I'm an industrial design engineering student and I am required to work with clay. I've bought some DAS to practice at home and your videos are incredibly helpful for me. Thank you for this amazing content and lots of love from Spain!
Brilliant, I hope you get on well with it, good luck with your studies, I did furniture and product design, although not engineering, a similar creative element 😊
I use DAS clay quite often and have found that acrylic paint can be fairly easily scratched through once the piece is dry and completed. So I've started to use acrylic floor wax as my wetting agent as I work, instead of water. I've even made a slip with the floor wax and it seems to work just fine, giving quite a bit more strength to the piece. The floor wax is much more fluid or watery than any acrylic medium I could find and seems to make the outer skin of the piece better able to accept a layer of acrylic paint. In fact, before the coat of paint, I generally coat the piece completely with the floor wax. Once dry, the outer layer is more resistant to scratching.
This sounds great, thank you for sharing. Could you put the floor wax on top of the acrylic paint? I love discovering new ways and using things, designed for other purposes ❤️
This video is of great help! This information is truly important and gives us confidence about this media which I knew very little about. I was nervous with the demonstration but it proved that if we follow your instructions the results are successful. Thank you!
@@RedRockingBird I haven’t begun working with clay, but I do look forward to that soon. Thanks to your beautiful pieces and excellent tutorials I feel motivated!
This is SO encouraging! Thank you... 💜 I've done so many projects with air dry clay then regretted it and decided it's the last time I try and use the stuff, and the internet has never been helpful about stopping the dried clay projects from crumbling, scratching, disintegrating... This video and your lovely projects have given me a new found excitement to try again! Thank you, and you have a new subscriber too! 😍 xx
Wonderful to hear it’s inspired you to try again, hopefully you can begin again with a different mindset and see what happens but most importantly have fun, a bag WELCOME, thank you for watching ❤️❤️
That was fun on the drop test! 😄 I have so much to watch that you've posted. You are Wonderful! Everyone needs an Instructor like you. I'm thankful to have found You. I can't thank you enough 💜
I so love your art! It’s so beautiful! I have some clay and I am going to start making some pieces also! Thank you for sharing! You are such an inspiration! God bless you! I will keep watching!
Came upon your video by chance and am So happy,tried stone clay yrs. ago but can no longer get out,or kneed the clay,etc. So I’m thinking air dried might be the perfect medium to allow me to enjoy the process in my own home without the Mess and equipment needed for regular pottery, l’ve subscribed and am looking forward to More of your tutorials 💕 Thank You !!
What do you think of homemade clay , I'm on a very limited budget a retired 72 yr old that would love to start a new hobby. I so enjoy watching your videos and have subscribed, thank you .😊
Hi, welcome, here in the Uk a pack of air dry clay is a fairly good price and I’d say the best value. I occasionally make my homemade air dry clay which is so strong, but it take a lot of beating to get just right and I find by the time you cost in all the ingredients it not actually any cheaper, so I opt for shop bought for ease in all honesty. Best of luck with your new hobby 😊❤️
I learned today not to try to speed drying by using a heat gun. I started experimenting with air dry clay in my stainless steel tumbler designs. The first project had a lot of cracking & I was constantly adding clay along with a bit of water to smooth things out. Despite the fall backs the project was successful. Now, I am on my second project with the clay and tried speed up the dry time a little. While I was attempting to dry it with the heat a piece of clay literally popped off the project like popping corn. It scared me a little when it happened & of course had a laugh afterwards 😂. I am guessing that there was air trapped in the clay that expanded to cause that reaction from the heat gun. I definitely try your tips out next.
Yes slow drying air dry clay is always best, the metal will have started to really heat up too, causing even more heat, glad you’re ok and enjoying the process, thanks for watching
How fascinating! I've been thinking about using air dry clay for fairy garden accessories, but was worried about durability and weatherproofness...well, now I need to go and watch that video too! Thank you so much, and your designs are lovely xx
Uauuu! your video on das is very comprehensive, well done, full of advice. Unfortunately I don't know English well but I have learned enough from the pictures. you are really good at painting, I have no hopes for painting I am not brought, instead for the processing of the das you have to gain experience to get to a nice object!
He estado comenzando a usar air dry clay y desgraciadamente en español no hay mucha información sobre el tema, así que tu video me ha servido un montón. Muchas gracias!
Lorena yo soy muy mala para entender el inglés,que es lo que le da a las piezas antes de pintar? Es como pegamento blanco? Es que no lo entiendo 😬🤦🏻♀️
@@D0MINAD0MINATRIX esta parte es opcional. A veces utilizo pintura acrílica diluida. a veces utilizo medio acrílico, sí, similar al pegamento blanco. Espero que esto ayude.
@@RedRockingBird So to harden the clay you use? polyurethane varnish? is that in audio I do not understand English, written if I can translate it with the internet. And at minute 2:56 what you say is that you have to cover the clay so that when it dries it doesn't crack? Please if you could tell me around here to see if so I can translate it😬🙏🙏🙏
@@D0MINAD0MINATRIX DAS clay I find to be strong but to protect it and give it extra strength yes add a varnish or lacquer. People who live in hot climates find that the clay dries too quick which can make the clay crack, the damp cloth is to slow down the drying time, but not a necessary step, here in the UK I do not need to. I really hope this helps, thank you for watching, Sarah
After coming across your videos on TH-cam and watching two, I have to compliment you on how easy it is to follow your vids. No annoying music to interfere with hearing you, and your lovely calm voice giving us instructions. Perfect. I just subscribed!
@@lzrd8460 thank you so much, so very kind of you to say, I will be doing lots more creative videos along with more air dry clay videos too, thanks, Sarah 😊
What shrinkage can you expect from a large snake model ? Also, can you hollow out the inside to reduce weight ? Your tin foil suggestion might do the trick.
