CREATING WITH POLYMER Clay DESIGNS, TECHNIQUES PROVES STEVEN ForD & Lestit DIERKS$18.95 Can. $26.95 CREATING WITH POLYMER CLAY Ithough polymer clay hasn‘t guite become Bre coree See es SU Sse etre Batre od oe rapidly discovering its ease of use and remarkable versatility. Better known by trade names such as Fimo or Sculpey, polymer clay i an inexpensive, readily available, manmade matesial. Ir comes a a ful spectrum of vivid colors; and you can combine wo ‘or more shades to make any custom hue, fram 2 nearly translucent pastel a vibrant jewel tone Polymer elay isa sol, pliable material that ean be melded, texeured, sculpted, incised, and extruded through a press. You can embellish it with metallic powders and colored pencils transfer printed images onto it, oF apply acrylic pain give ita patina. Polymer clay can be blended to imitate nat- ural materiale, such as jade or marble, oF to create purely imaginary ones. When your project is com- plete, it st hardness by baking iin a standard oven: aa be fied to & pecmas In this book you'll learn the basic characteristies of polymer clay, tools and techniques for handling i and simple methods for crcating: complex designs ‘To give you hands-on practice, there are 26 pro- jects ranging from Navajo eye-dazzler beads 10 a simulated marble and jade backgammon set, Inchided are detsled instructions for making molded Forms, adding surface treatments, building pots and other vessels, creating ever-popalar cane iid on bik flaCREATING WITH POLYMER CLAY DESIGNS, TECHNIQUES & PROJECTS STEVEN ForD & LESLIE DIERKS é Lark Books