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Polymer art curated by Cynthia Tinapple

Pan pastels, improved crackle techniques and better glazes are making it harder and harder to tell polymer from ceramics. This square pendant from Michigan's Christi Uliczny proves my point. The only clue that this pendant is polymer might be i [...]

I almost called this post "A Monet Moment," and perhaps the photo to the left gives you a hint why. The results of this very simple process remind me of works by the Impressionists. Of course, the design you choose for the base has a lot of influence on the over-all result. I'm sure other polymerists have used powders in the same way. This was just a new twist for me. First, I needed to find texture sheets that had appropriate overall designs. I also wanted them to be thin and flexible, so I…

Check out some of the amazing things you can do with Pan Pastels and let me tell you why I love this product so much.

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I just recently purchased a couple of sets of Pan Pastels to color polymer clay. I love it. In this experiment, I created a leaf shaped pin with purple colored wire buds and applied several green and yellow Pan Pastel colors to raw clay with a soft paint brush and then cured it. The Pan Pastel is very durable as it did not easily scratch off. Once cured, I used purple Prismacolor colored pencils to add layers and depth of color. Finally, I added some gold embossing powder to the edges and a…

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