Web Based Copper Clay Tutorials and Guides

Bill Struve has developed bronze and copper clays which come as ready mixed lumps of clay. Hadar Jacobson has produced bronze and copper clays that come as powders which you mix with water. These products are available to buy now. Both these products work in a similar way to the silver and gold clays although the firing is more complicated. Bronze and copper clay require an oxygen free environment to fire so the dried pieces are buried in activated carbon in a stainless steel pan and fired in a kiln. Hadar has also developed a Quick Fire Copper clay powder which has a much simpler firing schedule and can be torch fired.

The makers of Art Clay, Aida Chemicals have launched their own copper clay (October 2009). This has a much simpler firing schedule than the other copper clays available, except Hadar's Quick Fire Copper clay. Find out more about Art Clay Copper here.

Prometheus Copper Clay is also now available. This has a short firing schedule and requires no special firing pan. And it comes as syringe clay as well as lump clay.

Hadar Jacobson - Little Boxes

In her ongoing effort to improve the success of firing and sintering of the base metal clays, Hadar has come up with a way of firing mixed loads of large, small and hollow forms by using fiber paper boxes inside the carbon box. Have a look at this blog entry and give it a try!

Hadar Jacobson - Even Better, Mini Kilns

Hadar continues to push the envelope and develop new ways of ensuring bronze and copper clays sinter every time. She's now come up with this mini kilns idea using a soft fire brick to construct individual boxes to go into the kiln creating mini kilns for your bronze and copper clay pieces. Allows you to fire many items at the same time, like the little boxes in the above post - but these are more durable and will last longer after the initial work to construct them. Genius!

Art Clay Copper Project

View a project leaflet using Art Clay Copper from Zama UK.

Firing and Enameling Art Clay Copper - Pam East

This blog entry has lots of great tips and hints on firing Art Clay Copper and then enameling it. There is more information here than in the next article Pam wrote for Metal Clay Guru.

Firing Art Clay Copper - Pam East

Short and informative article by Pam east about firing Art Clay copper clay.

Texturing Art Clay Copper - Sabine Alienor

Tutorial in French with very good pictures.

Bronze and copper clay pendantSabine Alienor - Bronze and Copper Clay Pendant in French

This is a great tutorial for learning how to combine bronze and copper clay. It's in French but with very good pictures you'll be able to follow it even if you don't read French.

Copper Clay EarringsSabine Alienor - Art Clay Copper Tutorial in French and English

This tutorial in French and English shows step by step how to work with the new Art Clay Copper.

 

 

Copper earringsSabine Alienor - Art Clay Copper Tutorial in French

Another great tutorial from Sabine in French.

 

Art Clay Copper and Titanium PendantSabine Alienor - Art Clay Copper and Titanium Tutorial in French and English

Tutorial in French and English about combining Art Clay Copper with a small piece of titanium using a prong setting.

 

 

Copper clay pendant with UV resinSabine Alienor - Art Clay Copper and UV Resin Tutorial in French

Tutorial in French showing how to make a pendant using Art Clay Copper and then colouring it with UV Resin. Good pictures as with all Sabine's tutorials.

 

Beading Arts - General Instructions for Working with Copprclay

Brief and useful article about working with Copprclay.

Gail Lannum's Blog

Gail has lots of information about her copper clay experimentation.

Hadar Jacobson - Bronze and Copper Clay powder

On this page you can buy bronze and copper clay powder. You can also find mixing, handling and firing instructions here.

Hadar Jacobson - Copper and Bronze Clay Blog

This blog has tips and hints about using Hadar's Copper and Bronze clay powder. Well written and illustrated.

Married MetalsMary Ellin D'Agostino - Alloying Silver and Copper Metal Clays

In this tutorial Mary Ellin shows how to combine silver and copper clays to create alloys and “married metal” projects.  She has developed this technique through extensive experimentation and testing.

Pam East - Enameling Art Clay Copper

This useful step-by-step guide will help you to enamel successfully on Art Clay Copper clay.

Prometheus Copper Clay is now available

Another new clay is launched today. Prometheus Copper Clay fires in 30 minutes at 850 degrees C and requires no special firing pan. And it comes as syringe clay as well as lump clay.

Rio Grande - Working with Copprclay™

Lots of useful information about working with Copprclay.