AIR DRY Clay TIPS: Sculpting For Beginners

Learn how to use AIR DRY CLAY in this Step by Step Tutorial. Includes troubleshooting and how to prevent / repair cracks. ------------------------------------------- VIDEO CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Intro 0:12 - What is Air Dry Clay? 0:35 - How to Build an Armature 1:02 - Different Brands of Air Dry Clay 1:59 - Sculpting Tools for Beginners 3:57 - Sculpting Techniques 5:19 - How to Prevent Cracking? 7:28 - How to Fix Cracks in Air Dry Clay 7:53 - Drying your Air Dry Sculpture 8:39 - Sanding your Air Dry Sculpture 9:25 - Painting your Air Dry Sculpture 10:03 - Final Sculpture ------------------------------------------- Different Brands of Air Dry Clay: DAS AIR DRY CLAY - One of the best brands of Air Dry Clay, whilst also being very affordable. DAS clay has tiny paper fibres in it, creating an internal bond which makes for a strong sculpture. LA DOLL- Probably the air dry clay on the market, used by many doll makers as it’s especially good for fine details. The only downside I’ve found is that it is difficult to find in some parts of the world, including Europe. JOVI - Soft and smooth. Generally easy to work with, though harder to achieve a high level of details. Very Cheap. FIMO AIR LIGHT - Extremely lightweight and soft. This particular type of Air Dry Clay can be dried in the MICROWAVE. ------------------------------------------- More videos using air dry clay: Microwaving Air Dry Clay (Fimo Air Light) - Comparison between Air Dry and Polymer Clay - Painting Air Dry Clay - ------------------------------------------- INSTAGRAM: @sofiabue WEBSITE: BUSINESS INQUIRIES: sofia@ ------------------------------------------- Suggested materials for starting out: DAS Air Dry Clay (or choose from suggestions above) - Baking Paper Tinfoil Aluminium Armature Wire: Gauge 10 / diameter - Gauge 6 / diameter - Sculpting tools: Stainless Steel Sculpting Tools - Loop Tools - Silicone tip / dotting tools - Turntable / Sculpting Wheel (very handy, though not essential) - Sandpaper Dremel Tool Kit (very handy, though not essential) - Shellac Sealer - Acrylic Paints (any brand will work, but GOLDEN is my favourite): GOLDEN Heavy Body Acrylics, set of 6 colours (thicker / for brush painting) - The above product links are affiliated - that means if you purchase anything via one of these links, Amazon will pay me a small commission. It won’t cost you anything extra but it’s a huge help for me and my channel :) I’ll only ever provide links to products I use myself and can stand by. #tutorial #DASclay #LearnToSculpt