Creative Paperclay® air dry modeling material: Aleene's tacky glue

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Monday, June 12, 2017

Creative Paperclay® Art Reflects Life Canvas

Hi Friends: It's time for another mixed media canvas featuring Creative Paperclay® and showcasing the versatility of this amazing product. For this project, I used Creative Paperclay® as a background on my canvas, to cover and enhance a plain dollar store mirror, and in various molds used as accents on the canvas.

Here are some detail shots of the canvas:

Directions:
Please see my video tutorial for full instructions for creating this Art Reflects Life canvas:

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Winter is coming! Snowspook full tutorial by Gloriann Irizarry

It getting colder and colder every day in the beautiful Upstate New York. Winter is coming!

All these cold mornings sure had inspire a new twist to the classic winter icon character.

So let's welcome the Snowspook bygloricom and now it is time for you to see how this project was completed. Now let's grab a bag of Creative Paperclay® and be ready have fun and sculpt.

Materials

Creative Paperclay ®

Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer

Scissors

Aluminum foils

White Gesso

Acrylic Paints by Martha Steward (Pearl baby blue, pearl orange, glitter sealer)

Acrylic black pearl by FolkArt

Glitter

Felt Snowman hat

Strip of fabric for scarf

Fake snow

11X14 blank canvas

Clear spray sealer

Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue

Heavy duty paper towels ( Bounty or Viva works best)

Wood stick for hands from nature.

For a good 3D wall art you need to begin with the armature. the best way to make it is with aluminum foil. Star sculpting a rough shape of the snowman. It doesn't have to be perfect since this foil will be later remove to make the piece lighter and hollow.

Here is the approx shape and size for the 11X14 canvas of my 3D wall art.

Roll your clay to no less than 1/4 inches thickness. If rolled too thing it will difficult you to add more clay since the dry clay will be get wet and soft with the adding of each new layer of wet clay .

Roll a big sheet. This will facilitate you the application for the first layer of the Snowspook.

Cover the aluminum foil core and try to shape it to the rough idea of your Snowspook.

Set aside and let it dry. Trick to faster drying is a NuWave oven to cheat a little. This air blowing oven in a low set temperature will dry paperclay in half the time.

Make sure the first layer is completely dried before adding any new layer . You will know when it it crispy to the touch and the color is much much lighter.

If you feel comfortable with your sculpt skills you can remove the aluminum foil now. If you want to have a more solid piece to work the final details feel free to leave it in.

Expose the hollow piece check for any holes or thin patches and add more clay from behind to strengthen the piece.

Now remember to work the details in layers and always listen to the clay. Yes the clay will tell you when it need to be dried before another layer is added . You will star to notice your piece getting smoochy and too soft to handle . Stop there and let it dry.

I added some of my belly and face details. It doesn't have to be perfect since these enhances and gives character to any Snowspook creation.

Leave the teeth for last. It will make a lot easier to sculpt them in place and add more details to them.

Just check that the belly are the shape you want and correct any detail you feel it needs a little more clay or remove any excess with your craft knife or sand it off.

Sand it and have in mind the sanding doesn't have to be perfect baby bumb smooth.

Being rough is what snow is all about. Also acrylic paints have a hard time to adhere to smooth Paperclay surface so give it little roughness to adhere to better

I do like to add a cover base of Gesso . Gesso will seal the Creative Paperclay® and will not need so many layers of the Acrylic paints for the details. Let the Gesso dry completely.

After the Gesso is all dried we can dilute a little of the Martha Stewards acrylic light blue paint and lightly cover the entire Snowspook and let it dry.

Now that is all dry lets add the Martha Stewards acrylic pearls orange paint to the carrot nose.

Dilute some of the Black pearl FolkArt acrylic paint with lots of water and with some wet paper towels wet it in the watery paint mixture and lightly dab here and there to give the old age to the snow. For best result use Bounty or Viva since they are more resistant under water situations.

For the eyes use the dry brush technique. Wet the paint brush and remove any excess paint off in a wet paper towel then lightly dab the swirls little by little with the black pearl FolkArt acrylic paint.

It might need more than one layer depending on the effect you want you Snowspook to have.

Use some of the water black paint to accent the teeth too. Sealed with a coat of the Martha Steward Glitter paint.

To achieve a more Glassy eye look and wet mouth feel. Use the 3D Crystal Lacquer on the eyes sockets once the base eye job paint has dried.

Now do not worry for the fade look the Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer will dry crystal clear but this will take some time. In the mean time let it dry completely flat on his or her back.

The canvas doesn't have to be complicated. A simple Aqua blue with splashes of baby blue will do.

Just paint the canvas in a white base and apply big drops of different tones of blues and once your done with all the dots use a big soft brush and use a one direction stroke every single time until your satisfy with the base. Let it dry.

After the canvas base paint is dry. Spray heavily with the clear sealer until is really wet. You will need the extra sealer to hold the glitter and fake snow in place with out the need to gluing it in place .

Now have fun glittering the canvas and adding has much fake snow you want in it before the clear sealer dries. Now don't be shy have fun with your glitter and feel free to make a mess.

This is my kids favorite part.

While the canvas dry we can work with the different wood stick to see which one will look best for hands. Cut trim and measure the lenght you want your Spookman to have. Drilled the size holes and secure the sticks in with the Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue.

Glue the hat at this stagewith Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue so it look best once the Snowspook is glued to the canvas.

Use plenty of Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue.

