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What items react badly with metal clay?
Aluminium reacts badly with metal clay so you should avoid using aluminium foil or work surfaces. Mary Ellin D'Agostino did some experiments with aluminium which you can read by clicking here.... |
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What is slip?
Slip is a watered down version of metal clay. You can buy slip or paste directly from the suppliers or make your own by adding water to a small lump of clay, filings or dried out clay. Slip can be used to attach two pieces of metal clay together, fill in small cracks or painted onto leaves, flowers, pods etc to make unique designs.... |
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Which training course should I choose?
This is a difficult question to answer quickly. There are many training providers throughout the world, many of which have not had any formal training to train others. This doesn’t mean they’re bad teachers though. There are lots of very good teachers who have been working with metal clay for many years and have a wealth of knowledge to pass on to students. ... |
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How do I get an iridescent patina on metal clay?
Liver of sulphur mixed with various other things will give wonderful patina to your finished work. Katherine Palochak has a recipe for iridescent patina on Ganoksin. You can also use liver of sulphur mixed with brewed (not instant) coffee. This has been used to create some wonderful colours.
Sometimes the quality of the water you use can also affect the outcome of your patina. Different minerals in the water can create some wonderful effects. ... |
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Top Tips for Paste
Always stir the paste with a plastic or metal spatula, never with the brush.
If you're making paste from scratch, use the spatula on a flat surface, like a ceramic tile or piece of glass or plastic. Squash the lump of clay and add distilled water slowly, working this into the clay bit by bit. Time spent bringing the paste to the right consistency slowly will pay off with smooth paste. ... |
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What is the process for firing Copper clay with Dichroic glass?
The original copper clay (Copprclay or Hadar's clay) that needs to be fired in carbon can't really
be combined with glass in one firing. The glass would pick up the carbon
during firing . You could design something that allowed you to connect
the glass element after the initial firing, like a traditional prong
setting.
There are several reasons why Art Clay Copper Clay
or Hadar\'s Quick Fire Copper Clay won\'t work with glass. It needs to be
fired at a high temperature so the glass would probably liquify too
much. Also the Art Clay Copper works best if you put it in a hot kiln
so this would crack the glass due to thermal shock. After firing, it has to
be dropped into cold water, another reason why it can\'t be used with
glass.
Question courtesy of Susan Potter... |
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