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Of course ordinary clay is a completely different material taking in consideration its toughness, weight, texture, but you can imitate is by polymer clay quite realistically. You won’t need any specific instruments for this. I use a metallic knitting needle, a wooden stake for molding, a brushy bamboo skewer to add texture to clay and a sharp blade. Instead of the wooden stake you can use the wooden part of a brush or any other alike item with a dull roundish tip. I choose the color of clay from the start. It won’t change in the process. I mix the following colors to get the color of baked clay: beige, chocolate and a bit of red color.
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I chose a candle holder to decorate. Actually you can use any glass cup. Eventually its surface will be completely hidden under clay. We roll the clay as thin as possible. Then we cut the needed form to wrap the glass. I don’t use stencils. I just cover the glass with the rolled layer of clay and cut.
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At the seams I cut away the excess clay and roll with the knitting needle like with a small rolling pin. You can get rid of dust from the surface of clay by wet wipes. They can also help you to smoth the surface. It’s high time to choke out air bubbles that appear between the glass and the clay. You can see them at the previous photo. Work from the middle to the ends. If you don’t choke out air bubbles before curing, the air pockets will expand while baking and misshape the clay surface.
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Now I get down to the texture of the surface. Different effects can be achieved just by simple tools and materials like sanding papers, tooth brushes, salt. I just press with a bamboo skewer. It is firm enough to texturize deeply. While burning the candle will gleam through the textured clay.
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Then I texturize stems. The pattern is quite simple. I press a knitting needle or a toothpick on the clay almost down to the glass. Later these lines will also glow.
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I press down with the roundish tip of the stake and spin it a bit to expand indents, forming round flowers.
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With a pointed tip of the knitting needle I press down dots as dipper as possible. The more indents you’ll do, the more shiny the candle holder will be. The pattern is limited only by your imagination
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Now our candle holder is ready for curing. At the photo you can see the ready works. The photo doesn’t reflects fully glowing patterns but believe me such candle holders will help to create quite a cozy atmosphere at your home. The candle holder to the right is an example of applying oil paints to a cured item. Texture accepts paints easily. You can use acrylic paints but not all of them are suitable for use on polymer clay. “Ladoga” acrylics perform well with polymer clay. “Decola” acrylics are chemically unsuitable. They make the surface sticky. You can use any oil paints but keep in mind that they need more time for drying. Gouache paints are not suitable at all. I dab dry paint on the clay with my finger. You might need several applications.
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At the next photo you can see a fish. It is also made of “Fimo” clay. There is a stone inside it to economize clay. It also simplifies molding process. At first the clay surface was smooth and wasn’t suitable for applying paint. I rubbed it with a coarse-grit sandpaper and applied paint with linseed oil added. In this tutorial you can find more information for paint application.
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Don’t hurry to apply paint. Leave the clay along for a while to chill. After baking the clay is brittle, especially if there are any details attached to the surface.
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Here is another photo with the fish on it:
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Good luck! Wish you inspiration! If you have any questions, let me know.
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