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?

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.

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.

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