I’ve been getting asked a lot of what gloss, varnish, and sealers are good to use for clay crafting. Most of my stuff and tutorials use clay in them one way or another, and will most often need a coating of gloss if it’s polymer clay, or sealer if it’s air dry clay. So I’ve decided to make this compilation of easy-to-acquire glosses, varnishes, and sealers in the Philippines–where to get them, how much, and reviews for usage. You can buy most of these from the shops I listed down in my Where to Buy Clay in the Philippines post.
Tag Archives: air dry clay
Quick and Simple (and Cheap!): Prop Sword
It’s Quick and Simple time–and this time, Cheap too! We’re making a Prop sword for your cosplays (or school project needs) that’s made of cheap, recycled materials that you might already all have at home!
First, I suggest you check on this tutorial by Crimson Shirou (click here for link!) as this step-by-step of my own was inspired by his. The tutorial from Crimson Shirou will result in a sturdier, more durable sword, while mine below uses more economical and easy-to-acquire materials (especially if you live in the Philippines).
Tutorial: Antlers made with Clay
Hey everyone! Here on my next tutorial, I’m gonna share how I made the last antlers commissioned from my shop, Three Smitten Kittens. Antlers are perfect for certain characters, for Halloween, or if you wanna dress up in Mori forest-girl fashion. Pair it up with a floral crown and it’s peeerrrfect.
The finished product as worn by my client, Ms. Ady. Credits to the photograper.
Air Dry Clay 101
In continuing of my thanks to all the followers of 3SK, I decided to now dedicate a post to Air Dry Clay. Lots of cosplayers and cosplay enthusiasts are eager to get more creativity flowing and I’m always very very supportive of that! So last post I decided to share where you can get started to purchase polymer clay, but polymer has characteristics that don’t make it friendly for first-timers who only need to get one prop done or such and don’t want to take it as a hobby. Polymer Clay is priced at more or less PHP100 per color, and while that’s not really expensive, there’s still the problem of needing an oven (which most households in the Philippines don’t have, unless you bake regularly, and even then I doubt you want to be baking clay in the same oven where you bake muffins).
That’s where Air Dry Clay comes in and is extremely useful! It’s moldable, and air-dries–no need to bake it, and you can buy them at your nearest National Book Store, or even make some at home! I’d like to introduce everyone to this medium. In this post I want to touch up on the general properties of Air Dry Clay, what I recommend it for, pros and cons, and brands easily available in the market and the respective properties of those brands.
Tutorial: Vanellope Hair Candies
EVERYONE MIGHT THINK I’m slightly insane posting cosplay craft tutorials when I make a living making cosplay items for others. Yes, I think I’m slightly run mad, but I also want to spread the creativity in the cosplay community! There are a lot of creative individuals locally in the cosplay scene but the big mass is still made up by those dependent on others and those who want to be better informed. Thise goes out to all of theeem.
Lovely print of Vanellope from Tsuza Art!
I get commissioned to make Vanellope’s licorice hair tie a lot! So it was just about time someone commissioned me for all the candies in her hair. For the most part, you can buy an assortment of small, colorful clips in bargain stores and accessory shops. But if you want to be extra accurate and have some clay lying around, you can get creative and do-it-yourself~!
NOTE: I do not recommend trying this out if you don’t have the materials already! These things come in multiple colors and buying multiple colors of clay is quite pricy. If you have some at home though, this would be great! But some of the these will also work with Air Dry Clay instead of Polymer–just make sure you have a sealant/Mod Podge for it.
This is the set I’ll show you how to make: Round candies, sprinkles, a heart and a star, gummy bears, and mints. This is the finished product from my shop. 😀
Air-Dry Clay Reviews: Art Attack and Sakura
Hello~! Aki here. I’ve always worked with polymer clay before but today I got my sustento paycheck and so I decided to experiment and play more with Air-Dry Clays. This is inspired by seeing deviantArt’s li-sa and her cold porcelain clay creations! While I don’t think I’m handy enough to cook up a recipe of cold porcelain clay, I took a baby step into adventure and decided to try Air-Dry Clays. I’m going to give reviews of two brands you can get in the market easily: Art Attack! and Sakura.
Here’s a pack of white “Magic Clay” from Art Attack. You can purchase it in most local bookstores. I bought a small pack in white, but they also sell them in all colors. However! I’ve learned from a Japanese clay crafting book that I have (and reading clay blogs) that you don’t really have to, as air-dry clays absorb color in a way that polymer doesn’t.
Three Smitten Kittens 
