Experimenting with Alcohol Inks on Raw Polymer Clay with Debbie Crothers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 มี.ค. 2018
- Thanks for watching guys. Just doing a little experimenting with diluted alcohol inks on raw polymer clay - what fun!! You can find my other tutorials at my website: www.debbiecrothers.com/tutorials
You can find the tutorial about "Curing Kato Liquid Clay" here: www.debbiecrothers.com/product...
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Thank you so much Debbie for your generosity! I'm so glad I found your tutorials! This piece is so stunning!
thanks so much Cynthia, my absolutely pleasure.
Dear Debbie, everything you touch becomes gold ! I so love your work and you happiness !!
oh thanks Caroline, what a lovely thing to say x
I just treated myself to your tutorial on finishing with Kato liquid clay and I am so excited to watch this tutorial and the foil series tutorial knowing that I now know how to get the same glossy finish you achieved on this wonderful piece. I had been wanting your Kato liquid clay tutorial for some time now and I am more than pleased: it is packed with information, tips and trouble-shooting techniques. Can't wait to get my heat gun out and get busy!
What a great comment, huge thanks for getting in touch. So glad you're able to achieve that glossy finish - it's a game changer hey!! Thanks again x
Loooove this what an amazing result. Thank you as always Debbie
aww you're gorgeous Sharon, thanks honey
Gorgeous effects, thank you for this brilliant demo :)
my absolute pleasure Karen
thanks for sharing. Love the effect you got on this piece.
thanks so much, really glad you like it.
Always a fun time with you Debbie ♥️ !
Awww thanks so much Tracy. x
These tutorials are truly invaluable!
So happy to hear you say that Jennifer, huge thanks
Oh my gosh, I am madly in love with the foil applied on top of the inks!!! GORGEOUS! Thank you so much for sharing. 💜💜💜
it's such a cool effect heyDana, and this stuff never dulls - it's brilliant. Huge thanks. x
What foil brand works this way??
Wow! This piece is so beautiful. I’ve been sewing and have put my pc away it but you’ve inspired me to get it out again! Love you!
aww thanks Angela, so good to hear from you xx
Absolutely beautiful Debbie, thank you again for sharing.
My absolute pleasure sweet. x
How wonderful and so full of depth.
Thanks so much
Really gorgeous! I wasn't sure where you were going with the chalk pastels, but WOW! They really finished off the look stunningly!
it's a great little finishing touch hey Katy, thanks heaps
Love it! Always enjoy your tutorials😘
thanks heaps Debi
Great tutorial! Love, Love , Love this pendant.
Thanks so much Debra, what a lovely message. x
Absolutely gorgeous!!
huge thanks, sending big hugs x
Tanks for your condivision
Thank you so much, dear Debbie! You like a breath of fresh air for me!! I love such experimenting too!
Life would be a little dull and boring for me if I couldn't do a bit of experimenting every now and then. Thanks Ludmila. x
This is absolutely beautiful! I love alcohol inks but have only tried using them on metal, tiles, and glass. I had no idea they could be used on inks and never would have thought to combine with chalks and foils.
Hey Christy, so good to hear from you...thanks for getting in touch. Alcohol inks are such a great medium aren't they. Polymer clay and alcohol inks are a great combination and there are many processes which work really well.
Love the colours. My favourite. I love alcohol inks but never thought of using them with clay. Genius!
so glad you like this one - I do love these colours too I must admit. Alcohol ink and clay are a match made in heaven xx
Debs, you just appeared in my feed today and I love your channel already!!! What a beautiful piece of art! You’re such a joy to watch and listen to! Looking forward to experimenting with you, actually! I’ve more materials than experience, so I’ll be watching closely and possibly picking your brain 😂 Thanks for sharing your great talent!
oh you are just gorgeous....what an awesome message to receive today. I can't thank you enough - it's just perfect. You are more than welcome to pick my brain honey - anything I can do just call out. Have a beautiful day x
Excellent tute, Debbie 💜💜
Thanks so much Jane
Whaaaaaat! That's just luscious! Tomorrow pulling out all the alcohol inks, foils, pastels, clay and cutters! Thank you!
awww thanks heaps....that's so kind of you to say. Hope you have fun experimenting too. xx
Gorgeous ❤️👍🏻love your tutorials they are very informative TYFS beautiful work of art
What a lovely comment, thanks so much
Endlessly gorgeous colors and the gold leaf serves beautifully in accent! Many thanks for your shared artistry. BTW: Indeed, GREEN is the bomb!💚
Hey Laurie, thanks so much for your lovely comment and really happy you like this one. xx
It’s got some nice depth, too 💕👍🏼
Thanks so much Maggie
Beautiful!
thanks so much Claudia x
Que c'est beau !!! Merci !
