Terracota Mont Marte Premium Air Hardening Modelling Clay 2kg

Handy hints

• Knead clay before use
• Make sure your work surface is smooth
• To join large portions of clay, score both surfaces and dampen with slip (water)
• Cover your project with cling film and a damp tea towel between sessions and store in a cool, dry place within an airtight container
• Wash your tools with water straight after use

Techniques:

• Soil
• Slab
• Pinch
• Score

How to use:
1) Wash your hands thoroughly and make sure your work surface is clean. Clay picks up every dust or particle on the work surface and your hands.
2) Roll clay out to about ¼ thickness or thickness desired. Stamp an image into the clay with a rubber stamp or press clay into any type of mold and remove. Trim with the cutting tool if needed. You can also hand form or sculpt the clay.
3) Place on wax paper to dry turning every few hours for even drying. To avoid curling you might want to weigh down the clay after a few hours of drying.
4) You can also use this clay to sculpt. It easily can be coloured, painted, inked, chalked, glittered, and otherwise embellished. Excellent for children’s projects.
5) Store unused paper clay is a sealed airtight plastic bag and container.

Tips:
Clay adheres to most surfaces with a dab or two of glue.
You can cut this clay while still wet or when it has dried.
Use a wet fingertip to smooth rough edges while clay is still wet.
Use a fine sanding paper or emery board to smooth clay edges once clay has dried.
You can paint, ink, or chalk a dry piece of paper clay.
You can add paint, ink, or chalk to wet clay to color it!
Make an embellishment for the front of a scrapbook, diary or journal.
Another wonderful way to use your rubber stamps. You can make buttons to coordinate your designs and projects.
Store unused clay in an airtight container like a zip-lock plastic bag. You cant add water to clay to restore, once it dries out, it’s not re-useable!
There are wonderful cutting, shaping, and design tools on the market for clays. Clay Tool Set / Double Ribbon End Tools / Pottery Set