Download or read book Exploring Canework in Polymer Clay written by Patricia Kimle and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring Canework in Polymer Clay: Color, Pattern and Surface Design gives jewelry makers in-depth instruction in polymer clay cane making. Beginning with polymer clay basics and color theory for pleasing combinations in canework, the book also provides detailed lessons in constructing, reducing, and repeating patterns in canes as well as how to use canes to create repeating patterns for larger surface design. The book teaches eight unique cane styles, and a variety of ways to incorporate cane patterns into sophisticated finished jewelry. Techniques include striped, checkerboard, spiral, bull’s eye, kaleidoscope, floral, combination, and translucent overlay canes. Detailed step-by-step instructions and clear process photography for each cane styleguide readers of any skill level. Lessons are followed by vibrant jewelry -- necklaces, earrings, bracelets, pendants, or brooches -- incorporating the pattern just taught. A stunning and inspirational gallery of finished jewelry, all designed by award-winning author Patricia Kimle, completes this beautiful book.
Download or read book Polymer Clay Color Inspirations written by Lindly Haunani and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2009 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned for their courses and workshops on color, the authors offer instruction and inspiration that focuses on polymer clay as a learning tool that crafters can use to explore their own color instincts and preferences. Each chapter investigates a color principle supported by a jewelry project.
Download or read book Polymer Clay Master Class written by Judy Belcher and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the Signature Techniques of Top Polymer Clay Artists Polymer Clay Master Class offers you a close-up look at the creative processes of eleven acclaimed polymer clay artists as they share their expertise with one another and you. Judy Belcher and Tamara Honaman bring together these talented artists for the first time, offering their individual techniques and then documenting how they inspire and challenge one another in the creation of collaborative pieces. In five lessons with sixteen guided projects, you will gain an understanding of the polymer clay skills you’ve always wanted to master, such as: • Creating with sculpture, canework, and imitative techniques • Altering the surface with carving, transfers, imprint, and silk screening • Incorporating mixed media, such as metal, wood, and fiber • Designing using cold connections, hollow and lightweight forms, kinetic construction, and jewelry-finishing techniques • Pushing the boundaries of the Skinner Blend technique • Collaborating with fellow artists to open up new creative possibilities With contributors including Leslie Blackford, Cynthia Tinapple, Lindly Haunani, Sarah Shriver, and many others, you have a front-row seat to the world of innovative polymer clay art. Challenge your assumptions about methods, style, and collaboration, and get ready to start on your own creative journey. Also available as an ebook
Download or read book The Art of Polymer Clay Millefiori Techniques written by Donna Kato and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2011-01-26 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thousand and one ideas for making beautiful polymer clay millefiori. In Venetian glassmaking, slender rods of molten glass are shaped, then cut to reveal amazingly detailed patterns: flowers, geometric shapes, dancing colors. These slices are called millefiori, “thousand flowers,” because they form a carpet of flowers when placed side by side. Now celebrity author Donna Kato shows crafters exactly how to re-create these intricate, fascinating designs in polymer clay. The Art of Polymer Clay Millefiori Techniques reveals the entire process: how to work with the polymer clay, the basics of planning and creating a cane, and using color effectively. Dozens of canes, from simple to simply stunning, are included, and everything is clearly explained and illustrated with full-color photos, the Donna Kato way. Throughout the book, examples of stunning work by such millefiori artists as Kathy Amt, Pier Voulkos, and Kathleen Dustin provide inspiration. There must be a thousand ways to make beautiful millefiori . . . explore them all in The Art of Polymer Clay Millefiori Techniques.
Download or read book Polymer Clay Surface Design Recipes written by Ellen Marshall and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book will teach you how to create a wonderful array of unique surface designs, each made by combining day with other media such as inks, paints, and powders, and other tools such as stamps, brushes, stencils, brayers, and wire. Starting with a comprehensive overview onworking with day, the book then offers more than 100 surface recipes and variations with complete details about how the effect was achieved."-- Back cover.
Download or read book The Art of Polymer Clay Creative Surface Effects written by Donna Kato and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2007 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Polymer clay has grown and grown and grown in popularity since the publication of Donna Kato’s best-selling The Art of Polymer Clay in 1997. And there have been so many technical advances, too. Now poly-diva Donna Kato presents an all-new look at one of crafters’ all-time favorite mediums. Donna Kato’s Polymer Clay Innovations begins with the essentials of polymer clay, including its working properties, plus tools, curing, safety recommendations, and color blending (with full information on the now-indispensable Skinner Blend). Photo-packed chapters focus on exciting projects—beads, bracelets, pins, pendants, and boxes--and showcase new techniques, including image transfers, surface treatments such as stencils, stamps, paints, and inks, sculpting, inclusions, special effects, and finishing. Finished pieces by some of the biggest names in polymer clay, including Kathleen Dustin, Pier Voulkos, and Nan Roche, plus Donna Kato herself, offer ideas and inspiration.