Huge thanks x
So much fun to watch.
thanks so much :)
Wow! Stunning effects, and great to watch you produce a piece from beginning to end 🤩. Have to say, your scrap clay is prettier than mine 😏
thanks so much Linda, I really appreciate your lovely comment
OOOOO I love the way this piece turned out... I've worked with clay for a long time, but this is the first time I've ever seen anyone use alcohol inks on it, I put mica powders on the raw clay.. but I think I need to play with some inks and those pastels... TFS.
oh my gosh yes Shirley. Chalk pastels and inks are amazing with polymer clay - so much you can do with them too. So glad you like this one. x
bonjour debbie , merci pour ce splendide tuto, vraiment
Thank you so much Estelle xx
Fabulousl, Debbie. Hugs.
aww thanks Lorrene, big hug x
You inspire me to work with surface techniques. You make it look so effortless! I'm a caner from the 90's, and never really played with chalks, alcohol inks, or foils, even though I've had them for years. I only get into my studio on the weekends, and I hope this weekend I can play. Thank you so much for sharing your experiments
It's so funny how we're all drawn to different things isn't it. I tried caning but found it's just not for me - I didn't have much in the way of natural ability with it. But give me some chalk and ink and paint and I just love it and get so very excited. Hope you have fun in your studio this weekend.
Hi Debbie, Love love love this fab video! What type of gold foil are you using here? I've never worked with it before...and I see there are many different types. Your application of the foil here is the best I've seen! Thanks so much for sharing.
hey Kathy, so sorry for the delayed reply. I'm actually using Lisa Pavelka foils and they work just beautifully. Yes there are lots of foils on the market and some don't work so just keep that in mind and thanks for your lovely comment by the way x
Thank you, Debbie
Beautiful. ❤️😍
thanks heaps Kimberly
Really nice. I’ve just added clay to my alcohol ink fun and love it. Can you show how you domes the piece and varnish? Thank you for these videos.
thanks Gail, alcohol inks are such fun aren't they?? You know if you have a look at the other video I've done with alcohol inks and raw polymer clay (it's the blown flower) that shows how I've domed the piece on a light globe and cured in the oven. The liquid clay finish is covered in a tutorial which is available for sale on my website. Many thanks again Gail.
Love love love! Stunning! How big is your circle cutter? Thank you so much for these videos. Jocelyn
hey Jocelyn, thanks so much. The big circle cutter is 7cm. xx
Stupendo😍
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Beautiful
Thanks so much.
Hi Debbie, this looks like fun, and the piece looks beautiful❣️. Once you use the 2 layers of Kato Liquid Clay, do you seal it again or is the liquid clay the sealer? At what points do you bake the clay, and for how long? I’d love to try this. Thanks for sharing.
Hey Gloria, the liquid clay is the sealer - that's what creates the shine plus it's a must if you're creating anything with a surface treatment. The clay is cured first then the two coats of liquid clay.....and you are more than welcome. xx
Why I didn’t know that you’ve got a TH-cam channel 😱I love it ! 😻
Thanks so much. x
thanks so much, I really appreciate it x
So awesome! Just starting out in poly clay and learned so much!! At very start what is the blending solution used with alc ink? Purpose? To dilute or easier application? Thx so much! Going to go thru as many of your tutorials as I can!
H Dawn, so sorry for the delay in reply - I've been away. Blending solution is a Ranger product and I normally use it for easier application of inks to clay. So glad you enjoyed the tutorials - huge thanks. x
Beautiful work, Debbie - it was fun to watch you create. What did you finally make with this very large piece? I tend to make round domed pieces and then just run out of steam and don't know how to finish them...
Hi Maria, thanks so much for your lovely comment. I'm pretty hopeless at creating finished pieces too and in fact I think these experimental pieces were all sold as individual components.