I would use tin foil yes, it shrinks a little so with a larger/longer piece you need to give it room to shrink and will likely need to fill some gaps once dry
Once I saw a beautiful flower bouquet made of clay and I wanted to buy it. The price was outrageous, haha. So I came home, bought a packet of clay and made two bouquets myself. I painted them with watercolours and they're still on my shelves. But I didn't know all the things you are saying here. I'll try again, this is beautiful.
This is fantastic, and totally me too...answer to everything...but i can just make one 💗 Sounds like you did a great job, I did this video for beginners who i got many many questions from asking if it's worth making anything from air dry clay because they think it will just break too easily, if you have a been there done it, I think you did what you felt was right and it worked so you're winning 💗
@@RedRockingBird Oh, it wasn't difficult at all. The flowers are flat shapes, cut from clay sheets, glued to wooden sticks and decorated with bast fibre and little clay leaves. You can easily make a hundred of those, but I made about twenty. :) Now I know I have to pay attention to drying, I didn't know why clay cracks so easily. Thank you!
I would like to see you do a video on using air dry clay in moulds. Have you ever done any? I bought some air dry paper clay and some silicon molds and want to decorate some tin cans as planters for my veranda this summer.
Sounds like a lovely project you have there. I’ve not used moulds before, I like mine to be completely bespoke, but have seen moulds work great for air dry clay
Silicone is non-stick in contact with so many materials, I think you should have no problem using a silicone mold! If you fear ruining the mold, do a test first. Maybe pressing a little piece of clay somewhere in the outside of the mold, leaving it to dry and seeing if it comes out easily. Silicone molds work fine with biscuit clay and even resin, so I think it should be fine.
Ty ,So much for all the informative videos and you have such a soothing voice I just had to say that. But I do have a question I bought my clay before doing enough research so I bought the big tub of crayola and it was so hard not dried out just to hard to work with well I’ve added water and I think I might have added a bit to much so what I would like to know is what is the perfect texture and is there any little test? I’m letting it dry now but last night I made a little bowl and it was sticking to my Matt so I assume it’s still too wet please help and Ty in advance. Oh and I am going to attempt to make your angel wings for Xmas if my clay dries out before then 😂.
Thank you.I’ve not tried crayola but I’d be interested to test it as many people say the. Same thing, but then other TH-cam crafters do use it! If you knead it well with wet hands it really should come together, but as you say you’ve already added water. If you are finding it’s sticking to you board then next time use a piece of wax paper under it when drying. How is it drying now? Best of luck with the angel wings, definitely put something under them when drying 😊❤️
Thank you sooo much for crush tests!! You encouraged me more to sculpt with clay!! With air dry clay i do my best to sculpt miniatures for table top games i have just started so my minis have not so good quality but im sure i will grow soon 😀👍
Thank you so much for this! I'm really interested in trying out clay sculpting as a hobby, but I want to try and be as sustainable as possible, and I'm finding air dry clay is generally so much more sustainable than polymer clay - or at least it's much easier to find sustainable options! This is such helpful information and makes me so excited to try it out while feeling better about the materials I'm using :)
So acrylic gel medium is often mixed with acrylic paint to increase viscosity and transparency, thanks for watching, have fun creating, maybe see what else you have available to you
I like the polyurethane varnish best and I quite often use a spray lacquer, there is so much choice, I did a little video with what i had at the current time here: th-cam.com/video/z0dtdQFQ-wM/w-d-xo.html
Slow drying and turn them regularly, if you find they start to curl you can place a light plank of wood or book on them to keep them down, but I fin when I dry them slow on my smooth tiles they don't curl and then lift off the tile when fully dry. Hope this helps. Thanks
Thank you for the tutorial. I am making a fairy house. I didn't order enough clay and didn't completely cover all of the piece. I won't receive the clay for a day or so. Will I be able to apply more clay to the unfinished parts?
Hallo, I have a desperate question. I want to pimp a glass bottle with airdry clay but not fully covered....with what do I attach it. I've looked everywhere but can't find an answer
Oh, that is great advice, thank you so much! I have one problem I need to solve rather quickly, and that is about the stability of a figurine. I am working with air dry clay for the first time, using DAS as well, and of course I´m going in at the deep end making a big (!) Donald Duck figurine, about 50 cm high, that should be about 20 inches. I made a full body armature out of cardboard and Paper (so that I would need only one layer of DAS to cover the figurine, a layer of 1 or 1,5 cm should be enough) and built him a "wire belt" with wire legs, on which I put the body, so to speak, but the wire is almost to weak to carry even the paper figurine. I wonder now if the DAS will hold the weight of the whole thing once it is covered in it. I´m so worried he will just do the splits and the legs will spread outwards and break under the weight. I need to make the bottom part stronger. So now I´m wondering if it could help to mix PVA and DAS for the belly ( I heard PVA makes DAS more stable) and legs so that the "underpart" will be hopefully be strong enought to carry the entire body. What do you think? Or might lacquer help? So first sealant (which one? Sorry, I´m in Germany), then acrylic paint, then lacquer? Oh, help! I knew I would run into some trouble 😯!
