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TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Acknowledgments
- Forward by Carol Duvall
- Introduction
- POLYMER CLAY BASICS:
- Characteristics of Polymer Clay
- Polymer Clay Brands
- Tools and Materials
- Essential Techniques
- Making Beads
- Cabochon Shaping
- Finishing Your Work
- Polymer Clay and Color
- The Skinner Blend
- MICA SHIFT TECHNIQUES:
- Mixing Chatoyant Colors
- Creating a Chatoyant Snail
- Rubber Stamping Technique
- Mica Shift Cuff Bracelet
- TRANSFERRING IMAGES ONTO POLYMER CLAY:
- Direct Toner Copy Transfers
- Inro Box with Toner Transfer
- Curved Pendant with Toner Transfer
- Lazertran Transfers
- Encased Toner Transfers
- Direct Inkjet Transfers
- Inkjet Transfer Wave Pin
- Encased Inkjet Transfers
- Encased Inkjet Transfer Tile Bracelet
- Inkjet Transfer onto Liquid Polymer Clay
- CREATING TEXTURE:
- Texturizing Materials and Techniques
- Working with Rubber Stamps
- Creating a Polymer Clay Stamp Negative
- Texture Plates
- PAINTS, INKS, AND PIGMENT POWDERS:
- Pigment Powders
- Acrylic Paint
- Kimono Pin
- Stamping Inks
- Simple Inked Bead
- Inked Inro Box
- Alcohol Inks
- Inked Cabochon Pendant
- Tempera Paint
- Antiquing Polymer Clay
- SPECIAL EFFECTS WITH LIQUID POLYMER CLAY:
- Working with Liquid Clays
- Glazing
- Multilayered Effects
- Polymer Clay Enamel
- Cloisonne Heart Pin
- SCULPTURE AND MOLD MAKING:
- Using Armatures
- Making a Simple Mold
- Creating a Mold from a Stencil
- Art Nouveau Butterfly Necklace
- Bas-Relief
- Bas-Relief Flower Bead
- Contributing Artists
- Suppliers
- Index
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Title: The Art of Polymer Clay: Creative Surface Effects
Author/Designer: Donna Kato
Format/Publication Date: TPB:2007
Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications, NY
Page Count: 176
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 10" x 7 3/4"
ISBN: 0823013626
SUMMARY- There are a lot of fascinating techniques given in this book - well worth the price of admission.
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