Legend -  = tested tutorial  = Recommended for Beginners
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Basic Tecniques
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 Polymer Clay Basic guide |
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| An in-depth guide to learn all the basics about polymer clay sculpting: brands, characteristics, tips.. |
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How to make liquid clay without TLS/Fimo Liquid |
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| Liquid clay adds a special extra touch to clay creations - especially food miniatures. It is mostly used to 'fake' icing on cakes and donuts, but it also makes up for great melted cheese, sauces and much more. |
Unfortunately, TLS and Fimo Liquid, the most common liquid clays, arequite expensive! That's why I love this tutorial. It shows how simple it is to create liquid clay using only clay and water - the final effect is great and it's much cheaper than TLS/Fimo Liquid!
I've recently discovered another tutorial about this; the procedure is slightly different - choose the one you're more comfortable with! |
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Texturing Cakes |
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| This video tutorial shows how to get realistic cake textures. As you can see, it's not difficult..it just gets a tad boring, after a few slices :D |
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Piping with microns |
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| Piping isn't an easy task to begin with, and mini-piping is no exception! A miniature-sized piping bag can help a lot, and this tutorial shows how to make one out of old micron pens. |
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Rapid Cooling |
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| A tutorial showing a way to rapidly cool your baked clay items. This cooling tecnique is said to make baked clay stronger and more resistant. |
Caning
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Almond slices |
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| Super easy cane to achieve realistic looking almond slices. |
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Lemon / Orange |
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| I might not be the best person for caning suggestion - I'm terrible with canes! But this tutorial by Petit Plat is very clear and nicely written. You can use this tutorial to make orange canes as well :) |
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Kiwi |
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| This is the best tutorial about Kiwi canes I've found so far. It makes it look so simple! |
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Strawberry |
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| Strawberry canes are known to be extremly hard to make - I've never been brave enough to try! This tutorial might be helpful, tho. |
Projects - Miniature Props
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Plates |
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| I'm in love with this tutorial. God knows how many plates I failed, until I found the 'washers' tip! |
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Bowls |
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| Another adorable tutorial - this one shows how to make perfect bowls using ..marbles! |
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Mugs |
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| Although it only comes in japanese, this tutorial seems so helpful! The idea of using a straw is brilliant. |
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Cups |
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| Another couple of tips for mugs and cups making! |
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Bread Basket |
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| A lovely way to turn an old paper tube into a pretty straw basket. |
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Leaves |
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| What's better than actual leaves to create mini-leaves? All you need is a paper puncher and a trip to the nearest park! |
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Weaved Basket |
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| Step-by-step tutorial showing how to weave a miniature flower basket. |
Projects - Miniature Food
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Bread shapes |
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| Written by IGMA artist Betsy Niederer, this tutorial gives a lot of tips to get realistic looking bread - from the texturing (I loved the aluminum foil trick!) to colouring and decorating. A must see! |
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Ice cream cones |
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| There's plenty of tutorials about ice cream cones, but this one is my favourite. It's complete, clear and full of great step-by-step pictures. |
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Strawberries |
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| This tutorial comes only in japanese, put the step-by-step pictures are pretty self explanatory :) |
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Tangerines/Oranges |
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| Another tutorial from the site mentioned above (check it out, there's many more tuts!). I haven't tried this one out yet, but I'm planning to do it as soon as I can! The level of the details is amazing. |
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Bananas |
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| Last tutorial from Yoyo Studio. As always, this come only in japanese but the photos make everything clear :) |
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Croissants |
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This is another japanese tutorial, this time from Donguricake.
Simple and cute! |
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Turkey |
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Yet another japanese (I think) probably chinese tutorial :D - I'm starting to consider taking japanese (and chinese) classes! It's amazing how simple this looks. |
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Pies or Tarts |
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| Deviantart's Kayanah had the lovely idea of using beer caps as a base for miniature pies. Brilliant! |
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Cake Slices |
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| A complete guide to miniature cake-making, complete of a lovely downloadable template. A must see for every beginner! |
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Pizza |
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| Have fun making an extremely low cal, yet yummy-looking, clay pizza with this step-by-step tutorial. |
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Toadstools |
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| A complete tutorial to learn to create gorgeous mini-toadstools. |
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Cinnamon Rolls |
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| Make yummy-looking cinnamon rolls with this tutorial. I just fell in love with the idea of using table salt to mimic sugar! |
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Twisted Donuts |
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| A creative and less expensive solution to make pretty 'twisted' donuts without a mold. The secret? Just use tweezers! |
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Watermelon |
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| A very interesting tutorial to learn to make watermelon using liquid clay. |
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Carrots |
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| Great tutorial to learn to make realistic miniature carrots. |
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Rice |
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| Lovely and simple idea to make a plate of rice - in just one step! This tecnique seems very versatile and could be used to reproduce many other dishes.. |
Projects - Life-size Food
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Chocolate Chip Cookies |
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| Learn to make realistic looking chocolate chip cookies with this great tutorial. Warning: don't try to make these if you're on a diet! |
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Gummi Bears |
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| I love this tutorial because it shows you the way to make lovely Gummi Bears with Liquid Fimo instead of epoxy resin. The trick is to grease the mold with oil! |
Projects - Various
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Lego Blocks |
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| The always creative Pongojam made a lovely necklace featuring miniature Lego blocks - and shows how to make them in this quick and easy tutorial. |
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Llamas |
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Anyone familiar with DeviantArt knows the legendary llamas. Learn how to make a miniature 3D version with this funny tutorial!
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My own Tutorials are here:)
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