How to make a polymer clay brooch. We sculpt a brooch-leaf from polymer clay
I warn you right away that I will tell you for a long time, in detail and tediously, I don’t know how to do otherwise, so you have the last chance to escape.
We will need a lot of things, but first of all - polymer clay. AT this case there are no special requirements for it, such as a certain brand, hardness-softness or something like that - any one will do, I mostly have Premo and Pardo (just in case, if anyone is interested).
Colors. You can use any colors and in any combination, I took a bunch of multi-colored pieces of all the colors of the rainbow + black. If you have the same dubious penchant for variegation as I do, I still recommend this thing: usually if we are talking about bright shades, colors polymer clay"from a pack" have some "chemistry" and unambiguity - bright red, heart-rending fuchsia, chemical-lemon, etc. If you combine many such chemical shades in one product, as a result we will get a thing of a straightforward teenage scale. Therefore, I recommend "complicating" some colors, mixing them with a drop of plastic of the opposite color spectrum or just black or brown. This will give the color more complexity and naturalness, for example, I mixed a drop of blue-green polymer clay with fuchsia, and a little red with light green, resulting in a complex lilac-pink shade (first in the top row) and wasabi color (last in bottom). If it is still not clear why this is done, adding a couple of such shades allows you to remove a touch of exemplification, to make the gamma a little more difficult to perceive. Yes, I'm a bore, but you were warned)
So, I have 9 small pieces of colored polymer clay and 1 black.
We decided on the colors, now we need to roll the prepared plastic into layers. I do this with a pasta machine, if this is not a useful device, you can suffer with rollers, rolling pins or any other cylindrical objects.
Now we take a blade from an ordinary clerical knife and cut off small strips from the layers. The width of the strips is arbitrary, I like it better when the strips are of different widths - from 2 to 8-10 mm, length - about 4 cm
We connect the cut strips into a single canvas.
Until you get a rectangle about 4 by 5 cm (a little more or a little less)
Take the blade again and cut the rectangle diagonally.
We leave one half in its original position, turn the other half upside down and connect the halves along the cut line
We cut off the excess plastic around the edges, giving the workpiece the shape of a leaf
Now we take a black layer and put our blank on it, trying to prevent air bubbles from getting between the layers.
We need to slightly even out the relief of the workpiece, for this I will use an acrylic stamp block sprinkled with starch or baby powder (it is needed so that the block does not stick to the plastic). If there is no block, you can use a small piece of glass, for example, from a photo frame, or in general, any object with a smooth, even surface.
We press the sheet, press on the glass and watch how the surface of the leaf is flattened and leveled. Again we cut off the excess plastic around the edges - that's what we should get.
Now we need to mock the leaf to make its surface more interesting. This can be done in different ways. For example, you can put a little salt on a leaf and imprint it directly into the surface with your fingers or the same acrylic block.
And you can poke the surface with a toothbrush or a hard brush.
This seemed to me sufficient, and I proceeded to the next stage - punching grooves. We do this with the back (blunt) side of the blade
We bake the leaf for 15 minutes at a temperature of 120-130 degrees, take it out of the oven, cool it.
We grind the edges and the front surface of the leaf with fine sandpaper, rinse, dry and coat the underside with a thin layer of liquid plastic (gel) - it is needed for better adhesion of the already baked plastic with the raw one, but if there is no gel, skip this step.
We impose a layer of any color on the wrong side of our sheet, cut off the edges, press it with our fingers.
We take a suitable base for the brooch, press it into the raw plastic...
And with the help of any tools that come to hand, we smooth the hole in polymer clay onto the base so that its (base) lower part is hidden under a layer of plastic. I use manicure instruments for this purpose, like curettes and spatulas or dental instruments.
We make a relief on the wrong side. I have an interesting and very handy thing - a silicone thimble with pimples. It's actually meant for felting, but I use it for polymer clay. We put the thimble on the finger and press it on the back side of the brooch, leaving craters on the relief. If there is no thimble, you can use any textured fabric, toothbrush, foam or dots.
From it what!
Back in the oven for another 15 minutes, again we take it out, grind it (if necessary), we get this from the inside ...
And here it is from the front.
We dissolve the rest of the salt in water, take acrylic paint (I have black, the color of the intermediate layer), and paint over the entire brooch, from the face and from the inside. It is better to take a brush with a hard, synthetic or bristle brush to get into all the holes and cracks in the surface.
We wait 10-15 minutes until the acrylic dries, then we moisten the fine skin with water and grind off the excess paint. We need it to remain only in the recesses of the relief.
We wipe off the remnants of paint and water, dry it, cover it with any suitable varnish - I have a matte Varatan. We cover MANDATORY on both sides, in 3-4 layers.
And voila! Ready)
And you can make not a leaf, but a fish ...
Or oval earrings)
That's it, thanks for your attention!
