Polymer clay tutorials, step by step
Color mixing, texture, simple canes, slab patterns, and clean cutting with cutters.
5 tutorials published
Clean cutter shapes depend on the surface you cut on, how firm the clay is and how the scrap is removed. This method keeps each piece flat on the tile from cutting through curing.
Three slab patterns built from the same few moves: thin decoration laid on a base sheet and rolled in until the surface is level. Learn how to keep stripes straight and dots round.
Three beginner canes teach the three core moves of caning: wrapping a log, stacking sheets and rolling a spiral. Build each one large, reduce it, and slice clean patterned pieces.
A toothbrush, a foil ball, a scrap of lace and a ball stylus each leave a different surface in soft clay. Learn which tool gives which texture and how to get a clean print.
Mix custom polymer clay colors from a small palette by measuring in equal parts, then lighten, darken or mute them on purpose. A cured swatch record makes every shade repeatable.
