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Hearty Japanese Air Dry Clay
Hearty Japanese Air Dry Clay
Well, I make no secret of the fact that Hearty is my favourite Air Dry Clay.
It’s a Japanese Paper Clay and, unlike other paper clays I have tried, it doesn’t have that soggy feel. In fact it’s so soft and silky that it’s a pleasure to create with.
Being a paper clay it is extremely light, making it great for making flowers, and objects that need to fine and delicate.I often use Hearty for making my miniature japanese figures, it has a soft silky feel when dry, it’s firm but has a a little flexability – again, ideal for flowers, figurines, jewellery or almost anything where you don’t want the hard stone feeling of polymer clays.
Hearty can be coloured prior to modelling by mixing in a little acrylic paint, or by using one of the Hearty tinted clays. Of course after Hearty dries you can embellish with the usual array of paints, PearlEx glitters, Rub N Buf, lacquers etc.
If I had to give up all my clays and choose one, it would be Hearty for sure.
Mermaid Creation with Hearty Clay
Mermaid in Hearty Air Dry Clay
This is one of my latest creations. Using Hearty Air Dry Clay the mermaid was hand sculptured. Her hair was extruded using a Makins professional clay extruder.
The mermaid the tail was layered with Pearlex pigment and Rub N Buff to give a shiny metallic effect. A little touch up with acrylic paint for the face.
I think I may need to enhance the eyes a little.I used some Fimo Polymer Clay for the little sea creatures around the coral base.
Hearty air dry clay is extremely light-weight and easy to make delicate figurines like my mermaid withot having to use armatures, It dries to a hard finish and can be tinted by adding a little dab of acrylic paint and mixed in.
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