Contents
Special Offers
Introduction
Types of Clay & Clay Alternatives
CHAPTER ONE
Making Monoprints
CHAPTER TWO
Making a Mold to Cast With
Casting with Plaster of Paris
Casting Small Objects Using Clay
Casting Small Objects Using Kinetic Sand
Casting with Resin
Casting with Fiber Paste
CHAPTER THREE
Making a Putty Mold
Putty Molds of Large, Flat or Unusual Shapes
Making Homemade Molding Putty
CHAPTER FOUR
Making a Mold to Cast With
Joining 3-D Cast Pieces
CHAPTER FIVE
Clay Over a Styrofoam Base
Clay on 3-D Styrofoam SHAPES
CHAPTER SIX
Clay Covers Rock
Clay as Adhesive for a Cairn
CHAPTER SEVEN
Covering Shaped Wire
Building Upon Found Wire
Sculpting Over Wire Mesh
CHAPTER EIGHT
Sculpting Over Foil
Adding On with Clay Over Foil
CHAPTER NINE
Constructing a House
Stacking for a Dimensional Figure
CHAPTER TEN
Gel and Modeling Paste Casting with Plaster of Paris
Gel and Modeling Paste Casting with Resin Clay
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Working with Slabs
Making Stamps
All-Clay Framed Art
Creating Beads
Coiled Vessels
CHAPTER TWELVE
Paperclay Slabs
Paperclay Accents and Relief
Adding Color to Paperclay
Making Mosaic Tiles
Casting a Bowl
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Using Resin Clay as an Adhesive
Coloring Resin Clay
Covering Forms
Creating Embellishments and Add-Ons
Rolling On Inlays
Building Bead Mosaics
Making Collage and Jewelry Elements
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Carving
Modeling
Stencilling
Dipping
Making Masks
Forming Balloon Bowls
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Paper mache on Paper mache
Cast and Shaped Paper mache
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Dipping in Plaster of Paris
Plaster Plus More for Backgrounds
Frame Casting with Plaster of Paris
Making Reliefs with Plaster Gauze
Wrapping an Object to Look Old or New
Making Plaster Gauze Pages
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Applying and Coloring
Venetian Plaster Crackle
Adding Transfers
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Making a Fiber Paste Sheet (or Skin)
Deconstructing Stencils
Embossing
Applying on Artwork
Fiber Paste Filigree and Ornamentation
Building a Freestanding Structure
CHAPTER NINETEEN
Making Plastic Pellets Pliable
Molding Pellets
Stamping Pellets
Plastic Cabochon with Image Transfer
Forming Pellets into Beads
Stamping Plastic Strips
Molding Strips
Melting Strips Together
Layering Strips and Die Cutting
Homemade Clay Recipes
Resources
About the Authors