Supplies:
- White polymer clay
- Pearl polymer clay
- White extra fine iridescent glitter (mine is called crystal diamond, and I think I got it at Michaels)
Step 1: Mix up your clay
Blend your white and pearl clay until it is completely blended. This way you’ll be able to see how sparkly your clay will be before the glitter is added. I start with more base color (white in this case) and add my pearl clay until I’m happy with how sparkly it is. If you want more sparkle, add more pearl. If you have too much sparkle, add in more of your base clay.
Step 2: Mix in the glitter
Now it’s time to turn up the sparkle! How much glitter you add will be completely up to your preference, so I recommend starting with a small batch of glitter and mixing it into the clay. Like with the pearl clay, this will give you an idea of what it will look like and then you can decide if you want to add more. Mix in glitter until you are satisfied with the blend.
My goal with this mix was to help convey the sparkle of snow. At first, I added in holo glitter, but if the light doesn’t hit it just right, the dark glitter looks like specs of dirt in the white clay. Instead, I used a white iridescent glitter. When it isn’t sparkling, it practically blends in with the clay, and when the light hits it, it adds an additional sparkle.
You don’t have to add in the glitter, but I think it adds more depth to the clay. When looking at snow, you usually see the general sparkle of everything, but then there are areas where the sparkle really seems to stand out, and the bigger glitter adds that.
I used this mix to create my snowman dragon for the @pureartcollab. I’ll also be using it for my @pureartcollab piece for the landscape theme!
