Product Review: Craft Paints Overview

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Craft Paint Shelf in KatersAcres Studio

If you’ve followed me for a while you know that I regularly recommend using acrylic craft paints over high-end artist acrylic paints. But like any art product, there are both good and bad craft paints. This product review is a bit of a guide to help aid you in what kind of craft paints are better for you to invest in.

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Sculpting Tools for Polymer Clay

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Sculpting Tools from KatersAcres

With so many options for sculpting tools on the market these days, how do you know which ones are the best, which ones are worth the money, which ones you need, and which ones you just can’t live without. This video guide (with online links where appropriate) will help you to solve that problem if you’ve never sculpted before. Even if you have sculpted for years, perhaps you’re in the market for a new tool option or looking to see what others use or what else may be available to you. Hopefully this guide will be helpful.

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How to Make a Mold & Use It

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Bamboo Worksheet by KatersAcres

Many of you have likely wanted to use a mold with sculpting but not wanted to make it look like you used a mold, right? Well, in conjunction with this month’s free worksheet I handed out for your Club Membership, both the Basic & Premium Member’s are getting this free bonus video on how to make a mold and how I use it in sculpting polymer clay without it ever looking like I used a mold in the first place.

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Crystal Katana vs. Pick-Up Pencil

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Easy Sharpen White Wax Pick-Up Pencil | Polymer Clay & Craft Tool

You know that I want you to spend money where it counts and save money when you can. I want you to buy the best, high quality tools that you can afford that will enhance your work and last a lifetime. But sometimes the best tools don’t always come with the highest price tag. For July, here’s my review of the Crystal Katana vs. the White Pick-Up Pencil and which you need to have in your tool arsenal.

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Product Review: Original Sculpey

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Original Sculpey gets some really bad press and sometimes for good reason. It’s a very brittle and hard to sculpt with clay straight out of the box, but there’s a few tricks that you can use to get this clay into great working order and use it to sculpt with in your studio. So today not only am I sharing a product review, but some tips and tricks on getting the most from your original Sculpey and how to get it working for you so you too can learn to sculpt with it.

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2019 Polymer Clay Studio Tips

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As you get into the new year, it’s always helpful to have a place to start. After all, this is where we get our “new year resolutions” from, right?! I’ve put together a list of 10 studio tips you should consider going into the new year. It’s always refreshing to start over and get a jump in the new year. I hope that you find these studio tips helpful as well.

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All About Color: Palettes, Clay Box, & More

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KatersAcres Polymer Clay Floss Box Storage 2017

All About Color

If there’s one thing that many artists (especially new artists) fear, it is color. The reality however is far different, there’s truly nothing to fear about polymer clay color, coming up with color palettes, or combining colors. Here’s a few videos that will help you break down color in some simple, easy, and bite sized nuggets.

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