Hi, Debbie, Greetings from the U.S.! This video was SO helpful for me in starting out with alcohol inks! Beautiful piece! Can you tell me, if you want a less-shiny protective finish on a piece such as this which is curved or has other sculptural details (indentations, raised portions, etc.), what you use instead of the Kato Clear Liquid Polyclay?
Hi AR, so glad to hear you found the tutorial helpful - huge thanks for your comment. Instead of using kato liquid clay you could simply substitute with a polymer compatible sealer. There are quite a few around that people use. I guess I like the ultra shine kato liquid clay gives so that's my normal go-to sealer. It also makes those foils pop an seals everything beautifully. Hope that helps.
Turned out beautiful!!❤😊 thank you 😊. Do you add the kato liquid clay with a brush and then do you use a heat gun or just bake it? Thanks again for the tutorial 😊
Hey Mary, thanks heaps - I really appreciate it. Yes I add kato liquid with brush then cure completely with my heat gun.
Absolutely stunning.. can I do this on fimo clay and bake with the applied ai.? 💜
Hey Joyce, thanks so much. You know I haven't tried this with fimo clay but I can't see why it wouldn't work. Best to give it a quick test and see. :)
Hi Debbie!
Such a beautiful piece. Do you know if isopropanol safe to use in the oven?
Thanks! X
Thanks so much Gayle. The amount used is minimal and I haven't had any issues so I would say yes, it's fine.
Debbie thank you for this great intro to alcohol ink. Please share the metalic film product name. Thank you!
My absolute pleasure...so happy you like it. I've used Lisa Pavelka foils on this piece - they work beautifully. :)
This is beautiful... Do you have a video on how you go about applying the Kato liquid clay??
thanks so much Tanya, that means the world. I do have a tutorial about applying and curing Kato Liquid Clay but it's a paid tutorial on my website not a freebie. You can find it here if you're interested: www.debbiecrothers.com/product/curing-kato-liquid-clay-and-so-much-more-with-debbie-crothers
@@debbiecrothers1 Thanks so much! 💖
My first time finding your channel and I'm so glad I did. I have never played with polymer clay but feel the need to try it since I am not able to attend my weekly pottery classes right now. However, I loved alcohol inks and use them frequently for a number of things. Being so new to the process, did you bake your pendant once you added the surface colors? And if so, was that before or after you added the liquid clay? Thanks again for the excellent video and wonderful ideas!
Hi Betsi, so good to hear from you - thanks for getting in touch. I love using alcohol inks with polymer clay and there are so many different ways you can use them. In this case I used the inks on raw clay, cured the piece and then added liquid clay as the final step. Thanks again for your awesome comment. x
@@debbiecrothers1 Wow, thanks for the quick reply! Now I'm off to order clay. ;)
@@betsinewbury4670 my absolute pleasure Betsi. Call out if you need anything okay x
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lovely what blending solution did you useed
oops so sorry for the late reply here...I used Ranger blending solution
Brasil colors
yes they are indeed :)
very nice, I can make it in translucent clay and if so will it have the lighting? and if I can fight it. thank you.
hmmm Anastasia, I'm not sure about your question to be honest. I think something has gone astray with the translation. You can do this in translucent clay, it will just be a slightly different look to using white clay. Unfortunately I'm not sure what the second part of your question means. I'm so sorry I couldn't answer properly. Love Deb
@@debbiecrothers1 thank you very much, I am from Greece and I am doing translation.
Hi Anastasia, yes I assumed you were having your words translated. Perhaps if you worded your question differently the translation might work better. Hope life is great in Greece xx
Hi Debbie - what do you mean by "finished curing"? Did that mean you let it dry, then baked it, then added 2 coats of liquid clay and baked again? I am confused. Also, please give baking times and temps. Thank you - your pieces are beautiful and you are very creative. I burnt my first two pieces during the baking the liquid clay phase. Please help...lol
Hi SG, again sorry for the delay in reply. In this piece the alcohol ink is left to dry on the surface of the raw clay and then cured. I then add a coat of kato liquid clay and cure with a heat gun. I popped the link to my website on my other message to you as I have a tutorial on curing kato liquid clay on a cured surface. Kato liquid clay can stand temps much hotter than the clay itself so I'm not sure what you mean when you say you burnt your first two pieces during the baking liquid clay phase? Perhaps you could explain.
