Painting Polymer Clay

Acrylics work great with polymer clay, however blushing, for example, might be challenging. If you choose to use acrylics you can use human makeup blush to accent body folds and creases. But you must apply blush on unbaked polymer clay and you can't make a mistake. Once it's on it's on. If you made a mistake you can try to clean it with a soft blush and alcohol, but it can be a lot of work. Choose blush with no glitter or pearl added.

Genesis heat set oils is another great product. They bake right into clay, giving you the perfect shine-free look and natural tone. They are a must have if you sculpt babies! Best of all you can make as many mistakes as you wish ' they won't dry until you bake them. And even after you bake you can remove them with acetone and start all over. Reborning artists also use them on vinyl dolls.

For best results work in layers. Apply thin coat of color, cure (bake at 200F for 10-15 minutes or fire with an embossing gun) and then repeat until you reach the brightness you want. You can't cure genesis oils with a hair dryer; it's just not hot enough. When using an embossing gun make sure it's not too close or it will burn your doll's nose (of whatever) in no time.

Regular oils can not be used with polymer clay.

If you have any further questions, please drop me a line and I will try my best to help you. You can also visit my website for helpful tips and tutorials (can be found on my About Me page, next to my feedback score)

Hugz,

Jenna Zadymov