Hi, that is pretty big for a first try, but keep going and jump the hurdles as you reach them, I’d use supports around it, I prefer scrunched tin foil under the clay, to both grip to the clay and be light. Maybe build the feet and legs and let dry and then keep going, you should be able to make in sections if you need to. I’ve not added glue to DAS but I know people do, varnish will partly keep it together at the end but it may well have cracks form first as it is so large, don’t worry just fix the cracks by wetting the dry clay and filling with fresh clay. Best of luck, let me know how you get on. Here is a video that shows the tin foil and clay: Air dry clay SCULPTURES - th-cam.com/video/ucHqVFj-Yk0/w-d-xo.html
@@RedRockingBird Wow, what a quick reply, thank you very much! Yes, I should have used tin foil, but I saw someone else making theirs with old newspapers and I thought, as I needed a LOT, I will use newspapers too, and also tin foil is so unfriendly to the environment. But I guess I should have used it anyway. I am going to wrap Donald in it at least to seal the paper from the DAS, otherwise I´m worried he might get mouldy from inside. Yes, that was my plan too, to start with the feet and then work upwards towards the belly, let that dry and then go further upwards bit by bit. I have to make the bill beforehand, I guess, and then attach it to the armature, otherwise this clay is never going to hold the weight of the bill and it will fall right off, I´m afraid. If only I was experienced, but I´m not. But certainly will be after this 😅. I´m just so worried about the legs breaking off. Maybe I´ll put something under his belly for him to "sit" on, as a third support right in the center. It´s going to be a Santa Donald, so perhaps I should just put a wrapped up present under his belly. Oh deary me. But I suddenly got this idea a few days ago and now I want to make it somehow. I´m quite happy with my armature, but in my imagination I can see it call come crashing down. Thank you for your advice! I wish it was possible to upload photos here for people to see what one is doing and provide ideas.
@@Punki80 you’ll hopefully be fine and yes as you say add something else in for support, just make sure it is all 100% dry before you seal him, it does sound like a fun project and never be afraid of jumping in the deep end 😊❤️ best of luck
@@RedRockingBird Thank you so much for your encouragement! I rarely do anything these days, there were many very bad things happening around me and to me for at least 10 years (and still are, healthwise, boyfriend died and all sorts of really bad luck), that killed the little creativity that I had left, though I remember as a little girl I was drawing and doing stuff almost every day. It has all stopped. But every now and then, about once a year or even twice, I suddenly want to make something. And this year it was that. Yes, I will let him dry for at least a week or even more before I continue. Have you any advice what to seal him with? Polyurethane varnish or better something else? That´s my last question, I promise 😉.
Hello! I have spent years trying to get answers on many air dry clay projects and never really succeeded so I am glad you are doing these videos! My problem has always been painting air dry clay with acrylic paint. I find that if I scratch it with just a finger the paint comes off, the paint can be scratched off so easily. Sometimes the paint peels off in one go, it becomes almost like a skin on the clay and can be peeled off. I have tried using clear gesso on air dry clay and then painting it but I get the same results. I bought a better quality of acrylic paint and still I get the same issue. Even tried varnishing it first and then painting which was just a silly idea altogether. What do I do to get the paint on the clay and not have it scratch off?
Hi, I know what you mean about acrylic sometimes becoming like a skin on the surface, my first layer is always watered down a little so it partially soaks into the clay, as a key, I also have experimented with different first coats , sometimes i use acrylic primer sometimes straight onto the thinned down acrylic, but the main thing is acrylic paint always needs sealing, i prefer either spray craft lacquer or polyurethane varnish. They completely set the acrylic for me. Some people prefer to work with polymer clay but i really love air dry clay. I am also going to try the lightweight ir dry clay soon, so will see how that is in comparison, will probably do a video! Do you normally add a top coat over your acrylic? Thanks, Sarah
@@RedRockingBird thanks for responding! I will try to thin the acrylic paint down and paint a few coats and see how it goes. I will also try the lacquer over it. I have used acrylic gloss varnish on it before and still had all the paint peel off.
@@theeditor1149 I find polyurethane varnish excellent, you just have to make sure you leave it to fully dry and not let any get onto what the piece it is propped up on
Hi! sorry for the late reply but if you're trying to paint an air dry clay, some video tutorials mentioned that you can mixed the paint with the undried clay (as it is from the packaging) so the colors are incorporated thoroughly, not only as a coat. this may works only if your clay piece didn't have a complex coloring technique tho, hope it helps!
Adding a top coat does give it strength, so if you can paint over the top of the spray then try it I would, then make sure to seal it all fully at the end
I just watched your other video where you made your own air dry clay with Corn Starch and PVC glue. Is that recipe as firm as the DAS air dry clay? Are they equally dense? Do you have any type of video where you compare the two? I would like to strart with making my own clay and try making a palette. I have a UV Resin light and resin to waterproof it. I am wondering if making my own clay for this would work. Sorry for all the questions. Thank you for your video.
The homemade clay is stronger than DAS and I must test it again as a palette, you wouldn’t need anything as strong as resin on this unless you like the finished effect. With the homemade clay I would use the press technique as the texture is different to DAS, thanks and best of luck 😊🎨
would you say that making a paper mache nucleum (i'm talking thin things like masks etc) it makes it stronger or more pliable and thus liable to break?
Thank you so much for your extremely helpful video. I tried the daz clay to make flowers but I couldn’t roll it out as thin as I wanted. Love your ideas re more careful drying out. My grandkids had a ball with Christmas cutters and had great results but if I’m making things for myself I want them to be really smooth but find that difficult. Also how do you store it to stop it drying out? Your creations are stunning. Thanks so much. I’m looking forward to watching more of your videos, there’s so much learning, thank you for taking the time to do them, you are so generous.
Wonderful, glad you’re all enjoying, best not to roll too thinly anyway. I store the opened packed wrapped back up again with either an elastic band or tape around it and then in another airtight bag or Tupperware tub, hope this helps, keep watching, more coming soon 😊🤍
What sealant are you using ? I did my sons hand with his fingerprints in the middle to make a heart He passed away 6 months ago and I noticed a long Crack on the underside. Tips please??