Could this method work on air dried clay thanks its beautiful
Hey Sue, unfortunately I can't answer that one as I've never tried this on air dried clay. You could always give it a try yourself and see what the outcome is. Sorry I can't help more. x
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Hi Debbie love your video but could you tell me were you got your cutter from
thanks so much...I can tell you I purchased these cutters from 2Wards Polymer Clay here in Australia.
could they be order from there
I'm sure they could but if you're not in Australia I'm sure they could be ordered from the US - they're the seamless cutters. This is the link to the shop in Australia www.2wardspolymerclay.com.au/shop/acrylic-cutter-set-square/
Hi, Debbie. What a wonderful experimentation 😍 I speak french and I wonder if you can tell me if the darkest blue colour you used is also alcohol ink ? And what is the blending solution ? Alcohol ? I tried to understand but spoken english isn't easy to understand for me ? Thank you very much 😘😘
Do you see the little button on the bottom right in the controls, with the CC? That turns on closed captions, so you can read as she speaks. She said she used Sunshine, Mermaid and Citrus. The alcohol she used is a product called blending solution, but she said you could use plain isopropyl alcohol as well. If you're talking about that deep blue she used at the end, after the copper leaf, those were drawing chalks. Hope this helps!
Hi Francoise, yes the darkest blue is an alcohol ink - in fact I've only used alcohol ink on this piece. You can use either Ranger Blending Solution or Isopropyl alcohol. So glad you like the experiment. x
What, you say those are chalk pastels on the edges....? And I see them used with a dark blue chalk at the very end.
thanks Barb xx
yes just some simple chalks on the very edges of a piece can really add to the finished look (in my opinion anyway). Thanks for help here too Barb x
I noticed that the finished piece seems to be concave. Was that intentional or how did that happen?
Hey Treezza, yes the finished piece is concave and I did that simply by popping my raw clay circle onto a light globe and cured this way. There are other ways you can do it to achieve this domed effect but this is just the way I like to do it. Hope that helps.
Yes, thanks!
did you put it on the stove to bake?
Hey there, no I popped it into a small bench top oven to cure.
What is “blending solution?” Alcohol?
Hey Karin, blending solution is a product similar to alcohol but not as strong. It's created by Ranger. Hope that helps.
Did you rebake the piece after each application of liquid clay?
The liquid clay is actually cured with a heat gun Alison because I'm working on a curved piece. Just the job beautifully
Debbie Crothers I would have loved to see those last steps with the heat gun and stuff. Like what you used to bake on that gave a curve to it. And would love to see what was this made into? Was it jewellery? A bowl? It is beautiful nonetheless. Thank you
Thanks Alison, I'm so glad you like it. You know I actually have a paid tutorial on my website that runs through the entire liquid clay process and many more tips and techniques which is why, of course, I didn't run through the process here. I thought I had mentioned it though - perhaps not! I used a light globe to bake it on and it ended up being a domed pendant. Not sure I can add photos here sorry.
oh I actually did post a link to the liquid clay tutorial in the description. :)
Debbie Crothers perfect...thanks Debbie! 😊
Do you recommend a particular alcohol ink?
Hi there, I mostly work with Pinata and Ranger alcohol inks. There are many more on the market now but because I have a good supply of the two mentioned, I haven't purchased any more. These work fine for the project I create. Thanks for asking.
@@debbiecrothers1 thanks so much for your reply and so quickly too! So glad I stumbled upon you
my absolute pleasure @@kithevronmahoney7092 Thanks for stumbling upon me, that's awesome! I haven't done much here for a while and I'm not monetized. For me it's all about sharing my love and knowledge of this beautiful medium xx
I love you❤
awww thanks Gabriella, sending lots of love back to you x
Fanastic video.Do you have to use heat gun to cure kayo clay can you not put in oven? If not how long do you have to use heat gun for??
Thanks so much Honey Bunny :) You know the only way I use kato liquid clay is to cure with a heat gun. I seldom put it in the oven to cure. I actually have a tutorial out on how to cure kato liquid clay with a heat gun which is essential if you're wanting to create 3dimensional pieces. You can find the tutorial on my website here: www.debbiecrothers.com/tutorials
OMG beautiful. Note to self...clear the credit card prior to IRONLAK excursion!
hahaha oh yes it could be dangerous....thanks honey