November 21, 2008
Polymer Clay Color Mixing | A World of Skin Tone Clay Color Recipes
Perfect For Sculpting Dolls And Fabulous for Making Face Canes:
In packing up the earrings and jewelry I needed for the craft fair I'm doing this weekend, I realized I needed to put together some color mixing recipes to go with this week's video tutorial in the Polymer Clay Library.
While thinking over what color palette would be a good one to showcase, I came across the "Jungle Ninja - Warrior and Protector of Mother Earth" earrings (pictured above) with her cute little face peeking out from her leafy headdress.
Then it dawned on me… I haven't given you any skin color recipes yet! For all of you that want to make polymer clay face canes or even those of you who make dolls, having some nice skin tone color recipes can be really helpful.
The fantastic variety in the skin colors of our world is a thing of beauty. These recipes are not only useful for sculpting dolls but also fabulous for making face canes.
So the next set of color recipes you can look forward to downloading at the Polymer Clay Tutor Library are:
- Cocoa Skin
- Fair Skin
- Copper Skin
- Porcelain Skin
I think you will love them and will find them very useful in your polymer clay projects!
If you haven't already, be sure to read my Introduction to Polymer Clay Color Mixing (general recipe tips and techniques).
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Filed under 08: Color Theory, 09: Color Recipes by Cindy Lietz
Comments on Polymer Clay Color Mixing | A World of Skin Tone Clay Color Recipes »
When you get these recipes you can adjust the skin tones to your liking by adjusting the amount of the lightest or darkest color in the recipe. Translucent can be added as well to change the luminosity of the skin tone. Make sure to write down your new formula in the notes section of the recipe card.
Dear Cindy,
Thanks for the new recipes, but the bonus recipe is Cashmere Rose and not as listed in the index Fair skin…
Have a nice day
Janine
Thanks for pointing that out Janine. It's great to see that you are keeping up to date with your color recipe collection.
For the benefit of others reading this, Janine is referring to the Polymer Clay Recipe Card series. You can receive one complimentary card each week by subscribing to my Polymer Clay Guest List. The link by my name will take you to the sign up form.