Wyvern Designs: Sculpture In Polymer Clay

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Polymer clay lends itself well to sculpting a variety of items. I've never sculpted anything out of clay that needs a kiln to fire it, so I'm not sure how different that would be. But I do know that for smaller items, like those below, polymer clay is a wonderful medium.

Polymer clay comes in a number of colors and can be easily mixed to get just the right shade. It can also be fired in a oven over and over again so that you may add different elements to your sculpture. It can be painted with acrylic paints, tinted with shiny mica powders, and antiqued to give it an aged look. Then it can be wet sanded and buffed or coated with an acrylic sealer like Future floor wax to give it a nice shiny finish.

The artists below have obviously mastered the art of sculpting with polymer clay. I've including there Art Fire shop link so that you may see other items by these talented people.
HarrisonHollowDesigns
Roly Poly Santa Ornament by Harrison Hollow Designs