Polymer Clay Charms Beginner! Help?

Your questions cover a lot of territory but since you're limiting your use of polymer clay to sculpted (or molded) miniatures for "charms," that will help. (Many teens make miniatures from polymer clay and often in what they refer to as the "kawaii" or "cute" style.) First, you can find almost any info you need about using polymer clay (in all its ways) at my polymer clay "encyclopedia" site... just shop for a topic from the Table of Contents page: http://glassattic.com/polymer/contents.h... ...then go to any page you choose from the alphabetical navigation bar Each category page will also discuss particular materials, equipment, etc, you may need for doing that specific kind of polymer clay item or technique. But for general beginner tools, check out this page: http://glassattic.com/polymer/tools_Drem... (particularly the categories *Beginner Tools* and *Work Surfaces* and *Rollers/Brayers*) There's more on tools, as well as ways to use paints (and clear finishes if you want) with polymer clay in my answers here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?... http://au.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100705000229AAd7ASf http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120116100721AABpuV2 As for baking, this page and these my answers here: http://glassattic.com/polymer/baking.htm http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111224000037AAQSEfC http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111217212840AAjYvdJ There are definitely differences between brands and lines of polymer clay.

For miniatures (or anything that needs detail, non-distortion, etc), I'd recommend one of the firmer lines rather than a mushy one like Sculpey III, Bakeshop/Craftsmart, or perhaps even FimoSoft.

Ok well here's a list: *You need clay (i recommend sculpy for beginners but premo and fimo for kawaii things) *You need an xacto knife or a razor blade (you can get a plastic one if your under age) * for kawaii faces get a ultra thin paint brush or you can use sharpie or sharpie poster paint *if you want to paint on faces pink, white ,and black ALWAYS ^-^ *you also need clean hands so use baby wipes in between clay colors *Also if you want your creations to be charms buy head pins and eye pins also round nose pilers and wire cutters * you will need either sand paper or texture and sanding you can also use a tooth brush ( that you don't use) to texture bread and cake *Also don't use polymer clay on bare surfaces use paper and if you have a marble counter you a=can use that *ALSO GET STORAGE BOXES for all that findings, clay, and tools!

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