Refreshing, Invigorating and Sometimes Soothing are the Earthy Colors of Orange:
Think of orange slices on tiny little purse beads, fall leaves, salmon BBQ’s, Arizona sunsets, chunky coral beads, and apricot nectar.
If you haven’t already done so, be sure to read my general mixing tips and techniques article over at this link: Polymer Clay Recipes
 The recipes that were previously posted in this space [Pacific Salmon, Soft Orange, Sunset, Coral, Dark Coral, Medium Coral, Light Coral, Iridescent Coral Pink, Terra Cotta (light), Terra Cotta (dark)] have been re-formated onto convenient downloadable index cards like the sample pictured to the left.
The actual size of each recipe card is 4″ x 6″. Two recipe cards are published every single week. The A-Series cards are included with the weekly video membership option at my Polymer Clay Tutor Library (Very Affordable Pricing :) And the B-Series (Bonus Recipes) are available for FREE to everyone who subscribes to my Polymer Clay Tutor Guest List (Weekly Email Newsletter). |
The little orange slice purse beads in the photo above were made into some very fun earrings. Very fun project to make and to wear!
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Thanks so much for posting all these color recipes! I love them!
I’m glad you like them Susanna! I checked out your Etsy site… What cute stuff you make!
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A question, sometime in your color formula cards you call fro a “trace” of a color, what does a trace equate to – a pea, a 5mm ball, or a few crumbled crumbs? I’m not very good either in cooking when it calls for a pinch or dash. Please help. 0<):o)
That’s a great question Ken!
The reason I say ‘trace’ instead of an actual amount like pea sized etc. is that it really depends on the amount of clay you mixed up. If you were only mixing a very small batch, a pea size would probably be too much.
Trace amounts are added when a color is almost perfect but just needs to be tweaked a bit. They are usually added to soften or mute a color as with the case of adding Black to any color or Alizarin Crimson to a Green color.
These tiny trace amounts in my color recipes are often very strong colors, that would easily overpower the mix.
If you would feel more comfortable with actual measurements, you could use 1/32nd of a part as your trace amount. That is usually a small enough amount.
I hope that helps with your question.
Thanks that helps a lot. I’m pretty good at “seeing” colors, but when it comes to mixing them, I’m not so good at that, I know that with practice I’ll get better at it, but that takes time and I’m still a newbe to PC.
That’s great Ken, I was hoping that would help!
Hi Cindy, I feel a bit stupid because I’m not sure of understanding properly the way your site works! I understand I can purchase old video of your tutorials but that I need to become a member. If i want an old recipe, I ‘ll cost me 10 $ more or less for 3 months membership plus 10$ for the precise recipe I’m looking for. The day I want to leave your club I loose everything?Do you write books? I much prefer paper because I don’t have access to the internet on holidays when I have time for my hobby. I’m very tempted but wonder how to make it practicable for me. Thank you in advance. Please let me know if I miss understood your site. Francoise McBrien
@Francoise McBrien: Hi Francoise! You might want to try getting the newsletter, if you do not already recieve it. You’ll get a couple of free recipes every week, a new one and one of the older ones. (A new B-series palette each month, plus one of the older B-series palettes that’s getting re-circulated.) Not to mention 3 free videos! It’s a pretty cool deal.
Regarding the monthly membership, it’s very low—I barely notice the $9.95 after 90 days (and 12 tutes!) The tutorials end up costing around 80¢ each, which is lower than any video tutorial out there! Especially when you consider the quality of Cindy’s videos—so very good! The only thing I regretted when I joined was waiting—I missed out on paying the low price as the videos I’d seen them discussing at the blog got put into the back issue library! Hope you decide to join us!
~Kat – Riverside, CA, USA —Where are you from?
No need to feel stupid :-) You basically have it right but the link by my name will take you to an article that will provide you with more clarification.
In regards to the monthly dues, I keep them VERY affordable at only $3.32 per month. This gives you 24/7 access to the videos that accumulate weekly in your library account. Other video instruction sites only allow you to watch your purchased videos for a limited number of times… which if feel is…. well too limiting :-)
I haven’t published any written books yet, primarily because they don’t allow me to do full motion visual demonstrations.
Hope this helps in your decision as to whether or not to become a member. We would love to have you on board as part of the community.