You can get some clay that's very light in weight in daiso. they are not as good quality but very cheap. The light weight clay is suitable for making breads, pastries, etc.
different clay has different texture for various effects. Grace, Luna, LaDoll are some examples of Japanese clay. Their cost are even more expensive now due to Jap $ gone up a lot lately!
Michaels sells polymer type clay only which either requires baking to harden or warm by body temperature to soften. All the clays are either good or bad, just for different purpose.
The strawberries, lemon, fruit canes are made with polymer clay. They are ready made and can be cut into slices. I don't recommand making them yourself coz they are very time consuming and for really advanced crafters. These canes are made and sold by one lady in England so they are quite costly. However, China had copied this lady's work and now selling for cheaper but of course, not as good craftsmenship la.
A couple of canes that you can make on your own and easy is probably lemon and kiwi. Lemon: Roll pale yellow clay into a cane. Wrap the cane with a very very thin layer of white. Wrap another thin layer of yellow on the outside. Poke the entire cane with very pointy toothpicks or needles. Let dry. Cut into slices. Use fine point white marker to draw on the lines like you see on cross section of citrus fruits.
Kiwi: Pale yellow clay into cane. Wrap with light green. Wrap with a slightly darker green. let dry, cut slices. Use very find black marker to dot in the seeds and veins.
* Make sure no air bubbles exist. Wrap very tightly between layers but not too tight to deform the canes. Make sure completely dry (3 days time is the best) before slicing.
These are simple to make. However, you need to practice and practice and practice! That's the difference between an ok job vs a very good job that you can say:"go ahead, look with a magnifying glass!!!" confidently.  |
發表於 2009-5-13 22:00
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sorry too many questions....
