Omg! Just came across your video today! Amazing! I’ve been into clay for 8 yrs and have stayed away from canes bc I’ve just never been able to get them the way I’ve wanted! Never been able to find a teacher that I could connect with and understand! U r a master cane artist! I’ve never ever seen anyone use these tech and get such amazing results! Other videos have always been drawn out and much more complicated! Like I said I’m new to your videos. If u haven’t made more intstructional videos please consider doing so! U diffinetly have a new follower! Absolutely beautiful work!
Have been using polyclay for over 20 years and my best advice for this process is practice, patience and simplicity, often the suggestion of a detail is easier and more effective than precision. I spent so much time trying to be precise and highly detailed to discover that less is more, Another great tip for backgrounds is to over pack the outer background and then trim away extra bulk in the shape you want before reducing, or reducing the cane and then trimming away extra packing in the needed shape to make complex patterns look sharper, making small details stand out better. Hold your canes away from you, so you can see the image at a finished distance, and less up close, it gives better perspective during the building process.
Amazing! I’ve never seen such artistic quality in a ‘craft”. You are truly talented. And your instructions are very clear and easy to follow. Practice, practice, practice! Thank you.
I work with clay but I've been way too intimated by canes to try . I couldn't stop watching this and now I want to try, especially something like this. Beautiful. Thank you!
This is exactly what I was looking for - please keep putting out videos teaching us how to design our own canes. You're amazing and a great teacher! :)
I can't thank you enough! I do know that I have gotten sooo much better because of all of your teachings! I will get a spatula! and I will continue to practice. Thank you soooo much! I look forward for each of your tutorials every month! Esther😀🥰💜
Not that all your canes aren’t marvelous, but the first flower cane you showed in the video was spectacular! I love the delicate flower pattern whether it be clay, fabric, ceramic, etc. It is so easy to get frustrated when I try to make a cane pattern like yours and fail. I appreciated the reminder that building canes like yours takes a lot of skill and practice. I’m sure your first canes didn’t look like the canes you can make today either. Thank you for sharing your stunning work and the tips and tricks you’ve learned along your journey.
Your canes are beautiful! May I ask your opinion on what brand and type (for example, Sculpey Premo) of polymer clay is best for making canes? I've learned that mixing brands and/or types can be iffy because the harder clays (Fimo) don't stretch or flatten out as easy as the softer clays. So then my cane comes out warped.
Thank you. My all-time favorite is Premo, but that's just personal. I've heard great things about Sculpey souffle. You can mix brand together, but I wouldn't use one solid color of one brand with a solid color of another brand. I've totally done it before though. As you say, the important thing is the consistency, but this can be evened out by adding softener to some and leaching others.
Because she’s working while trying to teach. Get tf off the video, if you’re that ADD and can’t handle it. Be grateful she took her time to teach people something new, what have you done?
Omg! Just came across your video today! Amazing! I’ve been into clay for 8 yrs and have stayed away from canes bc I’ve just never been able to get them the way I’ve wanted! Never been able to find a teacher that I could connect with and understand! U r a master cane artist! I’ve never ever seen anyone use these tech and get such amazing results! Other videos have always been drawn out and much more complicated! Like I said I’m new to your videos. If u haven’t made more intstructional videos please consider doing so! U diffinetly have a new follower! Absolutely beautiful work!
Wow. Thank you for saying so, it is very encouraging!
Summed up perfectly! Same here!
Have been using polyclay for over 20 years and my best advice for this process is practice, patience and simplicity, often the suggestion of a detail is easier and more effective than precision.
I spent so much time trying to be precise and highly detailed to discover that less is more,
Another great tip for backgrounds is to over pack the outer background and then trim away extra bulk in the shape you want before reducing, or reducing the cane and then trimming away extra packing in the needed shape to make complex patterns look sharper, making small details stand out better. Hold your canes away from you, so you can see the image at a finished distance, and less up close, it gives better perspective during the building process.
That spatula tip is amazing! Thank you!. The biggest challenge that I have is extruding the cane without it becoming distorted.
Amazing! I’ve never seen such artistic quality in a ‘craft”. You are truly talented. And your instructions are very clear and easy to follow. Practice, practice, practice! Thank you.
Thank you so much 😊
I don't even work with Clay, but I found this video highly interesting. Amazing work!
