to know more about washes and using pigment powder.

@damianmcneely7884 Жыл бұрын

What an excellent video - my daughter is interested in making anime characters and I had no idea that polymer clay existed...this is a whole new world of making for her. And a technical Q from me...if you were making a large piece, as in too big for the oven, is there a way to harden the clay using a heat gun? Or would you make individual pieces, bake them and then connect them together somehow?

@Rukiisdb3st 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Sofia, thank you for this video. I am wondering about these little black things you added on your sculpture, are they made of some plastic? You said that you bake them together with the pre-baked clay? I am really scared of putting other materials on to the oven, fearing it might damage the oven, or something might explode. xD What materials do you think would be safe? Thank you again!

@linsaraillustration 2 жыл бұрын

🥰

@goilo888 6 ай бұрын

Another excellent paint to use is oils. I MUCH prefer water soluble oils, with no solvents to deal with. You can get some great washes from them and because the paint is applied thin it dries within a day or two, usually overnight. You can make some great color blends and you don’t have to worry about paint drying before wiping off.

@citrusbutter7718 4 ай бұрын

I might have to spend time carving in polymer clay begrudgingly because i'm making color swatches and wanted to put label stickers on the backs of the baked clays, even tried testing it to see if the adhesive might turn my clays sticky after a month..... 2 months later checking on it and the damn thing wasn't even attacked to it >.> I don't know if sticker labels generally don't stay adhered to polymer clay. My new plan might be to carve the names of the colors on the back, then paint the area in white like i wanted with the white plain stickers and then adding black paint in the cervices of the carved bits to make it look like i have a label on the back with black words. I liked the look of the sticker idea also it was more convenient..... Oh well. Also the other problem i discovered with my sticker idea is i wrote in black pen ink on the stickers and noticed on one of my baked pieces a bit of pen ink transferred on to one of my baked clays i guess from it being pressed up to a loose sticker in the same bag. So i also have to test to see if pen ink will transfer to polymer clay if a label is pressed against another clay piece. The ink wasn't wet, i gave them 24hrs to dry before rehandling the stickers because pen ink tends to smear, so i know the ink was dry but some of it still transferred on to one of my baked swatches.

@Duder_abides 2 жыл бұрын

Is the newer firm cosclay as soft? I've been using Cosclay and I like it a lot compared to sculpey, but I did notice it was softer than medium sculpey. Too much breakage on small things with Sculpey pushed me towards cosclay.

@SofiaBue 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I've gradually been incorporating CosClay for the same reason! The "Medium-Firm" is certainly better, but still a bit softer and more sticky than Sculpey Medium. They work perfectly together though!

@theartofpottering3294 2 ай бұрын

I’m new to polymer clay but I’ve worked with ceramic clay a lot. I am going to introduce it for exploration at my clay club, at my local school so I think the alcohol substance you mention wouldn’t be possible to use in the school environment. What other substances can be used instead?

@phlattgetit Жыл бұрын

When you blend the Sculpey and Coclay together is it still break resistant or does it get brittle like the sculpey alone.

@sameenscreativeartworks1083 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please give the link for cosclay

@juliejay5436 2 жыл бұрын

Your alien spring onion looks delicious 😋!

@SofiaBue 2 жыл бұрын

Haha thank you 😁

@jessikalanglois7158 Жыл бұрын

What kind of varnish finish should I use to get a glossy finish

@robertmarianomolina295 Жыл бұрын

I'll come back to this when I saved up enough to start clay sculpting. Buying figma and nendoroids is just too expensive for me.

@StarlightSovereign Жыл бұрын

One thing that I have seen in another artist's video that you may find helpful... don't water down acrylics with water because it will actually mess up their ability to bind properly. This is fine at first, but will lead to eventual flaking and fading of the paint. Instead, they said airbrush medium is great to water down acrylics with and it won't cause the binders in the paint to fall apart. Anyway, your alien spring onion was gorgeous and thanks for the tips. Can you explain "pre-baking" please?

@Jinxid77 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, going to make a wild assumption that you're in Denmark because of the "majs stivelse". - Might I ask where you get your cosclay? I haven't found anywhere in Denmark to buy it. Thanks for the tips! :D

@user-ki8hw6ze8q Жыл бұрын

Was wondering if any problems with using this to create aquarium pieces?

@nevillebridgeford6851 Жыл бұрын

🕊

@HollywoodColt 9 ай бұрын

What's alyouminyum mesh?

@Upper_echelon_exotics Жыл бұрын

So if my clay is getting sticky while sculpting I can add corn starch? Also can you please show us how you paint with alcohol inks?

@BioClone Жыл бұрын

better use baby oil, using corn will make clay to be less adhesive with itself, and abusing may lead to cracks on the oven. *make it sure you mix it fine before adding more and more oil, it can get "too soft" or "too sticky" if is abused (however, usually you can fix it to a degree by using paper below, so it can absorb the excesive oil the clay may not be able to hold.