Polymer Clay Cane - No Background - Reducing Technique by Idit Zoota and Yonat Dascalu

[Msansones]

Brilliant! Thank you !

[marinapaul]

thank you for share and your great video! very usefull Technique!

[xBabyDragonx]

Go to the Flickr site!!!! The pieces on there will blow your mind!! Very talented!!! Well worth opening a new tab!!! :)

[faceoff12able]

great video! :)

[alishaXcherry]

thats so smart! whats the knife your using called?

[shadowsilk]

This trick is amazing, I would of never thought of it! Thanks a bunch!

[xxCutenDeadlyxx]

how do you slice it so the image does not squish together?

[CharleneTherien]

Hey Yonat, that's a great video! 

[Zavkara]

Thank you for posting technique, it is very clever and I would never have thought of it before seeing this.

*goes to check your other videos*

[Meiyumii]

This is so ingenious! Thank you so much for posting this. It will help me allot when I start making odd shaped canes ^-^!

[PolyClayPlay]

@Meiyumii Oh good! I am glad you liked the video. I agree that Idit had a great idea and Yonat did the wonderful video showing it. Be sure to check the link to Poly Clay Play to see more of Yonat's cane tutorials. She creates beautiful canes. I am so happy to work with her. We are working on a major cane project that will be coming in the near future. I think anyone interested in making canes will benefit greatly.

[Meiyumii]

@PolyClayPlay Awesome! I can't wait to see how everything turns out ^^ I did check out the website. it's very nice and you guys have some great prices on supplies! I've totally bookmarked it xD

[MSFladoodle]

what is packing clay out of? is it normal polymer clay like fimo or sculpey

[MSFladoodle]

what does lining the cane with a thin sheet of water soluble clay mean??

[PolyClayPlay]

@MSFladoodle Sorry I didn't see your question sooner. Water soluble clay would be something like Play Doh. To answer your next question... the packing clay that is added after the water soluble clay would be your scrap clay or whatever you wanted to use so that you can then reduce the cane. I hope that helps. Be sure to visit Poly Clay Play to see the second video. The link is listed with the video.

[rkh1942]

This is amazing! I tried it and it works great.  Thanks Zoota and Trish for sharing this technique.

[PolyClayPlay]

@rkh1942 I have to give credit to Yonat for her great demonstration!! I am so glad it worked for you!!

[petmagnetetal]

this is amazing!!!

i will share this with my clay teacher!!

[PolyClayPlay]

@petmagnetetal I hope your teacher and her classes enjoy the technique!

[saintolafian]

What can I say?? You're a genius! THANK YOU for sharing!!!

[PolyClayPlay]

I wish I could take credit! Idit Zoota is the genius and she graciously shared the idea with Yonat and together, we shared it with the world.

[tattootaz666]

is Fimo the same and would it work the same I used to be really into fimo and have just come across your video now my children are old enough to get into it but I don't want to waste so much as it costs alot I remember when it was 99p a pack omg bought first packet in 12 yrs to discover 1 56g packet was £2.50

[PolyClayPlay]

Fimo would be the clay you would use to make the cane such as the rose in the video. Then you would wrap your cane with Play Doh or other water soluble clay.

[Kittytlvr]

I found the recipe for water soluble clay but how do you put it together. Is there a method or just mix everything together?

Thank you for your geneous information.

[PolyClayPlay]

Hmmm Okay, I will have to check on that. I am guessing yes, you mix it together and that's it. If I find out different, I will let you know.

[sltfsh]

I used your method a few times already, mainly for flower canes, and I think it's excellent. Thanks a lot for posting it .. and coming up with it in the first place of course!

[PolyClayPlay]

I am glad you have enjoyed this method. I would like to take credit for the idea but that goes to Idit Zoota. Yonat and I area happy to make it available. Be sure to take a look at part 2 at Poly Clay Play. The link is listed on the video.

[kewlkid12311]

so i tried it and well to put it lightly it was a clay mess lol but i still like the clay that i made and ill just use it for something else :) ill just have to go and buy some play doh its too bad that i threw it out.

[PolyClayPlay]

I'm sorry your recipe didn't work out.

If you want to try again, on the site with the second part of this video, you will find a PDF to download that has a recipe you might want to try.

The address to the second part and the PDF is at the end of the video.

[kewlkid12311]

Hi, i wanted to know if this would work with a clay that i made out of: 1 cup of flower, 1 cup of water, 1 tsp of cooking oil, 1 cup of corn starch and 1/2 cup of salt. I wanted to know if it would be water soluable so that i won't ruin any of my clay canes. Please respond asap :)

[PolyClayPlay]

I can't answer for sure but I would think you could test your clay and see if it disintegrates in water. Then, I would test the technique on some scrap clay... Use a piece of scrap clay in the center and then surround it with your mixture and follow the tutorial.  I would love to hear if your recipe does work.

[MsHumanist1]

I am thrilled that you have discovered this new technique and been kind enough to share it with the polymer clay crafting world! This saves so much valuable clay. As expensive as high quality polymer clay is, I am surprised no one else has discovered this- so kudos to you,. I look forward to trying this and I will post back how I do- and I am going to join PolyClayPlay. Thanks so much.

[PolyClayPlay]

We are glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for the note. I look forward to hearing how it works for you.

[cassey05]

THATS IS SOOO AWESOME!!

[Medhb]

Wayyyy cool!!!

[fker123100]

very nice !!!!

