The New Clay News

I just published my new book “TOP 10 REASONS WHY AIR DRY CLAY IS BETTER THAN POLYMER CLAY ” and, as an introductory offer, I've made the book available for FREE for the next few days.  Gra...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2017/03/new-book-about-air-dry-clayfree-today.html

Meadow Lane Studios shows us how to make a little roller tool to use whenever you want thin pieces of clay for embellishments, covering small objects, etc.

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2015/07/make-mini-roller.html

You may have noticed that MANY of my images have disappeared.    Joining Google Plus made a mess of my image files when I linked Google+ to Blogger.   Now it's no longer linked but please...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2014/06/problems-problems.html

Hi all, it's been a long time since I've posted anything new on the blog. It's been a busy year for me.   You too, huh?  As a matter of fact, it's been over a year since I said I was going to...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2014/06/update.html

Today Mauricio Siqueira takes us on a walkthrough of painting a completed air-dry clay or cold porcelain figure  using craft acrylics.  Step by step photos take us from a cured completed figur...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2013/06/how-to-paint-air-dry-clay-using-shading.html

DottedKitten has created a video showing us the differences she found between polymer clay and no-bake cold porcelain.   This question comes up often, so I hope you enjoy the video.   Than...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2013/05/comparing-polymer-clay-and-cold.html

Doll made by author (Mary in Oregon) using Creative Paperclay and Robert  McKinley tutorial. In this, the fifth year of The New Clay News, I've decided to make some format changes.  I'll b...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2013/04/new-changes-in-store-for-new-clay-news.html

If you're going to make your own clay doll, you'll need to buy or make some eyes.   There's lots of tutorials for making your own doll eyes.   We've featured some here and also at Air-Dry-...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2013/02/how-to-size-doll-eyes.html

Here's a tip from the Creative Paperclay blog for attaching pieces together!  With Creative Paperclay you can create a slip just like they do with traditional kiln-fired clays and use it t...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/12/slip-and-score.html

Hi, Sorry I haven't been posting every day like I used to.  I got involved in some local projects around town which have been taking a lot of my time.  More than I expected...you know how ...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/10/tutorial-clay-rose-with-color-gradient.html

It's Tool Tip Thursday and Rubina (Gemini Arts and Crafts) has lots of ideas for making your own clay cutters .  Supplies needed for this project are an aluminum sheet or tin sheet, scissors, p...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/10/make-your-own-clay-shape-cutters.html

It's Tutorial Tuesday....so let's create this cat in a pumpkin following a tutorial from Makin's Clay   The Halloween pumpkin is made from neon orange Makin's Clay and the cat's eyes ar...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/09/tutorial-black-cat-in-pumpkin.html

Most of the time we talk about air-dry clay, but The New Clay News is about ALL no-bake clays and today I'd like to introduce you to  Apoxie Sculpt, a modeling compound that cures with a chem...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/09/meet-new-clay-apoxie-sculpt.html

Today is Tutorial Tuesday and I found this tutorial on a Russian website to share.  Author describes a great technique for making a perfectly round ball using LaDoll clay.  The artist will use...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/09/make-perfect-ball-joints.html

"Spring" by Tireless Artist The Tireless Artist shares her tips for working with air-dry clay when creating art dolls plus some additional tips for saving and restoring "old" clay. To quot...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/09/working-with-air-dry-clay-art-dolls.html

Here's another great reference chart from Joumana Medlej, majnouna.com .   The "Artists Guide to Aging Characters" was created for those drawing human anatomy but it is also useful informa...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/08/heres-another-great-reference-chart.html

This "Guide to Drawing the Body" is a great reference chart from Joumana Medlej, majnouna.com .   It was created for those drawing human anatomy but it is also useful information for those...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/08/this-guide-to-drawing-body-is-great.html

These violets are less than an inch tall and photo was taken with  a lightbox and average camera. Taking photos of your clay creations and other small items, especially miniatures, can be c...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/08/taking-photos-of-your-clay-creations.html

You're probably familiar with Fimo polymer clay, but did you know Fimo also makes a line of air-dry clays? It's called FimoAir and is available in 5 different formulas.   I haven't yet had the ...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/08/meet-new-clay-fimo-air.html

This tutorial from MinaevaJA, which is translated from Russian, shows us how to embed air-dry clay flowers in epoxy to create earrings like those shown above and below.   At the beginning ...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/08/embedding-clay-flowers-in-epoxy-resin.html

We'll end our week of creating doll shoes with a simple pair of flats.    The ballerina shoes shown above were created with lined silk.   Use a different fabric and you'll create an entirely ...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/08/doll-shoe-week-ballerina-flats.html

I made these bunny slippers a couple years ago for a cloth doll.   They're glued on.   But there's no reason they can't be made for a clay doll or made as removable slippers.    Here's ho...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/08/doll-shoe-week-bunny-slippers.html

Another shoe idea from By Tarja Simpanen at Fashion Doll Shoes.  In this tutorial she demonstrates making a high heel pump with ankle strap using a fabric ribbon . Notice in the first step, ...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/08/doll-shoe-week-high-heel-strappy-pumps.html

Stylish summer boots for your doll . This step-by-step photo tutorial from a Russian website creates these shoes with denim (or other fabric), yarn, cardboard, scissors, dress hooks, thread, sati...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/08/doll-shoe-week-summer-boots.html

Make these platform sandals  from foamcore, cardstock, air-dry clay, metal pipe, fabric and 'buckle'.  The shoes shown in photo were designed to fit fashion dolls by Tarja Simpanen .   Using ...

http://newclaynews.blogspot.com/2012/08/shoe-week-high-heel-platform-shoe-for.html