Not to worry clean any excess has best you cant but this glues dries clear so it works good.

Add the fabric strip to the Snowspook and with a few drops of Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue position the fabric to give the feeling is moving by the winter breeze freely in the canvas.

Find any accessories you want your Snowspook to hold and place it in. Found this big Glass heart necklace and love to add it. Now it looks like this spook froze your heart .

Let check the photos of the different angles for you to enjoy the 3D wall art effects and why I always love the result I get working with blank canvas and Creative Paperclay®

Making Spookman could be the best way to welcome this early winter weather. Feel free to make has many has you want in any shape or size. They easy and fun to make. With just a little practice and determination you will see your dreams become true.

Feel free to leave me any questions in the comments below this post or click here to email me.

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www.byglori.com

Have a very bless day and remember to always have fun while crafting.

Sincerely,

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Bird on a Nest Inspiration Piece

Hello Creative Paperclay® fans, and welcome back. As some of you may know, I really love birds. I think they are cute little creatures and simply fascinate me. So, I wanted to try to see if I could make a bird out of Creative Paperclay®. Well, I am no sculptor, but I think I made a pretty good effort with this, and I can tell it is a bird and not some other strange blob unknown to man. Just more proof that Creative Paperclay® is a fabulous product to work with and very easy to manipulate.

Supplies Used:

Creative Paperclay® modeling material

Large wooden spool (2" tall)

Fast Grab Tacky Glue (Aleene's)

Clay/Metal embossing mold

Acrylic paint (Greenscape, Tahiti Blue, Straw. Coral Blush, Classic Green)

Distress ink (Vintage Photo, Dusty Concord)

Acrylic paint dabber (Lavender Sachet) (Ranger)

Gilder's Paste (Cream)(Baroque Art)

Directions:

I first rolled out a ball of CP® about the size of a golf ball, maybe a bit smaller. You can always add or remove some, if necessary.

I made three more balls of CP® as shown in photo below, one for the head, two for the wings. Next, I made the body shape, flattening from the top and bottom, and pinching one end to bring out the tail feathers portion. I also flattened the sides a bit to attach the wings later.

Use a straight edge to make "feathers" in the bird's tail portion of the body.

Flatten two of the smaller balls with your fingers to form wings. Pinch the ends to bring out to a point. Keep these fairly flat while working on them. Also, remember to mirror image them so they will sit in the proper direction. Otherwise, one will be backwards.

Lay the wings on top of each other to check for size.

Use a needle tool or straight edge to make the "feathers" in the wings.

For the head, pinch one end to bring out the beak portion and manipulate it until you like it. Before it dries, I punched a tiny hole on either side for eyes, and drew a line between his beak for his "lips".

Set all of your pieces aside to dry. The body is rather thick and may take several days to dry completely, so plan ahead for this project.

To determine the circumference of the wooden spool, simply wrap a piece of paper around the spool and mark where the paper meets, in this case it is 4". This will be the length of CP® you need to roll out.

The height of the CP® is simply the inside measure of the spool between the top and bottom edges, about 1-5/8" in this case. These measurements do not have to be precise now, because the CP® can be trimmed and manipulated as you work with it onto the spool.

Ink wooden spool edges with Vintage Photo. This gives the wood a nice brown, aged effect.

Roll out a ball of CP® approximately 1/4" thick, wide enough and long enough to go around the spool. I made a paper template to size to make it easier to see where to cut my CP®.

Cut out around the template and dry fit it around the spool. Here you can see I am a bit shy, so I gently rolled my piece a bit more just to stretch it in length only.

Ahhhh, just right. Now I can use my fingers and a bit of water to smooth out those edges where the CP® meets.

I spread if bit of tacky glue over the back of the CP® to make it stick to the wood while I work on it.

Next, I rolled the clay-covered spool over a border mold to get this wonderful design. Just take your time and press the spool into the clay as you roll it.

I used a plastic clay tool (use whatever you have) to refine the mold border edges that formed when I rolled the clay over it.

While the clay on the spool is drying, I painted my bird pieces with acrylic paints.

Glue the bird's body parts together with the quick grab glue. Set aside for the glue to dry.

Paint the molded images on the Paperclay®. It is okay to go outside the lines because it will get covered up in the next step. Allow paint to dry.

I used the lavender paint dabber to cover most of the outside of the spool, being careful not to color the flower images. As you can see in the photo, this color is not strong enough to cover the dark colors underneath.

Using my finger to apply the Cream gilder's paste gave the coverage I needed and left a bit of the lavender color showing through.

I further distress inked with Dusty Concord to bring back even more of the purple color and bring out that beautiful crackle effect.

Run a thin bead of gold pearl pen along the ridges made in the Paperclay®.

The bird nest is made from small 2" squares of natural burlap, pulling all of the threads apart and balling them up into a circle.

When you get it shaped the way you like, glue it down to the top of the spool.

Add tiny black beads to the eyes and glue the bird on top of the burlap bird nest.

Voila! Is that not cute? I love my bird on a nest spool. This is going to be an inspiration piece for me, and it will always take me to a happy place when I look at it.

I hope you have been inspired to try making your very own inspiration piece with Creative Paperclay®. It is a fabulous product, and it accepts so many different mediums, which allows you, the artist, to try out all of them.

Thanks for stopping by today, and please be sure to visit the online store and blog for more information on this wonderful product. I would also love for you to visit my blog to see some of my other creations.

Have a wonderful, creative week!

Barbara

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