[PolyClayPlay]

Thanks. We are glad you enjoyed it. Yonat has some wonderful tutorials at the found on the video. If you have any questions, please be sure to ask.

[lizziesmama]

This is awesome!!! Thanks so much!!!

[PolyClayPlay]

@lizziesmama You are Very Welcome!

[DarrensAngel101808]

This technique has been such a lifesaver for me! I used to spend probably 15 to 20 hours on a project with hearts or flowers, slicing each petal, heart half, etc or making sure that I sliced translucent thin enough to see through, and I still wasn't satisfied with my work. With this technique I can now complete a project in just an hour or two! Thanks so much for sharing this with the claying world!

[PolyClayPlay]

We are so glad this helps! Be sure to take a look at Yonat's other wonderful tutorials!

[hellorodney]

5*,,,thanks

[PolyClayPlay]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the 5*!

[ShonnaNelson]

Awesome work friend! Very impressive. I am mostly a fine artist and I just got a batch of clay tonight. This helps inspire me. Thanks so much for sharing. Don't forget to add me as a friend too. Looking forward to seeing more! Bigg hugs-Shonna

[PolyClayPlay]

We are glad you enjoyed the video. WARNING: Polymer Clay Playing can be addictive!

[MollyZollyful]

If u use playdoh for how much do u have to bake and how long? And can u use the stove oven? If not how come? Plzz reply.

[PolyClayPlay]

Bake as you normally would following your polymer clay package instructions in your home oven. If you need more details, go to the web address on the video and contact me. I am happy to answer. You can also find the complete instructions there to download and print.

[choco33333333]

can i use playdoh?

[PolyClayPlay]

Playdoh is the part that goes around the polymer clay. Polymer Clay is what will cure in the oven and the play doh washes away leaving the shape such as the rose. Then you slice the rose cane and you end up with slices that all look alike.

[IttyBittyGirly]

GREAT idea. Thank-You so much for sharing. You are wonderful. : )

[PolyClayPlay]

It is always nice to hear that this technique is useful to others!

Send pictures of what you make with this technique! We would love to see them. You can find my email address on the web site listed on the video.

[karenperry590]

I used Premo clay and baked at 275degrees for 1/2 hour. This will be great for nail art and beads.

Thanks so much for the method,

Karen

[karenperry590]

Hi again, I just tried the technique it worked great. I took it a step further. I made the cane with the Playdoh, (I used a thicker strip of Playdoh #1 on my pasta machine. Don't know if it mattered or not.) reduced it to a very small size and baked it with the background still on. After it cooled, I peeled the background clay off, (like a banana) cleaned the Playdoh residue off the baked cane and it worked great!

see next post

[PolyClayPlay]

Yes, that technique of baking and then peeling is shown in the tutorial by Yonat found at web site. Thanks for sharing your fun!!

[karenperry590]

You mean I didn't have to babysit the clay in the oven just in case? Oh well, I'm looking for the pdf now.

Karen

[karenperry590]

Hi, This is the most brilliant thing I've ever seen!! Thanks so much for thinking of it.  I'm going to try it as soon as I find some PlayDoh.

Karen

[PolyClayPlay]

Hi Karen, We are glad you like this technique. Go to the web address you see on the video and you can download the PDF instructions. At the end of the instructions, there is a recipe for clay that you can use instead of PlayDoh if you like.

[guygalin]

where do i get that kind of clay? how dose a packge looks like?

[PolyClayPlay]

You can do a search for Play-Doh or take a look at the recipe included with the free PDF from the web site... polyclayplay . com. It is available in the Freebie Section.

[remee74]

how on earth do you cut the slices without it squishing?

[PolyClayPlay]

It is always a good idea to let your cane rest for an hour or two or some leave them alone overnight or even for a couple of weeks. The cane then becomes the same temperature all the way through.

Always use a sharp clay blade.

Don't remove the background until you have sliced. You can make a trough of clay to set the cane in.  Then slice through all of the clay, including the trough, remove the trough and in this case the play-dough.

I hope that all made sense!!

[kitebabe05]

great idea!! thank you!

[PolyClayPlay]

You are very welcome! I would love to see what canes everyone comes up with after using this technique! I am going to be posting a new video tutorial from Yonat at Poly Clay Play in the next day or so using this technique. Check for it in the Artists Corner

[PolyClayPlay]

We are happy to share!

[bugsydb]

This is wonderful - i have been struggling with the translucent clay now i do not need to use it any more. Thanks for sharing!

[PolyClayPlay]

You are very welcome!! Please take a look at our other tutorials at Poly Clay Play. There are free ones as well as fun ones to purchase and there are classes too!

[WildAngel3]

This is an incredible asset to cane makers! And a beautifully done YouTube video, also.

Thank you thank you thank you!

DebbieG

[PolyClayPlay]

Thank you for your wonderful comments. It was a pleasure to present Idit Zoota's wonderful idea and Yonat's great demonstration. I enjoy producing polymer clay videos and tutorials and am happy to share this with cane makers.

[autumnzzz]

Brilliant! And so simple. Thanks for being so generous and sharing. I'm afraid I would have kept it to my selfish little self.

[PolyClayPlay]

You are very welcome! Check the address mentioned on the video. You can find more free stuff. Check out the Artists Corner for projects that are not free but reasonable and don't miss the classes in the Adventures at Poly Clay Play! I will be posting a project shortly using this Play Doh Technique. It is a fun one!