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In this master class, you will learn how to sculpt beautiful flowers and make a bright polymer clay brooch with your own hands.
Plastic jewelry looks very beautiful, lasts a long time, is not afraid of water and does not fade in the sun. The brooch is suitable for decorating clothes or bags. As a basis, you can also take a hair clip or a double universal mount. To prevent fingerprints from being left on the craft, be sure to work with medical gloves. The lesson is suitable for beginners.
Modeling materials
- metal base for a brooch;
- blade;
- glue "moment";
- polymer clay lilac, yellow, brown, green, white.
If you have never worked with plastic, we recommend that you take a closer look at this needlework. Look at other thermoplastic jewelry -, and.
Brooch making step by step
For work, you can choose any basic shade of plastic - make flowers in natural or unusual colors. In this master class, purple is used.
Knead the clay well in your hands so that it becomes soft and pliable. Form a small drop.
Make a scalpel six cuts, dividing the top of the workpiece into identical triangles.
Roll out the petals for a flower brooch.
With a “big ball” stack, smooth all corners and form a recess for the core.
Roll out a small ball of yellow clay, insert the middle of the flower and smooth it with the same stack.
Form looseness with a needle or awl. Special attention give the edges, there should not be a brightly defined line. Also draw veins on the petals.
Insert a small brown piece into the middle of the flower for the brooch and repeat the procedure.
Make a very small white ball and do with it the same way as with yellow and brown.
Cut off the excess mass with a blade.
The first flower is ready, go to the second.
Roll polymer clay into a layer and use special silicone blanks.
Remember to form beautiful wavy transitions.
Make exactly the same middle as in the first case.
It remains to blind the last flower. First we will also form a droplet, but cut it already into five parts. Bend the leaves in a stack and make sharp corners.
Make the middle the same as in the previous two cases. And don't forget to draw the veins.
All three flowers are ready, now proceed to the assembly of the polymer clay brooch. Make a circle from green and pass it through a pasta machine so that it is uniform in thickness. Attach the base of the brooch to one of the sides and print well. This is important in order to subsequently know the place where the fastener needs to be glued.
Place three flowers on the green blank.
Roll out small green sausages, while sharpening one of the edges. Pass the sausages through the pasta machine.
Make a needle friability and veins. You will need three of these leaves, which you attach to each flower.
Then roll out two small petals and use a large stack to bend them slightly inward. Inside, also draw veins and fasten to the free places of the green circle.
A brooch with bright flowers is almost ready. Bake according to the thermoplastic instructions. Glue the metal base with "Moment".
If desired, the decoration can be varnished. And we also have two key fobs - and, also for beginners.
A master class on making a beautiful polymer clay brooch was prepared by Vera Karpova, photo by the author.
I made this bird two weeks ago, and there was no time to lay out a master class on it. And they called this handsome grey-throated long-tailed larva :)
Here he is, the real one.
To begin with, as in my previous master classes, we look at the animal, and then proceed to create a brooch :)
We will need:
Polymer clay in black and taupe;
Acrylic paints (black, white, red, yellow, brown, blue);
Wire;
Basis for a brooch;
Stack with ball;
Hands and desire to create!
Go! :)
Draw a pattern right size, we will check with him.
From a piece of black clay we sculpt a body and a head.
Separately, we make part of the wing and tail.
Stick to the body and smooth.
With a stack with a ball, we make an indentation for an oval-shaped eye, and with a needle we draw a line from the outer corner of the eye to the back of the head.
We also outline the outlines of the beak with a needle. Making a three-dimensional eye from a small piece of clay
The bird turned out to be flat, so we are growing the belly.
And again smooth out all the joints.
We also make volume on the wing, and cut the feathers with the blade.
With a blade we cut a slightly visible second wing.
And again, with a needle, we push the remaining feathers-villi.
We twist such a design for twigs and paws from wire.
We stick it with clay and put it in its place, stick the fingers.
I chose the basis for the brooch with such a round little thing.
Bake for 25 minutes at the temperature indicated for your clay (I have 130 C).
And now the most interesting and responsible thing is the painting :) The final look of the product depends on it.
Here is my "palette" :) We will need this color scheme for painting the bird's head. A little bit of black, dark gray with a drop of blue and light gray also with blue, white.
First, cover with light gray, as shown in the photo below.
Then we color the upper part of the head with dark gray and make a strip from the beak to the lower inner edge of the eye.
Next, with separate strokes of dark gray, light gray, white and black, we pass along the upper part of the head and wing. I did several layers until I was satisfied with the result. The rest I have shown in the photo.
Then we cover the tummy with white paint well. So light colors will be brighter and more beautiful than if we immediately painted over black.
Stretching from yellow to red.
First paint in yellow.
