Faux pink quartz - polymer clay tutorial 021

This is my method of making faux quartz, with an explanation why I am doing it this way. You can find all the details that explain the "why" and the "how" more than the video in my blog here
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I am trying my best to get the camera to auto-focus properly in the end. I hope you can see the details well enough. So I posted some close-up photos on the blog so you can see better the end result.
I sanded the pieces with the Polyfast starting with 300 all the way up to 1500.
I dont' have a buffer, and my hands don't let me do hand buffing too well so I used Judikins Diamond Glaze for varnish.
There's also a little surprise towards the end.....haha.
Necessary materials:
Translucent Premo
Translucent white Premo
Translucent Pardo
A smidgeon of Premo red
Sandpaper wet/dry from 300 to at least 1000.
Judikins Diamond Glaze if you don't have a buffer or can't buff by hand.
I buy my Premo, Fimo and Pardo clays and many other supplies from PolyClay Play.
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Different than other artists, I will tell you: do exactly what I do in the tutorial, until you are able to do it exactly how I do it. That means you will have mastered the technique and you will be able to start tweaking it and putting your personal touch to it and grow as an artist.
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[@claygirl6133]

Wow, those are beautiful!!

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

thank you!

[@biljanapavlovic9997]

I saw your shop and wish you luck and many happy moments. Thank you for your tutorials, they are inspirational.

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

Thank you! I am glad you find inspiration in my tutorials! I'm still not done uploading things in the online store. My camera crapped on me and I can only use my phone for photos right now. It's a slow process.

[@isabelsanchez5813]

Beautiful job, I like this technique. Now I learn, not to use to much solid color with translucent clay, thanks Kalyana 👍🏻👏🏻

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

Yes it is very important if you want translucent results. You don't need much to color it. If you want a stronger translucent color and still keep it translucent get the Pardo.

[@cecilecharial8555]

La ressemblance est étonnante, bravo et merci!

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

merci!

[@lisajarvis2838]

WOW I GOT TO GIVE THIS A GO-👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@juniperreyclay4703]

Lovely

[@user-iz2xe2tv2h]

สวย หวาน น่ารัก.

[@lisajarvis2838]

And yes I see what you mean about them going darker when baked!!

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

Yes, they can go much darker. Also depends on which brand of translucent you're using, some go not only darker but might turn a little yellowish (Kato does that) the best are the Premo translucent white and Pardo translucent. But Premo regular translucent does a great job. Now, when you add the blue. Remember how I always measure with that square cutter? Get a sheet on thickest setting and cut yourself several pieces. Then use different amounts of blue for each square you've cut - I'd go about the size of a grain of rice for one, then half of that, then again half of that (yes, that little). I would also make two of the lightest with the smallest amount of blue and in one add white about the size of a mustard seed. Also for aquamarine you must do some cuts, to imitate the fractures, it has more straight line fractures than the pink quartz. Look at this picture, it's a good example to work from www.healingcrystals.com/images/Cabochons---Aquamarine-Cabochon-India-01.jpg

[@sabinahertzum9728]

Have you tried to test quenching vs not quenching?? I’ve heard ( and seen) that it’s a myth that the translucency gets better with quenching... I mean - why ad that step if there’s no reason to??

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

Actually it's not a myth, but it's different for different brands of clay. It is also a good thing to do when you have thicker pieces, in order to avoid your piece cracking. With thicker pieces, sometimes, when you let the piece cool by itself, the outer layers cool off faster so, law of physics, they will shrink a little while the core is still hot, hence you get cracks. Dunking the piece in ice water as soon as your oven dings, will make the whole piece cool off at the same rate. When it comes to translucent, it is definitely helping for thicker pieces. I saw the videos you're talking about, and I can tell you that yes, it's true it's not noticeable when you test with thin strips. But if you dunk in ice water a thicker piece, like a whole cabochon - let's say a faux fluorite, a faux amber, or any transparent faux stone - you will see quite a difference. Some brands will show more than others - Pardo translucent and Fimo translucent, for example. But even Premo shows a difference.

[@KristiPretzal]

Question, how do they weigh? Do they weigh the same?

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

No, that's the main giveaway. Polymer clay is very light, about 1/8 of the weight of the real stone. And the only way you can use it is either with faux metal setting made with polymer clay, or with wire wrapping - or glue a cabochon made to size on a metal tray. I do get contacted from time to time by people who think they're smart and test the waters to see if they can use my faux gemstones in the silver jewelry they make, to sell them as real stuff, but once I tell them the weight thing and the fact that THEY CAN'T PUT METAL SETTING ON THEM AS IT'S PLASTIC AND IT MELTS they just disappear

[@lisajarvis2838]

Aquamarine is my birth stone- and I'm Cherokee- want to make pendant and cuff with my birth stone and tribe designs!!

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

well wait for a few days, I promise you I'll make an aquamarine tutorial within a week. I will post the Jade one first because it's almost done, and then I have another one almost done, so either Saturday or Monday I'll make the aquamarine one, ok? What are you planning the pendant out of, faux silver or faux German silver? Because I decided with each of the faux stones I will make also a piece of jewelry right after. I might give you some tips. I am very excited about your project. Please send me photos on facebook when it's done!

[@lisajarvis2838]

👌🏾 thank you- looking forward to seeing it!!👍🏾

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

Oh and - you mentioned you're Cherokee - I intend to, now that I got the extruder, give it a go one more time to that faux Cherokee bead bracelet. Be on the lookout for the tut, might do it with the "Clay with me Sunday" thing.

[@mercedesmarton3768]

What color and ratio in the mix?

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

I showed at 2:23. I have a new tutorial coming soon and the color mixes will be more detailed.

[@mercedesmarton3768]

sweet I just made it I just eyeballed the colors. Came out okay

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

The whole idea is to make 2-3 different mixes - with VERY little colored clay in, as more of it would make it opaque. Do not use different colors of opaque clay, use the same, be it pink or red. Pink quartz won't have different hues, just different intensities of the same color. Cherry quartz won't either, just strawberry quartz will but that is way darker.

[@lisajarvis2838]

Lol- I guest wrong - I said top right was yours- and you made two 😂-couldn't tell that either 👍🏾

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

hehe, I'm good huh

[@lisajarvis2838]

Flipping image- lol

Your tutorials are great but the music that plays throughout them is annoying.

[@KalyanaDesignTutorials]

Thank you. Use the mute button and listen to whatever music you like.