Download or read book Polymer Clay 101 written by Kim Otterbein and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beginner's guide to crafting with polymer clay, teaching all the basic techniques through easy projects. Includes DVD-ROM"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Polymer Clay Master Class written by Judy Belcher and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the Signature Techniques of Top Polymer Clay Artists Polymer Clay Master Class offers you a close-up look at the creative processes of eleven acclaimed polymer clay artists as they share their expertise with one another and you. Judy Belcher and Tamara Honaman bring together these talented artists for the first time, offering their individual techniques and then documenting how they inspire and challenge one another in the creation of collaborative pieces. In five lessons with sixteen guided projects, you will gain an understanding of the polymer clay skills you’ve always wanted to master, such as: • Creating with sculpture, canework, and imitative techniques • Altering the surface with carving, transfers, imprint, and silk screening • Incorporating mixed media, such as metal, wood, and fiber • Designing using cold connections, hollow and lightweight forms, kinetic construction, and jewelry-finishing techniques • Pushing the boundaries of the Skinner Blend technique • Collaborating with fellow artists to open up new creative possibilities With contributors including Leslie Blackford, Cynthia Tinapple, Lindly Haunani, Sarah Shriver, and many others, you have a front-row seat to the world of innovative polymer clay art. Challenge your assumptions about methods, style, and collaboration, and get ready to start on your own creative journey. Also available as an ebook
Download or read book Foundations in Polymer Clay Design written by Barbara McGuire and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-01-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create Art with Polymer Clay Whether you are a student, teacher, crafter, or have an interest in art principles, you will discover new ways to unleash your creativity while creating with polymer clay. After a brief introduction to this versatile medium, the author presents the elements and principles of design, from color and value to emphasis and unity, which apply to all media. You will explore the concepts and complete exercises - which include step-by-step instructions and illustrations - aimed at stimulating and improving your design quality and creations. This indispensable guide includes: • More than 20 creative and functional projects • Artwork by celebrated artists from around the world • Hundreds of lavish full-color photos Comprehensive. Modern. Fundamental. An essential resource.Hundreds of lavish full-color photos Comprehensive. Modern. Fundamental. An essential resource.
Download or read book Making Polymer Clay Beads written by Carol Blackburn and published by Thunder Bay Press. This book was released on 2020-06-09 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how to make your own polymer clay beads and turn them into colorful accessories and decorations. Making Polymer Clay Beads offers beginning and veteran artists a comprehensive resource for crafting unique beads of all colors and shapes at home. From selecting the right equipment and working with raw clay to making dozens of different shapes and adding colorful effects, this all-in-one guide will aid you at every stage of your artistic journey. Step-by-step instructions and full-color photographs enable the reader to craft a wide variety of beads to be used in making handmade jewelry and decorations.
Download or read book Polymer Clay written by Georgia Sargeant and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Showcasing 20 methods of working in polymer clay, this book features step-by-step instructions for making jewelry, candlesticks, vases, decorative boxes, wind chimes, and more. 200 color images.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Polymer Clay Techniques written by Sue Heaser and published by Running Press. This book was released on 2007-10-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest in our best-selling Encyclopedia of Art series focuses on one of the most popular and versatile mediums available to crafters. This comprehensive guide offers directions on making decorative boxes, mosaics, and miniature models, as well as beads, buttons, and jewelry. Large, clear photographs demonstrate over 50 techniques, including basic skills such as rolling, color mixing, marbling, and baking; progressing to more challenging methods of shaping, molding, and sculpting clay. A 16-page gallery of work by renowned polymer clay artists demonstrates what can be achieved and provides crafters with inspiration.
Download or read book Patterns in Polymer written by Julie Picarello and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With her unmatched eye for color, color mixing and layering, well-known artist and fan favorite Julie Picarello helps beginners and advanced polymer artisans design, texture and finish gorgeous art beads using relatively simple techniques. In-depth introduction sections cover basics, color inspiration and recipes, and needed tools and materials. The book includes 7 mini projects and 10 finished jewelry projects, while callouts at the beginning of each project let the readers know exactly what specialized techniques will be learned. It’s the color that makes polymer clay truly exciting, and this book uses color like you’ve never seen it before.
Download or read book Polymer Clay Global Perspectives written by Cynthia Tinapple and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the World--in Polymer Clay! Polymer artists are connected like never before. As the acclaimed curator of the popular blog PolymerClayDaily.com, Cynthia Tinapple brings together 115 diverse artists from around the world to showcase the work of this new international community. Polymer Clay Global Perspectives invites you to explore the trends and cutting-edge styles that are influencing the future of this medium. In this masterful collection, you'll find: · Tips to create meaningful art that reflects your personality and vision · Behind-the-scenes profiles of 13 innovative artists in their studios · Step-by-step projects by contributors who share their signature methods, such as mokume gane, extruded canes, and adapted glass-blowing techniques · Galleries showcasing the best of the best polymer work in jewelry, miniatures, sculpture, and much more With artists including Kim Korringa, Shay Aaron, and Fabiola Perez offering their expertise, you'll find endless inspiration to take your art to the next level. Begin your own journey through the new landscape of contemporary polymer. A world of possibilities awaits.
Download or read book Creative Canes written by Barbara McGuire and published by Design Originals. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use these creative cane techniques with your polymer clay to create beautiful jewelry and art pieces.
Download or read book My Favorite Things in Polymer Clay written by Donna Kato and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Book of Polymer Clay written by Lisa Pavelka and published by Taunton Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If crafts are big, then clay is colossal. From pins and pendants to bracelets, buttons, and embellishments, crafters of all ages are embracing the creativity that polymer clay inspires. The Complete Book of Polymer Clay is an encyclopedic book by renowned expert Lisa Pavelka includes the latest techniques, handy tips, and trade secrets. Pavelka presents a sweeping overview of materials, how-to fundamentals, and construction techniques. She also introduces six original projects with complete instructions showing readers how to make pendants, curio boxes, a necklace, and a bracelet. Clear, concise, and comprehensive, this is an essential addition to any crafter's library, no matter his or her skill level. For even more inspiration, this indispensable reference features a gallery of 50 original projects by Pavelka and other talented polymer clay designers.
