On my quest to create a series of dragons revolving around some adorable thrift shop bowls, my momma gave me some really fun ideas. While this series will be debuting at my summer art show (Moscow Artwalk), I recently finished the first bowl and thought it would be fun to share another color blend!
This little bowl became blueberry themed, and the color of blueberries has always been a complicated one for me. Since working with polymer clay, I have definitely gotten better at figuring out how to reach desired colors through mixing colors, but it’s definitely something I still struggle with.
This is the third clay recipe I’ve put together, and it’s something I’d like to continue to do.
Supplies:
- Blue polymer clay
- Black polymer clay
- Purple polymer clay
Step 1: Mix up dark blue
I find it easiest to work on how dark you want your clay first. It’s easier to add more black in increments than mix it too dark and try to bring blue back in, so I mix this in stages. I had ultramarine blue clay from Premo, so while I was starting out with a darker blue already, you could use a regular blue; you’ll just need to add more black!
Besides the color change mentioned above, there’s another reason I like to stop before I have my shade as dark as I want. In this case, adding purple in the next step may help with darkening the shade a teensy bit, so I like to be able to account for that just in case there’s an unexpected change.
Remember, you can ALWAYS add more black if you decide it needs to be darker, but it’s much harder to reverse that change.
Step 2: Adding purple
To really add depth to our blueberry color, I’m adding purple. Again, add this as your please until you are satisfied with the color! I found it hard to really notice the purple in the color until I held it next to some blue clay, so if you’re worried about overdoing it, this may help you too!
Next week, I’ll show you how I take this color and create polymer clay blueberries, so stay tuned!