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The new canes are wonderful. I love the patterns and the gradations of
colors. Cheers, Carla Sjpolyclay wrote: its likely the link would help..... http://www.polyclay.com/mpicks.JPG Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com |
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"Pet" with your finger? Explain please? I also have a question about
buffing - if you do it manually, how long does it take and what kind of fabric/cloth do you use? I tried rubbing a piece my jeans, but after a few minutes, I didn't notice much difference. Cheers, Carla Sjpolyclay wrote: Those are sooo pretty! Rich color combos! I do love mixing with the gold and pearls.....when applied to things, I'll "pet" these canes with my finger to bring out the mica glow, then probably buff or use Varathane. Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com |
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Finally, a question I know the answer to. Petting is gently stroking the
metalic or clay with your fingertip to get the mica bits to lie in such a way that they are shinier. I think it convinces them to lie shiney sides up. :-) Buffing... thats something I know little about. Have you looked at www.glassattic.com ? Diana -- Weird people need beads, too "Carla" wrote in message nk.net... "Pet" with your finger? Explain please? I also have a question about buffing - if you do it manually, how long does it take and what kind of fabric/cloth do you use? I tried rubbing a piece my jeans, but after a few minutes, I didn't notice much difference. Cheers, Carla Sjpolyclay wrote: Those are sooo pretty! Rich color combos! I do love mixing with the gold and pearls.....when applied to things, I'll "pet" these canes with my finger to bring out the mica glow, then probably buff or use Varathane. Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com |
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The new canes are wonderful. I love the patterns and the gradations of
colors. Thanks Carla! When she showed her technique, Sandra McCaw used stacks of five sheets of clay for the gradations of colors, and I've been using five---but next batch I'm going to play around with some variations. I want to do some in black and white too---it may not SOUND exciting, but I bet it could be cool..... Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com |
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"Pet" with your finger? Explain please? I also have a question about
buffing - if you do it manually, how long does it take and what kind of fabric/cloth do you use? I tried rubbing a piece my jeans, but after a few minutes, I didn't notice much difference. I keep my hands well moisturized so they arent rough, and use my index finger to strokeback and forth, then across the other direction of the clay as needed to get it really smooth. You can really reduce sanding time that way. When sanding/buffing start with a rougher grit then move quickly to the higher numbers and get to the automotive grade stuff---btwn1000 and 2000, and it looks like gray paper, can be done under water in a bowl with a couple of drops of Dawn detergent---sand back and forth until smooth, then buff on a cloth like denim or a buffing wheel thats muslin, etc---be careful with wheels as the machines can really heat up and even burn the clay. PolymerClayCentral.com has sanding sheet sets with various grits, and also some FAQs and tutes on sanding/buffing. One thing to note is that clays with more translucent rather than more opaque colors respond best. The pearlized and gold Premos are fab!!!! Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com |
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Petting is gently stroking the
metalic or clay with your fingertip to get the mica bits to lie in such a way that they are shinier. I think it convinces them to lie shiney sides up. Right! known as "mica shift", manipulating the mica catching the light makes several cool effects possible. You can also pet the matte colored clays tho just for smoothness----makes sanding or buffing either easier, or not needed at all. Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com |
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I think it was on glassattic where I saw the thing about rubbing it on
your jeans. I picked up a cheapie manicure kit that came with a buffing wheel, that does a *sorta* decent job. I figure if it worked well enough, I might try another, higher-priced model; electric, so I don't have to keep buying batteries Cheers, Carla Diana Curtis wrote: Finally, a question I know the answer to. Petting is gently stroking the metalic or clay with your fingertip to get the mica bits to lie in such a way that they are shinier. I think it convinces them to lie shiney sides up. :-) Buffing... thats something I know little about. Have you looked at www.glassattic.com ? Diana -- Weird people need beads, too "Carla" wrote in message nk.net... "Pet" with your finger? Explain please? I also have a question about buffing - if you do it manually, how long does it take and what kind of fabric/cloth do you use? I tried rubbing a piece my jeans, but after a few minutes, I didn't notice much difference. Cheers, Carla Sjpolyclay wrote: Those are sooo pretty! Rich color combos! I do love mixing with the gold and pearls.....when applied to things, I'll "pet" these canes with my finger to bring out the mica glow, then probably buff or use Varathane. Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com |
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Hey, some of my favorite artwork is in black and white I'm looking
forward to seeing what you come up with. Cheers, Carla Sjpolyclay wrote: The new canes are wonderful. I love the patterns and the gradations of colors. Thanks Carla! When she showed her technique, Sandra McCaw used stacks of five sheets of clay for the gradations of colors, and I've been using five---but next batch I'm going to play around with some variations. I want to do some in black and white too---it may not SOUND exciting, but I bet it could be cool..... Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com |
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I picked up a cheapie manicure kit that came with a buffing wheel, that
does a *sorta* decent job. I figure if it worked well enough, I might try another, higher-priced model; electric, so I don't have to keep buying batteries Carla, at retreats I've seen GREAT results from Scumbusters, which are pretty lowpriced tools by comparison, say, to a Fordham buffer Sarajane Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery http://www.polyclay.com |
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