Air Dry Clay 101 Episode 1 Make your own Cold Porcelain Air Dry Clay! In this episode Jun and I, Zain the floating head lol will be showing you how you can make
your own air dry clay with materials and ingredients that most likely you already have! We will be showing you NOT ONE, but TWO ways on how you can make air dry clay! One that is COOKED and another that is NOT COOKED! After that, we will compare the two and then tell you each of their
good points and bad points! So let's not wait any longer and let's start! METHOD 1:
COOKED AIR DRY CLAY In this method, you will need: non-stick pan plstic/silicone mixing tool (i'm
using a fondant decorating tool lol) cornstarch im using a repacked cornstarch
which is cheaper that could be bought in the market (sa palengke ;) ) so im not exactly sure if
it's 100% pure cornstarch but i've seen other clayists recommend 100% pure
cornstarch so use that instead if you can :) white glue vinegar baby oil/cooking oil lotion/conditioner cling wrap resealable bag/plastic The measurements we're using here are
half of the most common measurements you can find on other air dry clay tutorials. The original measurements are a little too
much for me since I only make miniatures. If you plan on making bigger projects, use the
original measurements or even double it up! Step 1: MIX ALL INGREDIENTS ON THE PAN. There's no specific order which
ingredient should go first. Mix it well until the mixture
is smooth without lumps. STEP 2: COOK THE MIXTURE! Set your stove on low heat. Continuously mix the clay as you cook it. Make sure that all parts and sides
of the clay are being cooked well. When the clay starts sticking
to itself and not on the pan, that means that it's starting to set. It'll also start to be a little harder to
push/flatten the clay onto the pan by this time but try to do that as much as possible. I take out my clay from the pan
once I see that when I flatten it, that part easily gets off the pan. STEP 3: KNEAD THE CLAY! Knead the clay with your hands soon
after you take it out of the pan. Be careful though as it's really hot. If you have a mini fan or something, use that while kneading so it'll
ease the hotness a little (。・ω・。) Put a very small amount of lotion/conditioner
on your hands while kneading the clay. I usually knead the clay until all lumps are gone. The lumps are basically the
clays that sticked to the pan and kind of got cooked more than the rest. STEP 4: STORE YOUR CLAY FOR A FEW HOURS. Take a cling wrap. Place the clay and wrap the cling wrap around it. Make sure that all sides are fully covered. Then, for extra security, put it
inside a resealable bag/plastic. Storing the clay after you
cook it will let it set more. You can start using the clay after 4-6 hours. There will be times when the clay will
be a little sticky after letting it set. That means you were not able
to mix it well while cooking. That's totally fine though as you
can't always cook it perfectly :) HOW TO CHECK THE CLAY'S CONSISTENCY? TEST 1: It should create a teardrop shape when pulled apart. Pull the clay apart and it should
be making a teardrop shape. TEST 2: When making a ball, the surface must be smooth. You can also test it by creating a ball. The surface of the ball must be
smooth and doesn't have lines/creases. TEST 3: Flattened clay should not have any cracks/creases. Lastly, flatten the clay and the edges must be
smooth and there should be no cracking happening. These tests work for both
cooked and no cook air dry clay! If your clay ended up a LITTLE sticky, OH NO WHAT DID YOU DO!? no, just kidding LOL It might be a little undercooked! Expose it to air for a few minutes to an
hour or something to let it dry a bit. Check it from time to time to see if
the consistency is already good enough. If your clay ended up SUPER sticky, YOU'RE A FAILURE no, not really (^ω~) it might have been undercooked! You can put it back onto the
pan and allow it to cook again. This time, do your best to mix the
clay properly while it's cooking. Push and flatten the clay onto the
pan to let all parts get cooked. BUT try not to overcook it this time!! (≡^∇^≡) If your clay ended up rubbery/breaking apart, it
might be because your clay is overcooked! To make the clay workable, you can create
another mixture of ingredients but this time, cut the measurements in half or even a quarter
and then mix that with the overcooked clay. However, the mixture could be a little
too melty so if you don't want that, you can mix an undercooked
clay to the overcooked clay. And that's basically it! If you have any questions about this method. Feel free to ask in the comments. I'll try to answer it with
the best of my knowledge! Hey! If you're learning something from
this video, give it a thumbs up! And subscribe if you haven't yet o(〃＾▽＾〃)o Thank you! ( ＾◡＾)っ ♡ METHOD 2:
NO COOK AIR DRY CLAY Next, we're going to show you how to
make air dry clay without cooking it. In this method, you will need the
same materials and ingredients. Just replace the pan with a bowl or container
where you can mix the ingredients on. For tutorial purposes, I'm just making a
very small amount of clay in this method. With that said, I don't rely much on measuring
tools but rather on the ratio of the ingredients. STEP 1:
MIX ALL INGREDIENTS ON A BOWL/CONTAINER Mix it well until the mixture
is smooth without lumps. As for the oil, I added a very
small amount of it first because adding too much oil will make the clay
liquidy/melty or something like that. I just estimate how much I add on the
clay after mixing it and see how it looks. If your clay is kind of MELTY,
