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How to make silver Art Clay leaves

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Technique Tuesday!

The leaves that I showed you yesterday are really easy to make, but take quite a bit of time. Plan to do them when you’ve got other projects going on so that you don’t have to sit around waiting for the silver to dry.

  1. Pick small leaves with deep veins. You will be applying the paste to the bottom of the leaves.
  2. Dilute a small amount of Art Clay paste and brush it carefully onto the leaves. Allow to dry. Apply a few more coats of the diluted paste, drying between each layer.
  3. Switch to non-diluted paste, and apply around 10 layers altogether.
  4. Let the leaves dry overnight.
  5. Fire them according to the directions in a kiln. (Note: the low-fire clay can be done in a hot pot instead. Also, some folks prefer to use a torch, but I like the even results of the kiln)

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Posted in Metal Clay, Technique Tuesday, Tutorials & Techniques, Wearable Art on November 6th, 2007

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4 Responses to “How to make silver Art Clay leaves”

  1. Izzy Says:
    November 6th, 2007 at 1:19 pm

    Could you please tell me what a hot pot is? Before the snow falls and covers the leaves it would be great to pick up some beauties and try this technique. Thanks for your tutorial.

  2. Cyndi Lavin Says:
    November 6th, 2007 at 2:26 pm

    I don’t use one, so I can’t recommend any particular brand or merchant, but you can see what they are at this site:
    http://www.polymerclayexpress.com/precious_metal_clay.html

  3. Austin, TX » Blog Archive » 11th Annual Empty Bowl Project Says:
    November 14th, 2007 at 9:58 pm

    [...] Also, if you’re into Art Clay, check out these gorgeous silver leaves over at Bead Arts. [...]

  4. craft Says:
    April 14th, 2009 at 7:33 pm

    wow.. great. yourleaves like true..

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