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Where to find textures for Silver Clay<\/h3>\n

Silver clay is truly a very versatile medium. One of the best things about it, is that it takes texture really well. It\u2019s a lot easier to apply texture to clay than it is to sheet metal for example, with no heavy tools or hammering required. Think of pressing a pen lid into plastecine or polymer clay and you get the picture.<\/p>\n

So, when my brand new students realise this, one of the first things they do is go out shopping for texture sheets. And when I started, I was exactly the same! You can go out there and spend a fortune on lovely textures and there are some beauties out there. However, it\u2019s not a necessary expense. In fact, I would go as far to say that if you want to have original textures and original work, commercially available textures are definitely not the way to go.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for all of us, textures are everywhere and I mean everywhere, if you\u2019d just look at your surroundings with new eyes. So this blog is intended to give you some great ideas, but it\u2019s by no means exhaustive and I am sure once you switch your brain to working like this \u2013 you\u2019ll have lots more ideas.<\/p>\n

First of all \u2013 I would suggest looking round your house!<\/h4>\n
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Make your own texture sheets with polymer clay and household objects like pen lids and straws<\/p><\/div>\n

Look at your desk or in your kiddie\u2019s pencil case. Pen tops, pen nibs, retracting pencils can all make unusual marks straight into your silver clay, or you can make some of your own texture sheets with polymer clay and cure them and use them with your silver clay.<\/p>\n

Think about erasers and using a craft knife to carve shapes into them. Have a look at folders, book covers and stationary (even your cork message board) \u2013 some have lovely textures on there, that you could use \u2013 mix up a 2-part moulding putty and use to capture them.<\/p>\n

Peek in your kitchen! There are loads of things in there to take impressions of; cutlery, sponges, food packaging, placemats, bottom of glasses (especially cut glass tumblers). Have a look in your food cupboard \u2013 yes, I thinking about pasta! Great shapes for impressing and what about spaghetti? Use for making lots of lovely straight lines.<\/p>\n

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Poppy seed heads are great for adding texture to your silver clay and you can find them in the garden!<\/p><\/div>\n

Raid your garden! There are lots of great things here \u2013 like leaves, pods, twigs, stones, grasses and tree bark. You could also look at other less obvious things too \u2013 like your gardening tools, gloves and knee pads!<\/p>\n

I think you\u2019re probably getting the picture here! But let me give you some more ideas.<\/p>\n

Continue your texture raid in your house!<\/h4>\n