How to Make Your Own Texture Molds

Tutorial on using Amazing Mold Putty to make texture sheets for use with polymer clay.

Have questions or comments? Check out the accompanying blog post at:
http://blog.craftygoat.com/2008/02/video_how_to_make_your_own_tex.html

Since YouTube limits length and content of comments, I prefer you post any questions to my blog.

Video copyright 2008 Angela Mabray. This video is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license. This means you may not use or re-publish this video for commercial purposes. If you embed one of my videos on your site, I ask that you give full attribution along with a link back to either my blog or my YouTube profile page.

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• polymerclay
• molding
• textures
• diy
• howto
• molds
• polymer
• clay
• arts
• crafts
• fimo
• sculpey

[cakeillusions2010]

Is this mold putty food grade? I want to use it to make chocolate texture mats.

[craftygoat]

@cakeillusions2010 Yes, Amazing Mold Putty is food grade. You can find more information about that on the Alumilite website. Keep in mind nothing is considered food-safe after it's been used with polymer clay, though.

[FiatLux1000]

Tip:

Some people showed concerns about the "Conditioning Machine" or Pasta machine", from my experience on doing the same with foundant for cake decorations, you can use a simple rolling pin. No need to expend money to simply roll such a soft consistency dough.

[craftygoat]

Thanks for the comment, FiatLux1000. Many people do use cheaper options for rolling out polymer clay: a glass jar or an acrylic roller, for example. Clay tends to stick to the wood on a wooden rolling pin, so that's a consideration. And you definitely shouldn't use a rolling pin for polymer clay that you plan on using for food again. For the project shown where clay is pressed into the extruded lines in the mold, a pasta machine works best since its pressure forces clay into the impressions.

[Frozenboy212]

@craftygoat If the Amazing Mold Putty is food grade I don't see any problem with using the same rolling pin you use on your food.

[craftygoat]

@Frozenboy212 The Amazing Mold Putty is food grade. Polymer clay is not. For this project I'm having people use their pasta machine not only to roll out the Amazing Mold Putty, but also to force the polymer clay into the mold's impressions. As I've already mentioned, the rolling pin is an inferior option... but any tool you use with polymer clay should no longer be used with food.

[bigdotof]

Very informative thx

[ohnognome]

I got a pasta machine for 30$ At Pat Catans. If you have that art store near you check it out. It is way more inexpensive than Micheals or Joannes

[anovasinn]

I was reading through your comments and seen the one person talking about the high price of a pasta press. I get this offten with my tutorials as well. I dont get it most of the time the price is not truely high and the investment is well worth the time you save. My dremel alone costs way more than a pasta press ,but i have had the same one for 10 years. I can't imagine doing all it does by hand sheesh.

[Ianavak]

I love this. There is no end to what you can make into a texture sheet! Thx so much for sharing this technique!!

[2sexxyfaya]

really informative,thanks