I had a different workaround… I’ve never tried it with alcohol inks (haven’t managed to get my hands on any!) but it might be useful for the issue with the leaf lifting in patches. What a great idea for rolling extra-thin sheets of translucent clay! I’ve seen something similar before, but the folder is a really great addition to the technique. Future floor finish, varathane, resins and liquid clay options.Discussion of how to use the tile sandwich baking technique.Using cutters to make matching pendant and earring jewelry sets.How to avoid trapping those nasty bubbles and air pockets so they don’t show up during the baking process.Ideas for using this translucent trick to protect other delicate surfaces as well… like image transfers.Sealing everything up with an ultra thin layer of translucent which can then be sanded, buffed and polished to a very glossy finish.Ways to repair the crackled leaf sections should some come off on the pasta machine rollers.How to use your pasta machine so that your crackle pattern crackles the way you want it to.Tricks for adding alcohol ink to the metal leaf to get vibrant color bleeding effects.Tips for adding metal leaf to a sheet of raw polymer clay.The following topics are covered in this “Ink on Crackled Leaf” video: The full version of the “Crackled Leaf” preview video shown above, is available for purchase at my Polymer Clay Bead Making Videos Library in the Volume-012 Back Issue Package. Here’s That “Link Below” Referred To at End of the Video But further down on this page is a little sneak peak clip for you to watch right now if you like. The full version of the video will be available in the library on Friday (May 15). You are going to absolutely love knowing how to do this. This cool translucent layering technique can also be used to protect other projects as well… like image transfers. Most crackled polymer clay projects are not finished like this, because the surface effects are not protected well enough to allow for sanding. One of the cool tricks you’ll learn in this week’s tutorial video, is how to use translucent clay in a way that allows you to buff and polish your creations to a super glossy finish. However for your project, you could use any of the metal leafs (gold, silver, copper, etc.) and any combination of ink and clay colors. I use black clay for the base, copper metal leaf, Stream Green + Wild Plum colored alcohol inks, and translucent clay. In this Vol-012-2 tutorial you will learn how to create a stunning sheet of polymer clay suitable for pendants, earrings and wrapping around beads. But this week’s library video project (to be released on Friday May 15th), can be described as classy, elegant and refined. Last week in the members library I demonstrated how to make rough and organic looking faux pebble beads. The diversity of polymer clay never ceases to amaze me. Vid #106: Gorgeous Colors and Metal Crackles Protected Beneath a Glassy Smooth Layer of Translucent:
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