Then, with separate strokes and patting, we alternately apply all shades of yellow-red. In the upper part of the breast and on the sides, add more red, in the middle and below - yellow and peach. Next to the paws, draw a white strip and stretch it with an arc to the top, as in the photo.
We add brown color to the same shades and color the tail. We also draw a red spot on the wing and white stripes. We pass along the branch with a semi-dry brush with white paint.
We cover the eye, legs, black part of the wing and the back side of the brooch with a glossy varnish for polymer clay.
And finally, the chick is ready! I hope you enjoy my master class and come in handy :) Thank you for your attention! All inspiration and success in creativity! :)
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I bring to your attention a simple master class on creating a versatile polymer clay jewelry that can emphasize your hairstyle or complement your look with an elegant brooch. Based on this lesson, you can create a blank in the form of a large volumetric flower, with delicate petals and juicy greens, and use this blank to create a necklace, ring, headband or any other accessory. A beautiful delicate flower, with a color transition from pale pink to white, will not leave anyone indifferent and increased attention will be provided to you!
Materials and tools needed when sculpting a flower for a brooch:
1. Polymer clay in white, pink and green;
2. Blade or clerical knife;
3. Rolling pin or pasta machine;
4. Weiner double-sided universal sheet;
5. Yellow acrylic paint and brush;
6. Liquid plastic;
7. Leaf cutter;
8. Metal base for a brooch and hairpin;
9. Stack with ball;
10. Quick dry glue;
11. Varnish for polymer clay.
So, let's start sculpting:
1. Take an equal ratio of pink and white plastic and lay it diagonally in a common layer. Using a pasta machine or a rolling pin, make a tape with a color transition from a two-color layer.
2. A long ribbon with a color transition must be folded like an accordion.
3. Shape the rectangular accordion cane into its usual rounded shape and roll out the cane to a diameter of 1.5 cm. On the pink side, pinch the cane with your fingers and cut into thin slices.
4. Lay the petal in the middle of the left palm and pull the edges with a stack with a ball. Then disconnect the petal from the skin, put it back on the palm of your hand and in a circular motion make a recess in the center of the petal with a stack with a ball, while the petal will take the shape of a boat.
5. Petals are needed to form a three-dimensional flower different sizes, which are easy to obtain as follows: the thinner the cut, the smaller the petal, the thicker the cut, the larger the petal.
6. We form an oblong droplet from white or pink plastic and string it on a toothpick or knitting needle.
7. Now we begin to form a flower around the droplet - first we take the smallest petals and wrap them around the core droplet. In this case, each subsequent petal must be superimposed on the previous petal.
9. Soften the green clay and roll it out on a 4 mm thick pasta machine and cut out five identical shapes with a plastic cutter or a leaf-shaped cutter.
10. Lay the petal on the surface of the veiner and give the plastic a veined texture.
11. Lay the leaves in a fan so that they touch in the center. With a stack with a ball, smooth the junction of the leaves in the center of the composition.
12. Carefully remove the flower from the toothpick and cut off the excess plastic in the form of a “tail” with a blade.
13. Lay the flower in the center of the leaf arrangement. To create dew on leaves and petals, you need to put small droplets of liquid plastic on the surface of the flower and leaves, and then put the product in the oven for firing.
14. Prepare a platform for a metal blank for a brooch and a hairpin - just tightly tamp the platform with green plastic.
15. Coat with liquid plastic reverse side flower blank and attach to the base. Place back in the oven to roast.
Today we bring to your attention an interesting master class on creating an original jewelry. Earrings and a brooch made of polymer clay look gentle, modern and stylish. We know that many of our readers love to sculpt with plasticine with their children. Modern mass for modeling is something. It is pleasant to the touch, and the variety of bright colors is simply pleasing. How much pleasure it gives kids to crush a piece of such plasticine, especially since it is very useful for development fine motor skills hands But they played around, put everything in tight-fitting boxes and put them away in their place. And we wanted to do something more durable. Then the idea came up, why not make something out of polymer clay. And in the hands of the material will have to be crushed to get the desired shape, but the finished product after heat treatment will please the eye for a long time. So we decided to make earrings and a brooch out of polymer clay in the shape of a flower. See what we got out of this venture.
Required materials and tools:
- polymer clay (it hardens during heat treatment);
- something for the middle (we used a vintage earring for the brooch, and small beads for the earrings);
- wax paper;
- oven for baking;
- Super glue;
- glaze for clay;
- something where you will attach earrings and a brooch (studs for earrings and a pin for a brooch, respectively).
Beginning of work
Prepare yourself workplace. Lay out the wax paper so you don't stain the table. When the product is ready, then right on this paper it can be placed in the oven. We take white polymer clay and knead a piece in our hands.
Flower shaping brooches
For the brooch, we roll 10 balls the size of the end of the thumb. For earrings, we also make 10 balls, but smaller.