So sorry to hear of your loss. Air dry clay slip connects the clay together. What I would do very gently with yours is ever so slightly damp the crack on the back and then take a very small amount of wet clay and gently smooth it into the gap to fill the gap. I wouldn’t interfere with the front side which is precious to you, just make sure as you work on it you don’t use too much pressure, to prevent the crack from cracking through, I hope this helps ❤️❤️
If it will cut up a bit with a sharp knife, chop it a few times and then place in a sealed plastic bag with a little water, seal and wait for some moisture to soak back in, add more water if necessary
If I cover a bottle or a pot with air dry clay to get its shape, do the air dry clay cracks when it dries if I didn't remove the bottle or the pot while its drying? Thank u for your videos 💗
yes most likely air dry clay will crack if forced to dry around a solid object as it needs space to shrink, if you don't give it space it will crack, thanks
I'm an industrial design engineering student and I am required to work with clay. I've bought some DAS to practice at home and your videos are incredibly helpful for me. Thank you for this amazing content and lots of love from Spain!
Brilliant, I hope you get on well with it, good luck with your studies, I did furniture and product design, although not engineering, a similar creative element 😊
I love her, she is a incredible help to so many! ❤️👍🏼
@@SashasRevenge ❤️❤️❤️
seriously, you're my favorite air-dry clay creator!!
Amazing, very happy to hear this 😊 Lots more coming soon too so I hope you like what's to come 😊
I use DAS clay quite often and have found that acrylic paint can be fairly easily scratched through once the piece is
dry and completed. So I've started to use acrylic floor wax as my wetting agent as I work, instead of water. I've even
made a slip with the floor wax and it seems to work just fine, giving quite a bit more strength to the piece.
The floor wax is much more fluid or watery than any acrylic medium I could find and seems to make the
outer skin of the piece better able to accept a layer of acrylic paint. In fact, before the coat of paint, I
generally coat the piece completely with the floor wax. Once dry, the outer layer is more
resistant to scratching.
This sounds great, thank you for sharing. Could you put the floor wax on top of the acrylic paint? I love discovering new ways and using things, designed for other purposes ❤️
So you first apply coat of acrylic floor wax , let it dry and paint on it..isn't it?
Could you elaborate on what floor wax product exactly you use? 😊 I'm very intrigued
Try alcohol activated paint...once the alcohol has evaporated, all that's left is the pigment.
What make/brand of floor wax do you use Trisha
I have been looking for it since so long on Google and TH-cam. Nobody has shown the drop test except you. Thanks ❤️❤️
So glad it was useful, good quality clays like DAS have this durability ❤️ thank you
I could barely watch the drop-test! 😁 Thanks for this video. It was very helpful 👍
😁 I had trouble letting go too!!! heehee
Thank you, I am glad it was useful, more clay videos coming out over the next weeks.
I just picked up some air dry clay. So glad I found your channel. You has given me a bit more confidence for my plan of making Christmas gifts.
Wonderful, enjoy 😊 Thank you
This video is of great help! This information is truly important and gives us confidence about this media which I knew very little about.
I was nervous with the demonstration but it proved that if we follow your instructions the results are successful.
Thank you!
Glad it was helpful, thank you and enjoy your new projects
@@RedRockingBird I haven’t begun working with clay, but I do look forward to that soon. Thanks to your beautiful pieces and excellent tutorials I feel motivated!
This is SO encouraging! Thank you... 💜 I've done so many projects with air dry clay then regretted it and decided it's the last time I try and use the stuff, and the internet has never been helpful about stopping the dried clay projects from crumbling, scratching, disintegrating... This video and your lovely projects have given me a new found excitement to try again! Thank you, and you have a new subscriber too! 😍 xx
Wonderful to hear it’s inspired you to try again, hopefully you can begin again with a different mindset and see what happens but most importantly have fun, a bag WELCOME, thank you for watching ❤️❤️
Gosh I was thinking oh no don't do that those dishes are so pretty! but I'm Amazed.
lol YAY thanks for watching
That was fun on the drop test! 😄 I have so much to watch that you've posted. You are Wonderful! Everyone needs an Instructor like you. I'm thankful to have found You. I can't thank you enough 💜
Glad to hear you enjoyed the drop test too 😆
Thank you, I’m so happy you enjoy ❤️
I so love your art! It’s so beautiful! I have some clay and I am going to start making some pieces also! Thank you for sharing! You are such an inspiration! God bless you! I will keep watching!
Wonderful thank you so much, enjoy your projects
Love your serenity and the little bird. I subscribed
Thank you so much, welcome 🤗
Your crafts are super cute! Thank you for the advice in this video 🙏👍
Glad you are enjoying the projects, you’re welcome, thank you 😊
the drop tests gave me anxiety but were much needed! haha thank you
But all was good, I wouldn’t do too often but I love DAS clay, thank you 😊
I have some airdry clay but I found it incredibly hard to find all this information such as what to coat it with, so THANK YOU!
Super, enjoy your projects, thank you 😊
Your work is really beautiful. Well done
Thank you, glad you enjoy 😊
Your crafts are really beautiful, and the tips and tricks are delivered so nicely. Thanks for this wonderful, calming and inspiring video 😊👍😊
Thank you so much 😊
I love your creations! The animal faces are sooo cute! I also love how you match the colours. A very helpful test, thanks!
Thank you and so glad it was helpful, enjoy your projects ❤️
Came upon your video by chance and am So happy,tried stone clay yrs. ago but can no longer get out,or kneed the clay,etc. So I’m thinking air dried might be the perfect medium to allow me to enjoy the process in my own home without the Mess and equipment needed for regular pottery, l’ve subscribed and am looking forward to More of your tutorials 💕 Thank You !!
Hi and welcome Shirley, thank you 😊❤️
I love using air dry clay to so thank you for the tips!
