Polymer clay has long gained popularity among many needlewomen. This material gives freedom in creativity. In its properties, polymer clay is similar to plasticine. But after processing (baking), it becomes strong and solid. It is for this reason that creative people loved her. In this article we will tell you about what food is made of polymer clay and what you need to create it with your own hands.
Cakes
Which polymer clay food is in high demand? Very often you can see cakes fashioned from polymer clay. Making them is quite simple, and you will need a very small amount of clay and tools. Take brown and, for example, white plastic. Roll out small layers of them. Then with a mold cut out the layers of the future cake. Connect the layers, alternating colors. Then take an awl or a toothpick. Walk in circular motions on the sides of the cake, as if loosening them. So you create a porous texture for the cakes that make up your cake. Then the cream must be applied to the cake. It can be made either from liquid plastic or from acrylic paint. The latter option will be much cheaper. Apply paint or gel to the cake and then proceed to decorate. You can make miniature berries and roses from the "cream". Or, for example, you can make fruit sausages, chop them, and then lay them on a cake.
Other sweets
Of course, miniature polymer clay food can be different. In addition to cakes, you can mold croissants, macaroons, bagels, rolls, muffins, plain bread and more from plastic. Quite simply, polymer clay food is molded. We will show you the master class below.
Macaroons are especially popular with needlewomen. They are easy to sculpt, and they look pretty unusual in a dollhouse and in bracelets. You just need to take three balls. Two of them should be the same color. Then you need to make pellets from the balls, connect them and create a texture with a needle. You can also make an imitation of powdered sugar from white shadows and varnish.
Culinary miniature for a dollhouse
Often, to create a realistic dollhouse, you need polymer clay food, a photo of which you can see below. Remember that if you sculpt sweets and food for dolls, then the finished products should be without a hole for a cable or pin.
Typically, polymer clay food for a doll house is larger than the one that is molded for decoration. If you sculpt a very large cake and want to save on material, then you can use a foil base. It is necessary to take a small lump, give it the necessary shape, and then carefully stick clay around it. The main thing is to make a small hole in the cake without fail. Otherwise, your product in the process of baking will simply swell and hopelessly deteriorate.
Necessary tools and materials
What materials will you need to make polymer clay food beautiful and appetizing? Of course, not only plastic. Use sharp toothpicks, an awl or a needle to create a texture. To make a cream on a cake or cake, you can take a special gel for clay or acrylic or oil paint. Note that the paint will cost you about five times cheaper, and the effect will be the same. To create cakes, you can buy special cutters in the form of flowers and stars. In addition, circle or square cutters may be needed. Also take care of having a sharp knife. If the knife is blunt, then when cutting the cake, you can lubricate the layers. Of course, this is easy to fix, but it would be better if the knife is good.
A bit about clay itself
Plastic is baked and self-hardening. Typically, polymer clay food is baked either in an oven or in an air grill. In cakes for cream layers, you can use translucent plastic. So the product will look more interesting. Looks good in products and plastic with a pearl effect.
Be sure to follow the clay baking technique. If the temperature is not high enough, the prepared food from polymer clay will be very fragile. If you accidentally exceed the temperature, then the product can simply burn, becoming at the same time a darker color and not very beautiful.