Painting with Polymer Clay, A Winter's Eve

[@lindabuttrey8965]

Love your voice and mild accent! The backfilling of grooves I had tried before with little success. Now, I feel confident to try again using your technique. Thnx so much!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

I am so glad it was helpful, thanks so much 🙂

[@mb6h1]

I am so amazed by your work...

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@LisaWoodsSandford]

More please, love it x

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Great, thanks so much 🙂

[@omararibach7760]

bonjour vous faites des choses magnifique j'adore vous êtes une artiste bravo

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Merci beaucoup Odile 🙂

[@roxym.3933]

I like how you think in the smallest detail ! Thank you

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much Roxy :)

[@chasitynutt360]

your brilliant!!!!!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you very much 🙂🙏🙏

[@erinbeighley8296]

You are so talented, and your voice is so soothing. Thank you for sharing!!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you for such a lovely comment Erin :)

[@stellau3028]

Wow your painting is amazing.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you so much Stella :)

[@rosehalpin8108]

Love you, thank you

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much Rose 🙂

[@anniehartley8851]

you are so good,that is cool

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you very much :)

[@jennsilk5157]

Amazing!!!! Your work it superb. The step by step tutorial is grand...thank you.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you so much Jenn :)

[@ruthtrefethen4171]

Unforgettable, beautiful, gorgeous, perfection!!!!!LOVE THESE!💜💙💚💛♥️

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you very much Ruth :)

[@ИринаГеоргиева-ц9я]

Вы настоящая художница! Рисовать из глины такие картины - это просто невероятно! Спасибо за такую красоту!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Большое спасибо :)

[@sylvialonghurst8745]

Wow this one is amazing, thank you so much for showing us

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

You are welcome, thank you Sylvia :)

[@kimwignall8070]

Im so glad I have found your videos, watching you is better than therapy. Every step of the way the picture became even more detailed and full of character. When I thought you had more or less finished and you did the things with the trees at the end, that really did finish the picture off. Thank you x

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you so much Kim, I am so glad you enjoyed it :)

[@rosemorales3135]

You are awesome 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

thank you very much 🙂

[@nuumoonmou7869]

Great

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much :)

[@Love.Yourself.1976]

Best compliment I can give you... You are the Bob Ross of polymer clay!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Oh wow, I will take that as the best compliment, thank you so much :)

[@catelaine8706]

Amazing!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much Cate :)

[@AlahnaAnset]

soooooo much work omgggggg love it tho

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you so much :)

[@claygirl6133]

Beautiful painting on the card, peaceful, serene, love snow and the animals! Can’t say it enough, you’re the grand master and so gracious for sharing your gift with us, thank you!!! I salute you! I know you are blessed because when you give you receive over and above! You make me want to get back to claying or back to learning how to paint, unfortunately, circumstances do not permit that. However, I do enjoy watching you create and your voice destress’s me, thank you!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you so much for such beautiful comments, I am so sorry circumstances do not permit you to do it at the moment, and truly hope you are able to find something creative to release the inner artist. Many thanks :)

[@margaretyoung9169]

Your work is absolutely beautiful!!! Love all you do!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you very much :)

[@vashtiespinosa460]

Amazing!!!! Beautiful composition!!!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Vashti :)

[@gatanegracreations]

Your instruction was so helpful! I watched your video initially to see how you created your brooch but quickly realized that the inlay technique can be used in another way. I have an old landscape cane that I loved the foreground, but not the background. I'll now be able to change the greenery to fit what I had envisioned. Also, I was trying to figure out how to do an etching technique, similar to how some Mexican pottery is made. With this new technique in my arsenal, I'm going to give this idea another try. Thank you so much for your thorough explanation Fiona! You're an excellent teacher...even upside down!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much Amy, and yes, all the things you mention, about changing old canes, inlay etc, work really well with this technique :)

[@1tinac]

This was sensational. Painting a scene with PC. So completely stunning.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you :)

[@ABergieCreation]

Amazing work Fiona!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

thank you so much :)

[@Luan-sm8bu]

Amazing!!!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you so much :)

[@bbrown8353]