I work with clay but I've been way too intimated by canes to try . I couldn't stop watching this and now I want to try, especially something like this.
Beautiful.
Thank you!
This is exactly what I was looking for - please keep putting out videos teaching us how to design our own canes. You're amazing and a great teacher! :)
Fantastic, and you're so relaxed about it, I guess you like to try things out to see what patterns you can make. Thank you😃
Your work is amazing!! Really love it 😊
This is both educational and soothing at the same time. Thank you.
I've watched this over and over again never getting board at how simple it is not. Lol.your so right about those triangles 🔺️
OMG! I’ve never seen these techniques. You make it so simplistic! Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with us!
OMG😮
That's the most beautiful cane I have ever seen...
Love from Aswan, Egypt ❤😊
I can't thank you enough! I do know that I have gotten sooo much better because of all of your teachings! I will get a spatula! and I will continue to practice. Thank you soooo much! I look forward for each of your tutorials every month! Esther😀🥰💜
Wow just wow😮, you are master of this, love your art 🥰😘♥️
Beautiful !
Thanks for sharing how you do it.
Meg, you are so talented and thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills with us.
Why I wasn’t subscribe to your channel earlier. What wonderful instructions especially for a newbies
Thank you 🙏 that turned out amazing 💖
Excellent! I’m just getting started and this video is perfect. Thanks.
Can you please teach us this cane in details. It's so beautiful and delicate ❤
I am a new clay student 😁 This is SO amazing! Thank You for sharing your skills 💖
You're welcome!
Wow…so beautiful!
Oh thank you so much for these details in cane making. I really appreciate it!
Amazing technique 👏 and very well explained. Thank you.❤
I could watch this 100 times Thank you so very very much fot this...beginner
I love what you do!!! You're amazing! Could you please show me some examples of what you do with the finished product?
Omg you’re amazing thank you so much. It’s so much like painting on canvas I don’t know if you know this hut you’d be a great canvas artist
Glad that your channel popped up. A new way to look at things and I very much like your ideas. Happy New Year 2023!
I'm glad it helps! Happy New Year!
Great skill tutorial, thank you!
Such good info. TY
You're welcome!
These are terrific tips. Thank you for a great teaching video.
Thankx a lot. That was very helpful.
You're welcome! Glad to hear it.
Very helpful and informative. ❤
Thank you so much 💐
Thank you
Beautiful
Why cant i get the clay smooth and always have finger indents
You make it look so easy
Phenomenal! Thank you for sharing your skills!
You're welcome!
What is the name and make of that stunningly vibrant blue you use please?
Not that all your canes aren’t marvelous, but the first flower cane you showed in the video was spectacular! I love the delicate flower pattern whether it be clay, fabric, ceramic, etc.
It is so easy to get frustrated when I try to make a cane pattern like yours and fail. I appreciated the reminder that building canes like yours takes a lot of skill and practice. I’m sure your first canes didn’t look like the canes you can make today either. Thank you for sharing your stunning work and the tips and tricks you’ve learned along your journey.
Wow amazing thank you
wow ! That is amazing art work.
Thanks love it the ideas
Great stuff, Meg!
Really helpful! Thank you!❤💞❤
Glad to hear it! You're welcome!
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Your canes are beautiful! May I ask your opinion on what brand and type (for example, Sculpey Premo) of polymer clay is best for making canes? I've learned that mixing brands and/or types can be iffy because the harder clays (Fimo) don't stretch or flatten out as easy as the softer clays. So then my cane comes out warped.
Thank you. My all-time favorite is Premo, but that's just personal. I've heard great things about Sculpey souffle. You can mix brand together, but I wouldn't use one solid color of one brand with a solid color of another brand. I've totally done it before though. As you say, the important thing is the consistency, but this can be evened out by adding softener to some and leaching others.
Have you got tutorials making letters from canes?
No, I'm sorry I don't and I don't know who does.
❤ it is so hard to work on it
love your work ...thank you
Thank you for saying so!
I suck at canes, thank you for the information though
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was that supposed to show us how to "master" the skills or just showing us what you can do?
What is.....with....the ahhh....constant.......p...pausing.......and.....and ummm.....con...confusion?
Is it fun being a random asshole on TH-cam? Have the day you deserve.
Because she’s working while trying to teach. Get tf off the video, if you’re that ADD and can’t handle it. Be grateful she took her time to teach people something new, what have you done?
Beautiful