You’re welcome, thanks for watching, have fun with your projects ❤️
What do you think of homemade clay , I'm on a very limited budget a retired 72 yr old that would love to start a new hobby. I so enjoy watching your videos and have subscribed, thank you .😊
Hi, welcome, here in the Uk a pack of air dry clay is a fairly good price and I’d say the best value. I occasionally make my homemade air dry clay which is so strong, but it take a lot of beating to get just right and I find by the time you cost in all the ingredients it not actually any cheaper, so I opt for shop bought for ease in all honesty. Best of luck with your new hobby 😊❤️
Very informative..thanks..love your work
Thank you, that’s lovely ☺️
I learned today not to try to speed drying by using a heat gun. I started experimenting with air dry clay in my stainless steel tumbler designs. The first project had a lot of cracking & I was constantly adding clay along with a bit of water to smooth things out. Despite the fall backs the project was successful. Now, I am on my second project with the clay and tried speed up the dry time a little. While I was attempting to dry it with the heat a piece of clay literally popped off the project like popping corn. It scared me a little when it happened & of course had a laugh afterwards 😂. I am guessing that there was air trapped in the clay that expanded to cause that reaction from the heat gun. I definitely try your tips out next.
Yes slow drying air dry clay is always best, the metal will have started to really heat up too, causing even more heat, glad you’re ok and enjoying the process, thanks for watching
I'm looking forward to make my first creation and this video helped me understand some stuff with Das clay. Thank you so much for this video ❤️
Wonderful, happy to hear that, enjoy your projects ❤ keep watching ❤
@@RedRockingBird Thank you! I find a lot of your videos helpful!
@@christina22klol12 ❤️❤️❤️
Great video! Thank you for sharing this very helpful information.
Thank you, happy that you found it useful 😊
How fascinating! I've been thinking about using air dry clay for fairy garden accessories, but was worried about durability and weatherproofness...well, now I need to go and watch that video too! Thank you so much, and your designs are lovely xx
Glad it was helpful, thank you 💕 🎨
You have the best air dry clay channel. Thanks for all the videos, they're all really helpful and informative.
So nice of you, thank you, that means a lot to me
Your voice is so calming.
Thank you 🙏😊
Uauuu! your video on das is very comprehensive, well done, full of advice. Unfortunately I don't know English well but I have learned enough from the pictures. you are really good at painting, I have no hopes for painting I am not brought, instead for the processing of the das you have to gain experience to get to a nice object!
Thank you, I am so glad it was helpful, enjoy some air dry clay projects ❤️
He estado comenzando a usar air dry clay y desgraciadamente en español no hay mucha información sobre el tema, así que tu video me ha servido un montón. Muchas gracias!
Super, gracias, me alegro de que sea útil, incluso en inglés 🌺
Lorena yo soy muy mala para entender el inglés,que es lo que le da a las piezas antes de pintar? Es como pegamento blanco? Es que no lo entiendo 😬🤦🏻♀️
@@D0MINAD0MINATRIX esta parte es opcional. A veces utilizo pintura acrílica diluida. a veces utilizo medio acrílico, sí, similar al pegamento blanco. Espero que esto ayude.
@@RedRockingBird So to harden the clay you use? polyurethane varnish? is that in audio I do not understand English, written if I can translate it with the internet. And at minute 2:56 what you say is that you have to cover the clay so that when it dries it doesn't crack? Please if you could tell me around here to see if so I can translate it😬🙏🙏🙏
@@D0MINAD0MINATRIX DAS clay I find to be strong but to protect it and give it extra strength yes add a varnish or lacquer. People who live in hot climates find that the clay dries too quick which can make the clay crack, the damp cloth is to slow down the drying time, but not a necessary step, here in the UK I do not need to. I really hope this helps, thank you for watching, Sarah
answered so many of my questions thank you so much!!
Super, I am so glad, air dry clay is such a wonderful medium, enjoy it
I'm so glad I've found your videos. You answered a lot of my questions and this video is amazing. Gratitude for sharing
Thank you, that makes me happy to hear, enjoy your air dry clay projects ❤️
Loved your video,
Thank you 💖
I enjoy very much your tutorial,you are very cordial,thanks so much from . US
Thank you so much, I am so glad you like 😊
I’m so glad I found you!!! I love air dry clay and you have answered a lot of questions. Thanks again I’ll be watching you from now on. Take care😊
Hi Joan, so glad you enjoyed and found of some use, lots more to come, happy crafting, Sarah
After coming across your videos on TH-cam and watching two, I have to compliment you on how easy it is to follow your vids. No annoying music to interfere with hearing you, and your lovely calm voice giving us instructions. Perfect. I just subscribed!
@@lzrd8460 thank you so much, so very kind of you to say, I will be doing lots more creative videos along with more air dry clay videos too, thanks, Sarah 😊
I decided to make myself a little incense tray 😊 Your video is very helpful, thank you!
Sounds lovely, sure you enjoyed your project, thank you 😊
Thank you Madam for explaining about the air drying clay
It was nice to know about the clay.
You are welcome, thank you for watching
Thank you this helped me so much your a life saver godbless
Glad it helped, thank you
Thank you
You're welcome 🌟
Hey thanks! I bought this clay as polymer clay is not very avaliable in my city and your vid really helped! Thanks a lot :)
Wonderful, enjoy your projects, here air dry clay is much more affordable too as you get more for your money ❤️ thank you
Just loved this video!!!!!! Thank you so much!
Wonderful thank you 😊
What shrinkage can you expect from a large snake model ?
Also, can you hollow out the inside to reduce weight ? Your tin foil suggestion might do the trick.
I would use tin foil yes, it shrinks a little so with a larger/longer piece you need to give it room to shrink and will likely need to fill some gaps once dry
Once I saw a beautiful flower bouquet made of clay and I wanted to buy it. The price was outrageous, haha. So I came home, bought a packet of clay and made two bouquets myself. I painted them with watercolours and they're still on my shelves. But I didn't know all the things you are saying here. I'll try again, this is beautiful.
