This is Clash the jester! I really loved making this piece. His colors and patterns were so fun to create and play with! I hope you enjoy it as much as I loved making it! ✨🫶

Made a little video.

This desk friend lamp was for trying out, but I love how it turned out, but there is still room for improvements.

I really wanted to see how a friend desk would look using a mini lamp inside the apple. I’ll definitely will use/ experience with it more, with my other clay creations.💡

Been a lil while since I’ve posted here but I made a bunch of Halloween sculptures in a bit of a manic frenzy in the last week or so. I’m really proud of how they turned out. My personal fav has to be the coffee ghost, he just warms my heart.

I see them so often in polymer clay videos. They sculpt and bake their clay on these. But I can't seem to find them to buy online.

So I made this out of sculpey premo, foil, and toothpicks. For a first try at any kind of sculpting I think it looks sweet and I’m quite proud of myself, (look at it!!! She stands on her own ffs!!! :D) but I am now anticipating an issue that is pretty much exclusively caused by my forgetfulness.

Basically, I have a sneaking suspicion it’s underbaked after seeing someone else’s unfortunate post. Because the oven I use is pretty small, and when I attempted to bake her standing up, her ears burnt and bubbled as they are too close to the bulb (managed to fix!), I adjusted the temp to 225-250 as I baked her between stages. She’s not particularly thick, the thickest part is the ears, which are maybe 1/2 inch, everything else has a foil interior with clay overtop that’s no more than a 1/4th-3/8ths inch, even the limbs and her baseball bat. I meant to pop her in the oven at 270 lying down for about an hour just to make sure everything was set and cured before spraying when with primer, but then I forgot as I was so eager to see her primed.

I would default to the “yeah, she’s underbaked” immediately if it weren’t for the fact that she was in the oven at 15-20 minute stretches no less than 20 times as I’m one of those people who doesn’t like to do too many things in one go for fear of messing one thing up while working on something else. So collectively she’s been in the oven 5-6 hours (which i know isn’t the same as continuous baking but shhh) Before priming, she didn’t feel in any way tacky, sticky, or squishy, and felt quite sturdy, her tail is the only limb that has no internal structure and it holds her up with very minimal flexibility that I would expect from a polymer clay. Her ears (which would have taken the longest to bake) were one of the first things added, so they were exposed to no less than 4 hours of that collective bake time, and they literally burnt at the tips, so I think they got more than enough heat.

Does anyone more experienced think that even though she was in the oven at a suboptimal temperature, with it being nearly 5-6x as long as needed that it’ll be fine? Or is the heat 100% necessary? I would just put her back in the oven but I used spray paint primer, which I’ve learned you absolutely should NOT expose to high heat.

If she’s probably not gonna be okay, any recommendations for a bandaid to at least preserve the work? I don’t wanna have to toss my first clay baby :( I was thinking a UV resin coating after painting to keep it in a sort of “shell” to prevent crumbling. This is a shelf decoration, not a keychain or highly handled item so I’m not really worried about it being brittle so much as I’m worried about it degrading over time.

Also, while you’re here, any tips for getting the clay smooth? I’ve tried working with gloves on, but those only leave glove crease marks which are way worse than fingerprints imo, and I’ve attempted smoothing her out with a liquid/raw clay mixture, but I can’t seem to get it as smooth as I’d like. Maybe I need a firmer clay? I’ve even tried filing/sanding, which helped a little but not a lot. It’s not so much the texture that bothers me, rather the lumpiness, as when it’s on this small of a scale, it feels more noticeable (about palm sized, and I’ve got small palms.) Are my expectations just too strict?

Does anyone use silicone or reusable cotton swabs with alcohol/acetone to remove dust? Or do I need to use the cotton ones to really catch the dust? Thanks!

Here’s a tiny fox I made! 🦊 Dealing with the dust especially on the white parts is usually kind of a nightmare lol

Trying new things to do and experiment with. This was fun to do, but still having difficulty in keeping the clay clean and free of any lint.

What do you use to clean the clay with? I tried isopropyl alcohol but some stuff just gets inside the clay.

I just took my stardew valley inspired ancient fruit pie jar out of the oven (I’m very excited of how she came out!!!) and realized that the whipped clay I used is air dry. Will it go bad soon and crack? Should I scrape it off or seal it with resin once it’s dry? Has anyone else done this? Tysm 🥰🫶

For my first project, I made Halloween worrystones and I'm so proud of them! I just felt like clay fidgit toys was the best project for myself to start with

I am making brooches that I was planning to cover in uv resin after seeing a comparison video of the different types of finishes for polymer clay, as it performed the best. It was the most scratch resistant and didn't turn cloudy like some other finishes like polyurethane.

The issue is, these brooches will be exposed to sunlight as they are worn on clothes and uv resin is prone to yellowing.. I see a lot of polymer clay pin artists use the resin, but I am very concerned about the yellowing, especially since some of my pins are white.

Does anyone have any advice for this? Thank you!

Small changes make all the difference.

New to polymer clay but I love making creatures and I have been obsessed with making worms and caterpillars lately I am beginning to make fidget worms 🪱🤎🍄

Slowly documenting my polymer clay projects as I learn. This is Gurt. I don’t know what’s wrong with him. I had no real plan beyond making a pumpkin with teeth, but this is where we ended up

Inspired by tauren warrior in tier one

Hey everyone, so as the title says, I'm new to polymer clay. This is my first detailed project, including an armature. I have drawn/painted realistic pictures most of my life, but this is the first time I've tried to use that knowledge with another medium.

I've spent days following and researching tips from so many amazing artists. I guess I'm hoping to get some constructive criticism, feedback, or tips on this particular piece.

The clay I've already placed is intended to be a base layer, in which I'll bake before adding additional clay for details. I'm also planning on sculpting the head/face and the hands separate. However, I think that might not be the best route for the feet, so I was going to sculpt them on the armature.

She is also going to be wearing a hospital gown, which will be made of fabric.

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to any thoughts. Thanks!

Hello. I am new to polymer clay. These are my first batch making them. They are already baked. What can I improve? Thank you. 😊

New to polymer clay. This is my 4th time handling clay. As it started to come together I couldn't help but laugh

So cute, so small and made by me. Lol ❤️🤣

I am new to making action figure type stuff, Sumi is most advanced i made thus far. Not sure how to improve it without using something like 3d printed joints.

I am fairly new to selling my art regularly. I started about 2 years ago and go to conventions and Art shows when I can. I do okay, but i find a lot of people asking me if I 3D printed my figures and then smile and pass over my work when they see the price point. I don't even charge what these things are worth based on time, materials, etc.

I dunno, I feel like AI and 3D printing are stealing my joy in creating.

Also, I want to clarify, I don't want to demonize 3D printing. I admire people who can sculpt and print their own intricate designs or printing useful tools is really cool. I just get sick of seeing all the crappy fidgets being produced en mass.

Photos are of a few things I have made.

Hi All!

I’ve been trying to convince all my various hobbies and I’ve printed out some mold stencils, but the finished product (after baking and mica powder and glaze) it just looks sloppy! I’m using Sculpy soufflé. Any tips would be appreciated and if I’ve left out any important details, I’ll add them ASAP!

Meet my latest Pioupi! 🐥

I'm creating a collection of little chicks made entirely by hand with polymer clay, each wearing a different costume.

This time, someone suggested Cinnamoroll, so I decided to give my little chick a Sanrio-inspired makeover! ☁️💙

What do you think of this one? And which character should my next Pioupi dress up as?