Polymer Clay
Mixing Instructions for Apple Cider
Apple Cider Polymer Clay is mixed using four colors of Sculpey Souffle clay: Canary, Cherry Pie, Cowboy, and White (which can be Souffle Igloo or Premo White polymer clay.
Here are the Steps to follow:
Step 1: Condition your clay well.
Step 2: Roll the clay out on the thickest setting of your pasta machine (or with an acrylic roller, placing the polymer clay between two stacks of 5 playing cards each).
This mixing system is based on one inch squares of polymer clay, cut in half, or quarters, or eighths. A is a one inch square of polymer clay. Cut this in half to get B, a 1 x ½ inch square. All squares MUST be cut from the same thickness of clay for the recipe to work!
Cut a B piece in half (on the short axis) to get C, a quarter of a square, measuring ½ x ½ inch.
Cut a C piece in half to make a D piece, one-eighth of a square. D measures ½” x ½”.
If you’re using metric rulers, make the initial piece 2.5cms square.
Step 3: Here are the ratios you will use to make Apple Cider clay.
Cut out one-inch (2.5cm) squares of clay from each color. You will use 4 squares of Canary clay, two squares of Igloo, one half (1/2) square of Cherry Pie, and one-quarter square (1/4) of Cowboy.
Step 4: Roll these eight pieces of clay together with your hands: 4 squares of Canary, 2 squares of Igloo (or Premo White), ½ square of Cherry Pie, and 1/4 square of Cowboy.
Continue rolling the clay together, back and forth between your hands. You are done when you can no longer see any discrete Canary, White, Cherry Pie, or Cowboy- the colors are completely mixed together into a new color, Apple Cider!
Congratulations! You’ve made a fabulous color!! Now do something awesome with it. And then show everyone! Tag it on Instagram @PolyClayEmporium!
Note: I’ve measured the colors of these clays with an electronic colorimeter and included the color hexcode for reference. Depending on where you are viewing (phone, tablet, laptop), etc, and how your screen color is calibrated, what you are seeing may not be precisely the color of the clay you mix, but it should be very close!
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