add a bit of cornstarch. Add small amounts of it at a time because
adding too much will make your clay fall apart. And then you're gonna have to
add your wet ingredients again and that would more likely be an endless
cycle of adding wet and dry ingredients. and then you'll start to go crazy about it LOL Ok now in this part you can see that
the clay is less melty so that's good. However, the thing is, it's still sticking on the container no matter how much I
try to take it away with the clay. Basically, you want the clay to stick to
itself like with the cooked air dry clay. To stop the clay from sticking onto the
container, I'll add another small amount of oil. STEP 2:
LET YOUR CLAY SET. Leave the clay for awhile and
check it from time to time. Make sure the consistency is good. Do the same tests I mentioned earlier to determine
if the consistency of your clay is good enough. STEP 3:
STORE YOUR CLAY. You can use the clay immediately after it's set but if you'd like to maybe take a bit of rest, you can store it the same way the
cooked air dry clay is stored with the cling wrap and the resealable plastic/bag. That's it! You now have your own clay
without the hassle of cooking it! COOKED AIR DRY CLAY VS. NO COOK AIR DRY CLAY Now that both our cooked and
no-cook air dry clays are done, let's compare them! TEXTURE: No cook air dry clay is softer
especially when you pull it apart. The surface/texture isn't as
smooth as cooked air dry clay. While the cooked air dry clay is soft but there's some kind of resistance when pulled apart. the surface is smooth (AF LOL) COLOR HANDLING: This difference is much more
evident when only little color is applied to the clay or mixed to the clay. No Cook - handles color much better. Color applied looks more saturated. Cooked - handles the color
alright but seems lighter. So let me do a quick color test here to
show you the difference i'm talking about. I use both acrylic paint and
poster paint in coloring my clays so i'm going to show you both as well. Now, look at how darker the color of the no cook
air dry clay compared to the cooked air dry clay. Poster paint is also more
saturated than acrylic paint. And now if I do this, look at what happens. Let's talk about workable time. No cook adc's surface dries
faster than cooked clay. And it dries EVEN faster when mixed with color. It allows less working time and
has a higher chance of cracking. Cooked adc, on the other hand,
allows more working time. However, it also dries fast when mixed with color. SCULPTING: Ok now I'll be sculpting a quick cat silhouette. Sorry I wasn't able to
record the sculpting process. My camera's battery is already too low. But anyway, we'll see how both clays do. It's going to be pretty rough looking since I'm not going to smoothen them
out with water or anything so that we can definitely see
if anything will crack or what. Now let's see what happened. These are fully cured by the way. TAKE NOTE: Even though your sculpt is already fully
cured, you can still smooth it out with water. That's one of the advantages with air dry clay. However, the downside is that it's not waterproof so you definitely need to apply varnish
or coating on it to make it waterproof. For the no cook air dry clay, the shape is less
defined compared to the cooked air dry clay. You can see that the connections on
the ears here have creases because the clay already started to dry and
it's harder to really shape it out. You can also see creases on other areas but
the sphere shape of the head is pretty smooth. It's hard as rock when it dries
so it's not that easy to break. It doesn't crack even if you smash
it on the surface or something. As for the cooked air dry clay, the overall silhouette looks much
defined than the no cook one. The connections on the ears are also kind of
smooth but it definitely needs to be polished. Same as the no cook air dry
clay, it also dries hard as rock. DRYING/CURING TIME: No cook - can cure within the same day up to a
day or two depending on how big the sculpt is. It's quite brittle while drying so it
may break if not handled well. Cooked - can cure after a day up to 3-4
days depending on how big the sculpt is. On the first days that the clay is
curing, the clay will be flexible. Meaning, it can be slightly bended or squished. However, the form will stay the
same even though you bend it. Still, be careful not to bend it
too much as it can still break. ADDITIONAL TIPS: If you plan on using
wires/armature in your sculpts, make sure to use stainless wire because
you don't want it to rust inside your clay. I'm not really sure what will happen but it's probably going to affect how your clay will cure and how strong your
sculpt is or I don't know.. but yeah it's best to just make sure! This also applies for metal findings
if you're making accessories! You may use ordinary metal findings but you have to make sure the sculpt is COMPLETELY
dry/cured before attaching the metal finding! QUICK SUMMARY:
You may use the no cook method if you're only making simple shapes which doesn't require detailed textures. For more complicated sculpts,
use the cooked method! In general though, cooked air dry
clay is much preferable! ✧・ﾟ:* That's all for this episode! I will be talking more about Air Dry
Clay in another episode in this series. For the next episode, I will be
showing you how to color your clays and I will also be testing
out various coloring mediums and see what they look like when used with clay! If there's anything I wasn't able to
mention or if you have any questions, feel free to drop them down in the comments! You can also message me in
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