Can't wait to try making some birch trees with this method!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

yes, birch trees would be fabulous like this, cant wait to see what you do :)

[@leetzannaroyalla9068]

They would make lovely Christmas ornaments or even Easter decor. I really liked your technique. Your instructions included why you did what ever you were doing. I like knowing why. so I can use that knowledge when I am doing my own design. Thank you.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks Leetzanna, yes Christmas ornaments, lovely idea :)

[@janedoe6181]

You have amazing talent! When you first showed the painting you were going to use as inspiration, I thought it was a professional painting. No wonder your clay painting pieces look as stunning as they do.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Hi Jane, I am in fact a professional artist, and was an oil painter long before I discovered Polymer Clay, so I am glad it looked okay ;) Glad you liked the video too :)

[@dianeburrow6717]

You just amaze me. I am so enthralled that I could watch the same tutorial over, and over and over again. Thank you for the fine lesson. I love your work.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Oh wow, thanks so much Diane :)

[@lauriesuzanne8848]

Fiona, yours are such beautiful technique’s! Your artistry is outstanding. Thank you very much for sharing so generously.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Oh wow, thank you so much Laurie :)

[@luzcamposcordero7163]

Bellisimo

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

grazie mille :)

[@Sundiyday]

You are very talented! I love everything you create! You are an excellent artist! 🌹❤️

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you so much :)

[@FreeSpokenOne]

I am SO in love with this process. As a student of watercolor it’s appealing, must give this a go. You’ve inspired me! Thanks again for your instruction, it’s detailed and easy to follow along 🌺🌈🌞

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

That makes me so happy to hear, have fun. Thanks so much :)

[@mrsk8383]

I always look forward to your tutorials. So awesome! thank you for sharing!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much Mrs K :)

[@annewallace3514]

Another fantastic tutorial, Fiona.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much Anne :)

[@ellygreaves9793]

Stunning. Thank you Fiona for showing and inspiring :) xx

[@localnetmarketingau]

Delightful in every way!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Melanie :)

[@Mazzbug]

Thank you Fiona, you are a great tutor explaining and demonstrating these techniques, I love your style. A beautiful Winter's Eve :)

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Karen :)

[@Andyscrap]

Got so excited I forgot to say...it is beautiful. I'm gonna do something like this.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

No worries, excited is good, cant wait to see what you do, remember to tag me so I can see too :)

[@kim6611]

Love watching you..good job..thanks for the video.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks Kim :)

[@lizhummer1280]

This is amazing!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much Liz :)

[@SHCraftsAust]

Fiona, thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us so generously. Chris from across the pond in Australia.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much Chris :)

[@butterfly-iu5ig]

This is very unique and beautiful!!! Would love to see more like this!! Thank you!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

thank you :)

[@Andyscrap]

Jipppppeeeeee. Thank you thank you soooo much for this tutorial Fiona. I'm so happy you did this...for meeeeee!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks Andrea, you have made me smile :)

[@annabr776]

Beautiful, just beautiful! Thank you for sharing your talents with us.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Anna :)

[@pjfoltz8810]

You make this look so easy! Thank you for sharing!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

You are welcome, thank you Paula :)

[@elaineturpin1064]

What an amazing tutorial. So many new techniques - particularly loved the scoring and back filling. So inspired and have visions of Christmas trees in the snow. It's great as these would make wonderful presents for Christmas (if I have time for all the things I have in my head). I also loved the journal cover. Perhaps in a later video you could do a tutorial just on doing a journal cover - STOP IT ELAINE YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR ANY MORE IDEAS! Thanks so much I really look forward to your videos and find them incredibly relaxing.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

thanks so much Elaine, that's a good idea, I will bear it in mind, I hope you do find time to create all the wonderful pieces you mention :)

[@elaineturpin1064]

@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals It's so nice to have such lovely ideas floating around in my head. Thank you for that Fiona :-))

[@shellybeals2806]

You are a wonderful artist, thank you for sharing this 💗

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much Shelley :)

[@wightqueen3419]

Wonderful!! they would make great fridge magnets i need to try this, thank you xx

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

They would :) thank you :)

[@debbeechy]

