Can You Do Clay On Marble

If you want to just have your porcelain body then you must marble using two contrasting bodies one plain the other with body stain loosely wedged or banged and then thrown to be turned or sanded make sure you breathe in as much dust as you can bear later revealing the marbling of the bodies.

Can you do clay on marble.

Evaluate your marble collection in detail. Unfortunately clay marbles do not have nearly the eye appeal of any other marbles and therefore are the least collectible of any marble. Shape the clay into a ball and briskly roll it on the work surface. Old marbles tend to exhibit complex inner streaks in glass marbles faded outer markings in solid colored or clay marbles and a light.

You can t really go wrong when you re marbling polymer clay. Clay marbles are the most common old marble that you will find. I used a coffee can and simply pressed the can through to make this. As you work with the clay it will get warmer and feel sticky.

Most new mass produced marbles are distinguished by an inner colored streak resembling a cat s eye this is a telltale sign that your marbles are not very old. These marbles were the easiest to produce and millions still exist. You can create your own faux marble easily with polymer clay and in no time at all you can make yourself an on trend necklace or some mini hanging plant holders. For this post i used black white translucent and marbled polymer clay.

Cup a marble size portion of clay tightly in the palm of your hand pressing out any air bubbles as you rotate the clay. You want to avoid anything abrasive on the surface and dirt and sand being dragged around by a vacuum could do more damage than you intend. I used a starbucks coffee drink to roll out the clay because it s clear as you can see the pattern. If you re looking for an even easier way to marble your clay pieces then you can try out the technique of marbling with shaving cream.

Use one of your pottery tools like a rubber or wooden rib to smooth out the shaving foam. Find something around the house coffee can small bowl to cut out a circle. For marble floors start with a dust mop.