Pine is probably one of the most extensively used types of wood in the US. It is quite cheap and comparably easy to work with. I personally like to use it in a lot of my projects. Mainly because it is so cheap and easy to cut. Recently I started to incorporate relief and sculpture …
Everything You Need to Know About Carving Pine Wood Read More »
Cedarwood is commonly used for outdoor projects or generally projects that need to be resistant against moisture, rotting, or insects. So it´s mostly used for fence posts, fences, barns, cabins, garden furniture, and so on. Cedar, however, is not commonly used for carving. Mainly because Cedar is a softwood and normally softwood is not that …
Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Cedar for Carving Read More »
When you are interested in sculpting then Milliput epoxy putty is something you should be interested in. It is a two-part epoxy, that you mix before shaping it in form. You have between 2 and 4 hours of work time before it starts curing. You don´t need to fire Milliput, it will cure on its …
Epoxy resins are commonly used for sealing floors, walls and wood surfaces. Due to the fact that epoxy resins are more durable and effective than most glues, they are usually used in outdoor coatings. While epoxy resins come in different colours, it’s not uncommon to color epoxy resin to create unique colors for your specific …
How to Use Acrylic Paint to Color Epoxy Resin Successfully Read More »
There are a lot of reasons why you would want to bake polymer clay twice or even more than that. For example, if you want to create a very complex sculpture and you need parts of the sculpture to be hardened already before you can continue to work on it or you simply didn´t bake …
There were lots of times, where I had to glue clay because either my project cracked while it was drying or I dropped it while working on the finishing touches or it got damaged during transportation. I had to glue a lot of different kinds of clay for lots of different reasons and after reading …
How to Glue Clay: Including Air-Dry Clay And Polymer Clay Read More »
Polymer Clay is an awesome clay for beginners and professionals alike but one problem, that everyone runs into, in the beginning when using polymer clay, is how to condition it. Polymer clay is not like traditional clay and therefore most of the traditional techniques for conditioning won´t work for polymer clay. But don´t worry, after …
Conditioning Polymer Clay: How to Soften and Harden it. Read More »
A lot of newcomers to the world of sculpting and modeling have this question. You may feel lost in the overwhelming mass of different clay types and products, that are out there in the crafts shops. But don´t worry, after reading this article, you will have a good idea what kind of clay is the …
Air-dry clay is an awesome, cheap, and easy to use crafting material, especially for kids. You don´t need a kiln or an oven to cure it and you can create great projects easily at home. But most of the time, the project isn´t done until it is painted so in this article I will tell …
How to Paint Air Dry Clay: Avoid Paint Chipping and Cracks Read More »
One question that will come up sooner or later when working with polymer clay is what kind of materials can you use together with polymer clay. You may want to use a wooden frame as a base for your polymer project or you have a metal armature, that you want to use as a base …
Which Materials Can Be Used Together With Polymer Clay? Read More »
