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Presto
Pets Picture Frame
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 Materials:
- My Pets
E-Z Release Sculpey Pushmold
- Sculpey III
or Premo! Sculpey clays in the following colors:
- if using
Sculpey III then use:
- Chocolate
053
- White
001
- Black
042
- Red
083
- Yellow
072
- Green
022
- if using
Premo! then use:
- Raw
Sienna 5392
- White
5001
- Black
5042
- Cadmium
Red 5382
- Cadmium
Yellow 5572
- Green
5323
- Wooden picket
fence frame or similar style
- Acrylic paints
in white and yellow
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USING FLEXIBLE PUSHMOLDS TO
MOLD IN COLOR:
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 Practice
to determine how much clay will fill your selection. It
takes less than you might think!
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When building in color layers, a little goes a long way.
Use a clay shaper, paintbrush handle or a pencil eraser
to pull any excess away from the lower boundaries.
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You want to just fill the lower boundaries, even leaving
them a little shallow. The final layer of color will
fill into the shallow areas, leaving a neat border. But,
if the first colors are "domed" up, the final molding pressures
will force the "dome" out of its boundaries, leading to
a smeared look. LESS IS MORE in this case.
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 When
the lower boundaries are filled with their colors, press
the main clay color into the center of the mold. Gently
press and pat so it flows into the shape. When the clay
is nearly level with the top of the mold, use your index
finger to gently pull any excess away so that you can see
all edge boundaries of the mold. This eliminates a "skin"
that would need to be trimmed away.
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Let the clay "rest" for some time; or, put the mold into
the freezer compartment for 3-4 minutes.
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 Remove
from freezer, and "pop" your molded piece out by pressing
from the backside of the mold. It will come out like an
ice cube.
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If any color residue remains, wipe the mold out with a baby
wipe or a Windex dampened paper towel
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| Directions:
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Blend yellow and white paint to make a pale, pale yellow. Paint
the wooden frame with at least 2 coats.
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Mix a tiny amount of white clay into the brown clay to form a
lighter brown/tan shade.
- Mix a tiny
amount of black clay into the brown clay to form a dark brown shade.
- Starting with
the dog, begin molding in color. Use black for the nose and follow
the molding instructions. Use pink for the tongue (red plus a little
white).
- Use light
tan for the dog's muzzle.
- Use white
for the dog's forelegs.
- Use the darker
brown for the dog's ears.
- Use the tan
shade for the final molding step which will form the head, trunk
and rear legs.
- Continue the
technique for the kitty.
- Make the bone
from the medium brown shade.
- Make the fire
hydrant from the red clay.
- Make a flower
and a fish using a shade of green and any color you choose for the
flower head.
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Baking Instructions: |
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- Bake all clay
pieces in a calibrated oven at 275 degrees F (130 degrees C) for
15 minutes per ¼ inch (6 mm) of thickness. (If you use Premo! Sculpey,
bake 30 minutes per ¼ inch (6 mm) of thickness.)
- When clay
items are cool, glue them to the frame surface using a Super Glue
Gel.
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