Art Jewelry - Making a skinner blend with polymer clay

[xINVISIGOTHx]

SHE FOLDED IT THE WRONG DIRECTION AT THE BEGINING!! totally ruined the pure parts

[Pinkrosen1]

i did the skinner blend without a pasta machine. Turned out perfect! I used a sharpie to roll it out. :D

[xINVISIGOTHx]

@Pinkrosen1 I use an exacto knif handle XD and sometimes a fat highlighter marker

[nikkilee911]

do you have any videos or know of any videos for more than one color?

[mikozouko]

What if we dont have pasta machine? :O

[artjewelrymag]

@mikozouko We've never tried to make a Skinner blend without a pasta machine. If you're working with polymer regularly, it's a rather essential tool. You could try to use an acrylic or PVC roller to roll the clay. Make sure you're folding the clay and rolling it in the proper direction, just like you would in the pasta machine. If you try this, let us know if it works!

[xINVISIGOTHx]

@mikozouko I did a skinner blend a few weeks ago by hand and it came out pretty nice. You just have to have patience and try to keep the shape even when you roll it out, like if it starts to get round, fold the edges in to make a square again. I can't remember what I made it for at the moment, or I would show you.

[Bizzylizzy123456]

at 4:31 it looks like a sock! :D awesome tutorial

[alisontorresnj]

Good catch on the 90º shift. Other than that, it was a good demonstration on how to do a Skinner blend. Great camera angle and quality on the video too! There are so many things that the blend can be used for, thanks for showing the basics.

[alisontorresnj]

Good catch on the 90º shift. Other than that, it was a good demonstration on how to do a Skinner blend. Great camera angle and quality on the video too! There are so many things that the blend can be used for, thanks for showing the basics.

[spenceyg]

It looks like you're playing with american cheese.

[Ianavak]

I appreciate that you showed each and every pass thru the pasta machine. Now I know it's not suppose to be a perfect rectangle like they use to show on the craft shows on TV. I thought I just couldn't do it right. Thanks so much!

[artjewelrymag]

You're very welcome. Those time-lapse TV show demonstrations can really give you an inferiority complex, can't they?! I'm happy that our video helped you understand the process even better.

[UNWRITTENUNKNOWN]

what is it used for?

[artjewelrymag]

A Skinner blend is just a way to create a gradient of color in polymer clay. You can then use the thin color sheet on ANYthing!

[Conardist]

The first fold she made was to the wrong sides. You are supposed to fold it so the extra color on each end is on the top/bottom. When you watch the video she should have folded it left to right. AND I LOVE AT 2:15 she talks about how important it is to fold it right.

[artjewelrymag]

Thank you for watching the video with an astute eye! By rotating the rectangle 90 degrees, and then bringing the bottom edges up to meet the top edges, you achieve a blend that retains the two original pure colors at each end. Though you'll still get a blend the way I demonstrated it.

It's always a challenge to narrate, keep your hands in the camera's focus, and get everything perfect! Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[mommaoctopus]

It would be great if you would show what the end result will be first so we know where the process is headed.

[artjewelrymag]

Thank you for watching the video. Excellent suggestion! It's always good to know what you're aiming for before learning a technique. We'll be sure to follow this advice in future videos. And I bet we can tweak the intro of this one.

[theresa5]

More please. Great video.

[EccentricRabbit]

I've got books on how to create the Skinner Blend, but you can't beat being shown. Splendid!