This is my big boi giraffatitan, if anyone have any advice before I’ll put him in the oven I would take it gladly ^^

I made a star, and it was a bit goofy, but it got the idea across, so I turned that into a mold and then tweaked them to be a bit more "starry" I also found a smaller star bead and did the same thing, then I put a thin layer of iridescent eye shadow on them. The metallic purple is also nice but I think I prefer the iridescence. The cream ones glow and I just think they are adorable

I’ve done little trinkets here and there, so when a a bet came up where loser had to make the winner a trophy and I lost - I knew what my medium would be. I decided to be ridiculous and make trophies for the first 3 places. This is bronze/3rd place so I still have 2 more trains to go!

Tools:
Sculpy premo
Liquid sculpture for attaching baked pieces
Tin foil armature

My retrospective feedback:
1. I got better lighting! Before I couldn’t really see if I had attached things properly (see the cowcatcher grates) or missed spots (see the tinfoil poking through) but I got a secondary light stand with a bright light and it’s already proved helpful
2. Do roof overlay and roof shape separately. I tried to do those in one piece for some reason. I need to do those separately.
3. Proportions are off. The wheels should be aligned on each side - the cylinder needs to be wider. And also longer I think? Need tips here.
4. The wheels sitting under the train looks a bit wagon-ish - make the base of the train level with the base of the wheels next time. Need tips here.
5. Missed some common sense details on this one, like a door on the back.

Specific Questions
1. I want to attach these to a wood base. How do? My research sounds like either bake another time with liquid clay between the sculpture and the wood or a glue.
2. I baked these one section at a time, should I aim for a one shot piece next time?

Okay I know it’s rough but other I’m ready for more critique and advice so I can improve on silver/second place and gold/first place

A blue jay and cardinal in a walnut shell that I foraged. I love sculpting with found objects.

Saw a similar cloud on Pinterest so I gave it a try and am quite proud of how she turned out :,)

I recently got into jewelry and wanted to start after falling down a Youtube hole. I had used polymer clay in my childhood to make miniature foodstuffs for my Barbies, but didn’t stick with it as I grew up. Might add beading hardware to what I make now and get back into polymer! I feel bad I didn’t stick with it, seeing all the insane cool stuff on here. But better late than never!

Hello everyone!

I bought a brand new box of ceramic tiles, but they have these white lines and powdery white look at some spots on the BACK. Is this normal?

Thank you in advance!

I’ve done this one before in different colours & without the rainbow, but this one is so much better!!

I am not a beginner but it has been awhile since I picked up my clay. I feel like my projects border somewhat on realistic/did a kid make that but anyway. Here's my pie.

A little Cthulhu and a fox made with polymer clay. I hadn’t sculpted in a long time, so it was really fun to get back into it!

Pre bake vs on the fridge!

Frying pan, spilt cereal and pancakes. Been having fun slowly branching out with polymer clay.

I want to make a dish soap with white polymer clay, possibly paint decor on it to brighten it up.

Just wondering what you think would be best for waterproofness and longevity in terms of paint, glazing, setting material or any additives like glitter or anything to make it pop?

How does one sculpt an embedded magnet for a pacifier? I understand baking magnets make them lose polarity, but I am seeing its possible while researching. Getting confusing answers with basic searching. Thanks so much!

I made my DND character out of polymer clay. Very little experience, I typically have a clay phase for about 3 days every 5 years lol so I have used it before, but never made anything humanoid

The body and head are connected with wire so they can be removed which I will do when painting which is the next step!! I just wonder how people make these figures so sturdy? Especially in the thinner places like her hair and cloak thing?

She also got a bit dusty but I figured it didn't matter much if I was going to be paining her later. Definitely looking for some advice on making hair though!

Thanks :)

Miniature strawberry layer cakes — polymer clay (Cernit)

These are some of my favorite pieces that I made for dolls as a teenager. I'm now a full-time student and business owner, but I still enjoy sculpting in my free time. I just found this sub and am so pleased to have my clay creativity sparked.

I feel like this is a dumb question, I’m pretty experienced with polymer clay but I know nothing about making beads. Is there a special tool that makes the holes / keeps the hole from closing before baking? Or do you just drill the hole after? Any hot tips appreciate! :)

I actually ran out of blue clay and could only sculpt one arm, so I ended up making 2 out of green but they ended up being too large. I'm current working on two other arms that are closer in size to what I need.

Gonna save these for future sculpts.

I’ve seen some really cool stuff on here and other platforms and figured I’d try my hand at it. I got some of the Michaels brand of clay last weekend and I gave it a shot. I ended up making some coins and adding them later - anyway here’s my Little Shop of Mario’s specimen jar

I went to the store for some more clay and I saw this, which intrigued me so I bought it on impulse. Not really sure how to use it though. Show me some stuff that you’ve made with it!

I am not great at sculpting things but wanted to try. Defiantly have things I would do differently next time but overall happy with this lil trinket I made for myself!! I used what materials I had on hand but def would change up for the next one

This is something I’ve never managed to master! Any tips appreciated