This is fantastic, and totally me too...answer to everything...but i can just make one 💗 Sounds like you did a great job, I did this video for beginners who i got many many questions from asking if it's worth making anything from air dry clay because they think it will just break too easily, if you have a been there done it, I think you did what you felt was right and it worked so you're winning 💗
@@RedRockingBird Oh, it wasn't difficult at all. The flowers are flat shapes, cut from clay sheets, glued to wooden sticks and decorated with bast fibre and little clay leaves. You can easily make a hundred of those, but I made about twenty. :) Now I know I have to pay attention to drying, I didn't know why clay cracks so easily. Thank you!
They sound lovely. I had lots of questions from people asking why clay cracks too so I thought I’d put this together to show my thoughts. 😊
Боже, вы такая талантливая!!!! Удачи вам!
Большое спасибо, очень любезно
Thank you for sharing this information.
My pleasure, thank you for watching 💕
Great tips! I really needed these ! I love your creations. Thanks for sharing your talents and creativity.
You are so welcome, thank you for watching 💖
Thanks for this! This is something that worries me about air dry clay so this is great to overcome those!
Glad this video gives you a bit more faith in air dry clay, I just love it.
You have a lovely voice Sarah.
Thank you so kind 😊
Remember the home made shrinks quite a bit. It’s as much fun as the other air dry clays. This was great. Very helpful
So true, thank you 💞
Thank you so much for sharing your expertise. It is very much appreciated
Thank you for watching ✨
Thank you from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
Thank you for watching ❤️
Hi Sarah,
I'm a new subscriber and I wanted to say hi and let you know how much I am enjoying your channel! Awesome videos! Thanks so much!
Thank you so much, that is amazing to hear, keep enjoying 😍
I would like to see you do a video on using air dry clay in moulds. Have you ever done any? I bought some air dry paper clay and some silicon molds and want to decorate some tin cans as planters for my veranda this summer.
Sounds like a lovely project you have there. I’ve not used moulds before, I like mine to be completely bespoke, but have seen moulds work great for air dry clay
Silicone is non-stick in contact with so many materials, I think you should have no problem using a silicone mold!
If you fear ruining the mold, do a test first. Maybe pressing a little piece of clay somewhere in the outside of the mold, leaving it to dry and seeing if it comes out easily.
Silicone molds work fine with biscuit clay and even resin, so I think it should be fine.
genuinely love your style! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much, lots more clay to come and other creative projects too
Eu adorei parabéns 👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you 💖
Saved my cute dragon thing it cracked on my head and I used your tricks end it worked so well😅
Excellent, happy to hear you fixed your creation, they can most often be saved, if not exactly how we intended they can always be modified, thanks
Ty ,So much for all the informative videos and you have such a soothing voice I just had to say that. But I do have a question I bought my clay before doing enough research so I bought the big tub of crayola and it was so hard not dried out just to hard to work with well I’ve added water and I think I might have added a bit to much so what I would like to know is what is the perfect texture and is there any little test? I’m letting it dry now but last night I made a little bowl and it was sticking to my Matt so I assume it’s still too wet please help and Ty in advance. Oh and I am going to attempt to make your angel wings for Xmas if my clay dries out before then 😂.
Thank you.I’ve not tried crayola but I’d be interested to test it as many people say the. Same thing, but then other TH-cam crafters do use it! If you knead it well with wet hands it really should come together, but as you say you’ve already added water. If you are finding it’s sticking to you board then next time use a piece of wax paper under it when drying. How is it drying now? Best of luck with the angel wings, definitely put something under them when drying 😊❤️
Parabéns, lindo trabalho! Good job!😍
Thank you 😊
Thank you for tips can't wait to start
Have fun 💖
this was very helpful, thank you so much! I will try these out ☺️
So glad you found this useful, enjoy 😊
Thank you sooo much for crush tests!! You encouraged me more to sculpt with clay!!
With air dry clay i do my best to sculpt miniatures for table top games i have just started so my minis have not so good quality but im sure i will grow soon 😀👍
You’re welcome. Practice makes perfect, most importantly enjoy 😊
I was thinking making a mask for animie and your videos very informative on how to use air dry clay thank you.
Glad it was helpful 😍
Thank you so much for this! I'm really interested in trying out clay sculpting as a hobby, but I want to try and be as sustainable as possible, and I'm finding air dry clay is generally so much more sustainable than polymer clay - or at least it's much easier to find sustainable options! This is such helpful information and makes me so excited to try it out while feeling better about the materials I'm using :)
Wonderful, I am so happy to hear this, enjoy your new projects while hopefully being more sustainable 😊 Thank you
Thanks that’s terrific!!
Glad it was helpful, thanks for watching
Helpful video ❤ I have a acryl medium but it says gel on it. It's that the right one? Thanks 😁
So acrylic gel medium is often mixed with acrylic paint to increase viscosity and transparency, thanks for watching, have fun creating, maybe see what else you have available to you
nice job
Thank you 😊
Thank you so much❤❤❤
You're welcome 😊 thank you
Great video!!
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you ❤️
Please share your experiences, we'd all love to hear
What kind of varnish do you use for your clay? Can you do a tutorial for finishing project with the varnish?
I like the polyurethane varnish best and I quite often use a spray lacquer, there is so much choice, I did a little video with what i had at the current time here: th-cam.com/video/z0dtdQFQ-wM/w-d-xo.html
thankyou for this video, really meant a lot! i really enjoyed 🫂🤍
Thank you so much for your lovely comment, have a great day 😊
@@RedRockingBird you too😊
can you provide a link to your video that shows how you make your own air dry clay? Thank you!
