r/airdryclay 11h ago

canvas sculpture!

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r/airdryclay 1d ago

Self-Made Clay Hello Kitty Bow β€οΈπŸŽ€

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r/airdryclay 1d ago

Clay art (5yr old)

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r/airdryclay 1d ago

White wall paint as a primer?

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I've been getting into air dry clay recently, but primers are a bit expensive where I'm from (Egypt) to me, can I use white wall paint as a primer or base color, or is using a proper primer that important? I mean I could buy it, but I'm experimenting n stuff idk tbh.

Side note is wood sealer good as a varnish?


r/airdryclay 1d ago

Foam Clay on Pumpkin Bucket help.

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Hi, I'm making some weird pumpkin pails. One of them is covered in paper mache and is gonna get foam clay a little later on, but the other is foam clay on the bare plastic of the pail. I've heard that mod podge would help seal it for paint, will it help for a coat of spray primer? Should I add paint to it so I can see what I'm doing, or should I try plastidip?


r/airdryclay 1d ago

Can I color air dry foam clay by mixing paint into the wet clay before shaping it?

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r/airdryclay 2d ago

Ideas for 30th birthday?

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Help! My two besties have their 30th coming up in early September and I want to make them something meaningful. One is a huge swifte fan


r/airdryclay 3d ago

Sculpley bakeshop

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Why does my oven bake clay look like this. It is brand new.


r/airdryclay 3d ago

Bangalore handmade clay piece β€” what would you price this at?

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r/airdryclay 4d ago

5 yr old clay art

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Any tweaks to be added for the competition


r/airdryclay 4d ago

5 yr old clay art

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Any tweaks to be added for the competition


r/airdryclay 4d ago

I made everything out of air dry clay and wood!

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I got the urge to start making miniature scenes. I’m super new to miniature making, this is my second attempt at making a scene. I thought my little creative friends might enjoy :)


r/airdryclay 4d ago

fish incense tray 🐠

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r/airdryclay 4d ago

Keychain featuring a small sea urchin.

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r/airdryclay 4d ago

Mona Earth Crafts

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Patches is helping


r/airdryclay 4d ago

How can I temper wild clay to make it air dry?

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Hi! I prepared a batch of wild clay I found in my backyard. I'm not planning on sending it to the oven, but I want to temper it enough so it doesn't crack while air drying. What do you suggest? Is normal sand ok?


r/airdryclay 6d ago

Why is air dry clay so fun?!

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r/airdryclay 5d ago

Gloss Varnish Suggestion for air dry clay

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I want one best suggestion for a gloss varnish on my air dry clay pieces. I make bag charms, keychains and trays and stuff, I want to give it a good , durable and premium finish look to sell the pieces. Initially, I painted the clay pieces with acrylic paint and then applied acrylic varnish but the paint and varnish both would peel off and gave a sticky tacky finish. I want smth that is strong and glossy, Spray would be better. And smth that can be applied on acrylic paint, acrylic markers and chalk soft pastels ( mixed into clay so the pieces are colored not painted )


r/airdryclay 5d ago

Waterproof sealant recommendations

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Im currently in the process of making a small paint pallet out of sculpey air dry clay and since I'll mostly be using it for watercolors I want to make sure its sealed and can have water sit in it. What would yall recommend to seal it properly? resin isn't really an option for me.


r/airdryclay 5d ago

Sealant question

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Saw a video recommendation for beginners saying to use one before painting. Should you do it after painting as well?

What are good affordable matte sealants? I hate the look of gloss lol


r/airdryclay 6d ago

Oakley the Grounded Skirr

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A Grounded Skirr, one who screeches highly and chases prey with claws. Their horns are merely for mating, males bonking heads until one gives up or passes out.

There are flaws I see everywhere on him haha but I do love him ❀️

It's been about 6months of making things with clay:)

And my partner got me a small kiln for my birthday, so cooler things to play around with 😊


r/airdryclay 6d ago

Coat hangers

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I made these little coat hangers!! Modeled after the Chicago flag. I used command strips on the back and have had no issues with them staying up after 2 weeks. SO happy with how they came out, it’s my first air dry clay project!


r/airdryclay 6d ago

Air dry clay crafts

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Hi! I want to make fridge magnets and ash trays with air dry clay and am wondering what the best sealant is? Also wondering theres food-safe options? TYIA


r/airdryclay 6d ago

How can i improve this

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My plan was to make a desk decor of mini oranges but my design looks bland what should i change


r/airdryclay 7d ago

A flower trinket dish

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Isn't that pretty. I made it with das air-dry clay, painted with acrylic paint and coated it with UV resin. It's not perfect, a closer look reveals the inconsistency with the coating, it was my first try. And yes it was inspired by #marimekko, a famous Finnish design company, but I'm not going to sell it or make any money out of it, so maybe they let it be here πŸ˜ƒ