You're such a great artist and thanks for your wonderful tutorials!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Beetique :)

[@featherglory]

Incredible tutorial!! Thankyou so much for sharing your art with us. xxx

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you :)

[@twentyeightandholdin]

I really love the color choices. Just incredible! You make it look so easy! I really enjoy these polymer clay painting videos. Thank you for teaching these , I love them 💕

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you :)

[@samturner8384]

Wow wow wow love watching you work. I was so scared when you added the brown over the top and started rubbing it in I thought it would just ruin all the other colours and detail but it just added to them. It’s defiantly got my creative ideas going again, thank you will definitely be giving this a go😊

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks Sam, so glad you are going to give it a go, and can't wait to see what you make :)

[@ritazwitser-bavre759]

Beautiful

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Rita :)

[@dawsie]

This is such a wonderful technic, it defiantly gives it the look of being painted look rather than one being built with the clay. I have found that your tutorials have been so fully explicit they are so easy to follow to create along side while doing yours. Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with the rest of us🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you so much Angela :)

[@simoso17]

Admirabil! 💗

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Dumitru :)

[@pixxistixstones6840]

I adore these.... magnificent!!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you so much :)

[@lenadibari4131]

E' meraviglioso!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

grazie mille Lena :)

[@VeneraCollections]

Very very pretty, Fiona 🧡💜

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you :)

[@user-fc3sx2cw5x]

Wow very technical method!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

thank you Joode :)

[@Cindylee29]

I love, love this tutorial!! You are so creative...i can‘t find the right words!! 😍 i have to try this!! Thank you, Fiona!!❤️

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank so much Cindylee :)

[@patytrico]

Excelent class! Thank you very much!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Paty :)

[@annemcginn1086]

Amazing work

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Anne :)

[@BlackCat_2]

Beautiful!! I love the ponds and the way you added depth. :) I also loved how you did the trees and how they turned out. :D Thank you so much for sharing. - Heidi

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks Heidi :)

[@cjames282]

Amazing and beautiful!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Charlotte :)

[@AlenasClayCorner]

That is just amazing❤i love your work!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

thank you so much :)

[@SnowJingle]

Incredible!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you so much :)

[@nanetteyvonne1222201]

Adorable!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Nanette :)

[@ritazwitser-bavre759]

Beautiful! !!

[@chris_blue8519]

WOOOOWWW 🌸🌸🌸❤️❤️❤️

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Krasimira :)

[@cjamama1236]

Vraiment très joli, merci de partager votre savoir. 😊

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Merci beaucoup :)

[@jokemartien]

Its beautifull!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Joke :)

[@bbrown8353]

Thank you for more inspiration - I loved the technique for the trees and the sheeps heads after bake #1, I was wondering why the trees were not as dark as I thought from the first look. A very useful technique for me as I have had limited success in the past with using thin snakes for trees and reeds............... Thank you!!!!!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

You are welcome, thank you Grandma Sews brown :)

[@sharonkeef0522]

Omg you are amazing

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you so much Sharon :)

[@gyllenhaalic66]

Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ! Welcome back :) Hope all is well with you :-D xx

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

thank you :)

[@patriziaartschool]

❤❤❤

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much 🙂

[@bluetickbeagles116]

Accidental ASMR 🤤🥰

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Yes, people say that quite a lot, I hope it was accidental ASMR in a good way ;) Thank you :)

[@snezanadespot-vuletic53]

Fantastik

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much :)

[@atelier2zouzou655]

Merveilleux comme toujours!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Merci :)

[@CelebrateCreations]

Love this technique going to have to try **new subscriber **

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much, would love to see what you do :)

[@sarahmaloney8241]

Beautiful. How do you eliminate finger prints in your clay? I only have to look at my clay and prints appear.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

To be honest Sarah, it is sadly mainly a case of practice. I also learnt to hold my clay as lightly as possible ( that does mean I drop it at times, as I am holding it so delicately) I always think of that great Bob Ross quote, applied to how to paint delicately, "two hairs and some air" ;) I will gently rub over with a wet wipe if they are bad, but not enough to blur the clay colours. :)