DIY Air Dry Clay EASY Recipe
th-cam.com/video/ncn9bvdCN2Y/w-d-xo.html
Thanks 😊
Can you please tell me how you prevent the pieces curling up when drying. Thank you for your well explained videos.
Slow drying and turn them regularly, if you find they start to curl you can place a light plank of wood or book on them to keep them down, but I fin when I dry them slow on my smooth tiles they don't curl and then lift off the tile when fully dry. Hope this helps. Thanks
@@RedRockingBird Thanks for this it has just started to happen to me. no cracks but some curl
Thank you for the tutorial.
I am making a fairy house. I didn't order enough clay and didn't completely cover all of the piece. I won't receive the clay for a day or so.
Will I be able to apply more clay to the unfinished parts?
Yes sure, if you wet the dry clay just a little where it might connect and then continue with your wet clay that will be fine.
Thanks for watching
Hallo, I have a desperate question. I want to pimp a glass bottle with airdry clay but not fully covered....with what do I attach it. I've looked everywhere but can't find an answer
a white craft glue should work, you could scuff the area on the glass first
Thanks for the comparison video. Can you please share where you got the water squeeze bottle.
Thank you. The little one with the blue lid is actually from my sons mini aqua beads set 😆
Thank you!
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Ty for sharing your tips.
Thank you for watching. Lots more to come
Really informative, thank you❤🙋🏽♀️
So glad you think so, thank you 😊
I'd broken a piece that I'd made. I'll try to fix it with your helpful hints. Thank you! :)
Really hope you can fix it, thank you 😊
Oh, that is great advice, thank you so much! I have one problem I need to solve rather quickly, and that is about the stability of a figurine. I am working with air dry clay for the first time, using DAS as well, and of course I´m going in at the deep end making a big (!) Donald Duck figurine, about 50 cm high, that should be about 20 inches.
I made a full body armature out of cardboard and Paper (so that I would need only one layer of DAS to cover the figurine, a layer of 1 or 1,5 cm should be enough) and built him a "wire belt" with wire legs, on which I put the body, so to speak, but the wire is almost to weak to carry even the paper figurine. I wonder now if the DAS will hold the weight of the whole thing once it is covered in it. I´m so worried he will just do the splits and the legs will spread outwards and break under the weight. I need to make the bottom part stronger. So now I´m wondering if it could help to mix PVA and DAS for the belly ( I heard PVA makes DAS more stable) and legs so that the "underpart" will be hopefully be strong enought to carry the entire body. What do you think? Or might lacquer help? So first sealant (which one? Sorry, I´m in Germany), then acrylic paint, then lacquer? Oh, help!
I knew I would run into some trouble 😯!
Hi, that is pretty big for a first try, but keep going and jump the hurdles as you reach them, I’d use supports around it, I prefer scrunched tin foil under the clay, to both grip to the clay and be light. Maybe build the feet and legs and let dry and then keep going, you should be able to make in sections if you need to. I’ve not added glue to DAS but I know people do, varnish will partly keep it together at the end but it may well have cracks form first as it is so large, don’t worry just fix the cracks by wetting the dry clay and filling with fresh clay. Best of luck, let me know how you get on.
Here is a video that shows the tin foil and clay: Air dry clay SCULPTURES -
th-cam.com/video/ucHqVFj-Yk0/w-d-xo.html
@@RedRockingBird Wow, what a quick reply, thank you very much! Yes, I should have used tin foil, but I saw someone else making theirs with old newspapers and I thought, as I needed a LOT, I will use newspapers too, and also tin foil is so unfriendly to the environment. But I guess I should have used it anyway. I am going to wrap Donald in it at least to seal the paper from the DAS, otherwise I´m worried he might get mouldy from inside.
Yes, that was my plan too, to start with the feet and then work upwards towards the belly, let that dry and then go further upwards bit by bit. I have to make the bill beforehand, I guess, and then attach it to the armature, otherwise this clay is never going to hold the weight of the bill and it will fall right off, I´m afraid. If only I was experienced, but I´m not. But certainly will be after this 😅. I´m just so worried about the legs breaking off. Maybe I´ll put something under his belly for him to "sit" on, as a third support right in the center. It´s going to be a Santa Donald, so perhaps I should just put a wrapped up present under his belly. Oh deary me. But I suddenly got this idea a few days ago and now I want to make it somehow. I´m quite happy with my armature, but in my imagination I can see it call come crashing down. Thank you for your advice! I wish it was possible to upload photos here for people to see what one is doing and provide ideas.
@@Punki80 you’ll hopefully be fine and yes as you say add something else in for support, just make sure it is all 100% dry before you seal him, it does sound like a fun project and never be afraid of jumping in the deep end 😊❤️ best of luck
@@RedRockingBird Thank you so much for your encouragement! I rarely do anything these days, there were many very bad things happening around me and to me for at least 10 years (and still are, healthwise, boyfriend died and all sorts of really bad luck), that killed the little creativity that I had left, though I remember as a little girl I was drawing and doing stuff almost every day. It has all stopped. But every now and then, about once a year or even twice, I suddenly want to make something. And this year it was that.
Yes, I will let him dry for at least a week or even more before I continue. Have you any advice what to seal him with? Polyurethane varnish or better something else? That´s my last question, I promise 😉.
could you tell me what varnish to use over paint please and why is my finished clay sticky / love your videos thank you
most craft varnishes/lacquers work well, they just need very this coats and plenty of drying time between, hope that helps. Thank you 😊
Thank you for this video!
