Francesca, so excited to see this. I recently bought the flex and will have to wait just a bit longer to play with it. Your lesson is awesome as usual.
I've been a professional metal clay artist for over fifteen years, and the Project X 960 clay is hands down the WORST clay I have ever tried. Impossible to make even simple flat pendants with, it cracks, warps and distorts like crazy. I mean things were cracking apart right down the center- I've never seen anything like it. The shrinkage is also ridiculous- it shrinks about 40% in just the drying stage, and even more when firing. Rings were coming out much thinner than with any other clay, and cracked around the edges. I tried scaling them up by 6-7 sizes in the wet stage and they still cracked during firing from stretching too tightly on the sizing plug. They need to go right back to the drawing board with this product as the formula is a complete failure. Well, their video quality seems to match the quality of their product, so at least they're consistent😄
That beautiful rose project is quite inspiring. Your videos are very informative and you share excellent tips based on your personal and perceived experiences. Thanks Carrie:)
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Great video! I like learning different approaches to one technique and this is a winner. I buy all of my CZ's from Clay Revolution because they are excellent quality, competitively priced, and I love that special cuts can be custom ordered.
Does it have to be bone dry ? I brought some and made a ring out of it and let it dry over night in a warm room and fired it the next day and it was very brittle and broke apart in my hand
Hi! This is the "Stone Shape" mold used in this video, correct? I'm assuming the "Signet Shape" is the one with a straight, 90° rise while the "Triangle Shape" is the one that flairs out and away from the band? Are the Octagonal and Square shapes I see pictured on the website not currently available? Can someone help to clarify, as it's not super obvious the way they're currently set up online. Thanks!
Hi! Yes, Metal Clay is a porous metal after firing. The surface is rough and compounds can get pushed down into the metal. This discolors the metal. So, we use what we refer to as ‘dry’ polishing. However, you can do the initial steps to burnish the surface, then use the compounds for a high shine.
I like your video but when showing your examples we can't really see them! You need to have the camera to zoom in. The examples only work if we can see them.
Hello - I have been searching forever to find a medium that I may be able to use precious metal clay over for sculptures… Your equine statue is fabulous and like the other comments, I wish you would share the final outcome. It was most instructive video. My question is what were you molding over ?what material burnt out in the kiln underneath your clay …. Without this information your video can’t help anyone I’ve experimented with paper clay in this medium… Not successful- a waste of time and money.. If you would kindly share the medium used for the base underneath the metal clay I’d be over the moon with gratitude..
