* Paring knife or utility knife
* Knitting needles in a variety of sizes, including one that is a size
6, 7 or 8
* Small brushes of good quality (no loose bristles!) in these approximate sizes: liner (size 0 or 1), round brushes
(sizes
2 and 10), a flat or filbert
(sizes 4 and 8)
*Sharp needle tool
* Ruler
* Favorite sculpting tools if you have them
*Oven that can be used for polymer clay
* Pan
for baking
* Oven hot pads
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Other Useful Things to Have Nearby
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* Plastic bags for leftover clay
* 91% isopropyl alcohol in container
* Alcohol wipes,
small ones, individually wrapped
* Paper towels or clean cloth
* 10 Blank sheets of copy/printer paper
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Pencil
*
Hand cleaner
(Maureen uses
Fast Orange without grit)
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A Word About Ovens
Your
home oven is fine for beginners for occasional use, but have
on hand a covered pan, either foil or a roaster
pan, in
which you can place your clay to keep excess
fumes from going into your oven or the room.
Toaster
ovens may have
too shallow of a depth for
larger faces. There
should
be at least 2 inches of space between your baking clay
and the walls of the oven to prevent scorching.
Baking
tips will be
covered in class.
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| Something to Think About |
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My friend Nancy always said during her classes, "Don't make it precious."
Making it precious
short circuits the learning process. Class projects are
almost always learning tools, not your eventual masterpiece.
If you stick with it, that will come.
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* Aluminum foil,
1 box, regular weight
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* Polymer clay (PC)
Flesh tone, brand and color of
your choice, 8 ounces (226.8 g) (see note, below the supply
list)
Note:
Maureen's clay of choice for sculpting faces is Super Sculpey
Living Doll
polymer clay. Living Doll is a soft, flexible, opaque clay
that bakes and paints beautifully.
For a variety of
skin tones, Maureen mixes in Sculpey Premo polymer
clay in colors of browns and beige. Both Living Doll and Premo are produced by
Polyform Products Company
(Sculpey.com).
Sculpey Premo, beige, mixed with a
small amount of opaque colors of Sculpey PREMO polymer clay is her second choice.
White Polymer Clay,
1 small package for eyes and
optional teeth. Clay eyes are great when you're practicing
as eyes can become expensive.
You may choose
to use purchased glass eyes. The average adult eye
size is 1/5 the width of the finished head.
Eyes for a
4-inch tall adult head would range from 12mm to 15mm
depending on the emphasis that you wish to achieve.
Other Colors for Accessories: If
you wish to add polymer clay leaves, accessories or hair,
you'll need appropriate colors of pc. The amount needed will
depend on the size and style of your character. If the mask
at left on the class description page were 5 inches tall, the leaves would take
about 8 ounces (227 g) of pale green polymer clay. Additonal
color was added with Genesis paints.
Use What You Have.
You may also choose to use leftover
mixed colors of
polymer clay for embellishments and then add paint for detail.
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* How about mixed media for the
embellishments?
You could choose to use yarn,
rope, string, fibers, wool, collage, twigs, fabric, old
silverware, metal, etc. There are so many options! Maureen
will demonstrate and show examples.
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* Paint:
A basic set to start with would
be
Acrylic Paint in black, brown, red,
white, blue and ochre plus
Matte Gel Medium
(brands of your choice)
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Other Paint Options:
Maureen will
demonstrate the use of acrylics, oils, watercolors and
Genesis Heat Set Artist Oil Colors. If you don't already
have one of these types of paint, she suggests that you
watch the demo to see which paints appeal to you before you
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NOTE: There is currently a
shortage of some of the polymer clays on the market,
especially white. Note that prices may widely vary, but buy
from a reputable source. You don't want old, hard clay!
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