[@edwinleach7401]

It's finger painting. LOL. Thanks for another great video.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

😉 Thanks so much 😊

[@juanamacho4059]

Magnifico tutorial,ahora ademas de ver como trabajas he encontrado el subtitulo en Español y por lo menos entiendo también lo que dices,gracias por compartir tu trabajo.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Maravilloso, estoy tan feliz, muchas gracias :)

[@SeventhEve]

An excellent tutorial, and well shot. I enjoyed watching it! I hope, though, that you can record in higher definition in the future so that we can see all your wonderful details.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks for the feedback :)

[@amesville]

I have been watching so many tutorials lately (I don't know why, this isn't even my craft) and I have a question - sometimes you do a Skinner blend with big sheets of clay, and sometimes you do it with lumps of clay, as in the beginning of this video. What makes you decide one over another? Is it the size of the finished product - bigger sheets for canes, smaller lumps for pins, etc.?

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Hi Amy, to a certain extent yes, if I am doing a big Skinner Blend it is easier to do it with larger sheets. It is also sometimes easier to show the diagonal needed to create the blend in big sheets. However, once people have mastered the blend it is also easy to do it, especially if it is only a small amount of clay you are using, by using the triangle, lumps of clay method. I swap around with my tutorials so that I can cover all the different methods, and show that essentially, they all come out the same. Some people prefer the neat precise method of the sheets, others the lumps, I just want people to find a method that works for them, and do that. I swap around all of them whenever I am creating, as I often make a dozen or so blends to create one big cane. I also find that if it is a new block of clay, as I condition it, I automatically do it through the pasta machine, so of course, have sheets. But if I have just grabbed a lump of pre-conditioned clay then that is already in a lump. so I go with that. I guess, I am trying to show people that you don't always need to be precise, and that the most important thing for me is for people to have fun with the clay, experiment, and see what works for them. Gosh, that is an awful long answer ;) I hope it helps :) xx

[@amesville]

@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals It was a perfect answer. :) Thanks!

[@crystalgoffinet4168]

Beautiful work! I would love to have a closer look though. Move camera down.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks Crystal, and noted ;)

[@olgaportnova5011]

👏👏👏

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you Olga :)

[@daisy3690]

Lovely. ty for so kindly sharing w me. Be well. Bye now

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thank you :)

[@claygirl6133]

If you love her vids, Share, Share, Share!!!

[@Kaycyd]

So beautifully created! Before you started to add the clay for the trees I was thinking about the bird you made on the goose egg (The Making of Spring kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqGaiYqifLead6M ) and all the little 'strings' of clay you used. I thought, "Oh, no! How is she going to make this work with the lines being so thin!" Now I know! I love this technique! As always, great work!

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks so much Kaycy, sorry I have only just seen this, it must have slipped through somehow :)

[@Kaycyd]

@@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals no problem, Fiona! I totally understand. I haven't been able to create things for 3 1/2 months due to getting seriously dizzy. I was in bed 99% of the time and only these past 2 weeks getting back to some normalcy with the dizziness getting to where I'm getting used to being dizzy. I'm at a middle level now but still some dizziness. I just have to live with it. I am. 🙂

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

@@Kaycyd Oh no, I am so sorry, that sounds miserable :( Glad you are starting to feel better. Sending hugs xx

[@azilgaard]

Stunning works of art! Your videos are quite hypnotic. I'm sure I've not seen even close to all of them, but you usually make brooches. I was wondering how you would fix the clay to one of those metal hair barettes (this kind: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3WvgWeboMeifs0). The clay would also have to curve too. I hope you'll see this comment as an inspiration, but I'd really also like to know it can be done. Thank you.

[@FionaAbelSmithPolyOriginals]

Thanks for your comment. Doing the barrette would be quite simple, put the clay onto the curved barrette and bake it upside down on a curved piece of card (or the inside of an old used drink can ? ) to support the shape. Once baked, add an extra layer of clay to connect the top layer to the barrette, again bake upside down on the card supporting the curved shape - I hope that makes sense? I believe there are a couple of polymer artists who have done video tutorials on this, have you searched for them at all? :)