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Makin’s®
Clay Basics
By Gail Ritchey
1010-2
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Main supplies:
- Makin’s
Clay
White clay
Red clay
Yellow clay
Brown clay
- Roller
- Green plastic
tools
- Mixing Ruler
- Texture
sheets – Set B
- Push molds
- Fruits
- Cutters
– Alphabets
- Cutters
– Star
- Cutters
– Flower
- Makin’s
Professional™ Ultimate Clay Machine™
- Makin’s
Professional™ Ultimate Clay Extruder™
Basic Supplies:
- Table surface
- Paint brushes
- Cup with
water
- Cutting
mat
- Paint
- Spray bottle
- Plastic
Bags
- Plastic
Wrap
- Paper Towels
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Instructions:
- Makin’s Clay®
is an air dry polymer clay. Always work on a cutting mat
to help protect surfaces.
- To open a package,
remove the outside plastic packaging. Using scissors, cut
off the amount of clay desired.
- Since Makin’s
Clay® in an air dry polymer clay, keep it covered with
plastic wrap or a damp paper towel when you are not working
with the clay.
- Keep Makin’s
Clay® in a zip lock plastic bag.
- Mist Makin’s
Clay® with water if it starts to dry before you are
done working with it.
- Makin’s Clay®
can be molded for beads, snakes etc.
- You can flatten Makin’s
Clay® by rolling the clay with the plastic roller. To
get a thinner sheet, pick the sheet up then place back on
a cutting mat and rolling again.
- You can also roll
a sheet of clay using the Makin’s Professional™
Ultimate Clay Machine™.
- Makin’s Clay
can be cut with cutters
- You can mix colors
of Makin’s Clay® together to create custom colors.
Use the Makin’s® Clay Mixing Ruler™ for
new colors.
- You can mix acrylic
paints into Makin’s Clay for custom colors.
- Makin’s®
can also be put into Push Molds. Powder the mold, press
the clay into the mold, then remove. You may need to allow
the clay to dry slightly before removing.
- You can smooth Makin’s
Clay® with water.
- Water with adhere
pieces of Makin’s Clay® together or you can use
white craft glue.
- You can paint Makin’s
Clay® before or after it is dry.
- Allow Makin’s
Clay to dry 24 hours.
- Makin’s Clay
can cover metal, paper mache, glass and wood.
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