Glad it was helpful, thank you ❤️
Thank you so much for sharing these tips😍
You are very welcome, thank you 😊
Hello! I have spent years trying to get answers on many air dry clay projects and never really succeeded so I am glad you are doing these videos! My problem has always been painting air dry clay with acrylic paint. I find that if I scratch it with just a finger the paint comes off, the paint can be scratched off so easily. Sometimes the paint peels off in one go, it becomes almost like a skin on the clay and can be peeled off. I have tried using clear gesso on air dry clay and then painting it but I get the same results. I bought a better quality of acrylic paint and still I get the same issue. Even tried varnishing it first and then painting which was just a silly idea altogether. What do I do to get the paint on the clay and not have it scratch off?
Hi, I know what you mean about acrylic sometimes becoming like a skin on the surface, my first layer is always watered down a little so it partially soaks into the clay, as a key, I also have experimented with different first coats , sometimes i use acrylic primer sometimes straight onto the thinned down acrylic, but the main thing is acrylic paint always needs sealing, i prefer either spray craft lacquer or polyurethane varnish.
They completely set the acrylic for me.
Some people prefer to work with polymer clay but i really love air dry clay. I am also going to try the lightweight ir dry clay soon, so will see how that is in comparison, will probably do a video!
Do you normally add a top coat over your acrylic?
Thanks, Sarah
@@RedRockingBird thanks for responding! I will try to thin the acrylic paint down and paint a few coats and see how it goes. I will also try the lacquer over it. I have used acrylic gloss varnish on it before and still had all the paint peel off.
@@theeditor1149 I find polyurethane varnish excellent, you just have to make sure you leave it to fully dry and not let any get onto what the piece it is propped up on
I have a little video using watercolour (out 2nd April), so no acrylic paint in sight, maybe this is the way for you to go, or at least try out x
Hi! sorry for the late reply but if you're trying to paint an air dry clay, some video tutorials mentioned that you can mixed the paint with the undried clay (as it is from the packaging) so the colors are incorporated thoroughly, not only as a coat. this may works only if your clay piece didn't have a complex coloring technique tho, hope it helps!
if I sprayed a fragile piece before painting, will it help with strengthening it so it doesn’t break in the hand while turning?
Adding a top coat does give it strength, so if you can paint over the top of the spray then try it I would, then make sure to seal it all fully at the end
@@RedRockingBird thank u
Thank you very much for this video ❤ I've been meaning to try air dry clay for a while and this convinced me! 🌻
That is super, enjoy your projects, I just love air dry clay ❤️ thank you
So Helpful... TFS
Glad it was helpful! ❤️
If you cover it in resin would that make it waterproof? I’ve seen others do this ?
It sure should, I’m new to resin, just experimenting 😊
I just watched your other video where you made your own air dry clay with Corn Starch and PVC glue. Is that recipe as firm as the DAS air dry clay? Are they equally dense? Do you have any type of video where you compare the two? I would like to strart with making my own clay and try making a palette. I have a UV Resin light and resin to waterproof it. I am wondering if making my own clay for this would work. Sorry for all the questions. Thank you for your video.
The homemade clay is stronger than DAS and I must test it again as a palette, you wouldn’t need anything as strong as resin on this unless you like the finished effect. With the homemade clay I would use the press technique as the texture is different to DAS, thanks and best of luck 😊🎨
Very useful video thank you so much.
Thank you so glad it was useful ❤️
I appreciate you making this video
Thank you, glad you liked
I'm wondering if it's possible to mix a bit of lacquer or resin in the clay to improve durability.
coating in resin afterwards is definitely an option, it could get pretty messy adding it in whilst working with it
What should I use to seal and give strength to my sculptures? Varnish or sum?
yes varnish not slip, i like this one amzn.to/3O3OCD1
Great video....kudos to you.
Can you use these as Coasters. Will that retain heat?
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would you say that making a paper mache nucleum (i'm talking thin things like masks etc) it makes it stronger or more pliable and thus liable to break?
If it’s thin and delicate it will break easily
Thank you so much for your extremely helpful video. I tried the daz clay to make flowers but I couldn’t roll it out as thin as I wanted. Love your ideas re more careful drying out. My grandkids had a ball with Christmas cutters and had great results but if I’m making things for myself I want them to be really smooth but find that difficult. Also how do you store it to stop it drying out? Your creations are stunning. Thanks so much. I’m looking forward to watching more of your videos, there’s so much learning, thank you for taking the time to do them, you are so generous.
Wonderful, glad you’re all enjoying, best not to roll too thinly anyway. I store the opened packed wrapped back up again with either an elastic band or tape around it and then in another airtight bag or Tupperware tub, hope this helps, keep watching, more coming soon 😊🤍
What sealant are you using ? I did my sons hand with his fingerprints in the middle to make a heart
He passed away 6 months ago and I noticed a long Crack on the underside. Tips please??
So sorry to hear of your loss.
Air dry clay slip connects the clay together. What I would do very gently with yours is ever so slightly damp the crack on the back and then take a very small amount of wet clay and gently smooth it into the gap to fill the gap. I wouldn’t interfere with the front side which is precious to you, just make sure as you work on it you don’t use too much pressure, to prevent the crack from cracking through, I hope this helps ❤️❤️
I have a block of das clay that has dried out. Can i rehydrate it to make a mould for a jewellery piece?
If it will cut up a bit with a sharp knife, chop it a few times and then place in a sealed plastic bag with a little water, seal and wait for some moisture to soak back in, add more water if necessary
If I cover a bottle or a pot with air dry clay to get its shape, do the air dry clay cracks when it dries if I didn't remove the bottle or the pot while its drying?
Thank u for your videos 💗
yes most likely air dry clay will crack if forced to dry around a solid object as it needs space to shrink, if you don't give it space it will crack, thanks
@@RedRockingBird So if I let some space between the solid and the clay it will be ok or not?
@@mimimama8638 if you can??? Best shape it around something and remove but it may still crack a little, all air dry clay may still crack at joins etc
@@RedRockingBird ok thank you sooooo much 💗💗💗💗
@@mimimama8638 enjoy your projects