{"id":19428,"date":"2015-02-05T03:05:51","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T11:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19428"},"modified":"2015-02-26T13:16:40","modified_gmt":"2015-02-26T21:16:40","slug":"graffiti-style-street-hearts-polymer-clay-tutorial-vol-081","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/graffiti-style-street-hearts-polymer-clay-tutorial-vol-081\/19428\/","title":{"rendered":"Graffiti Style Street Hearts | Polymer Clay Tutorial Vol-081"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19428#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2015-02\/05-90622-street-hearts-81-1.jpg\" alt=\"Graffiti Style Street Hearts - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">6 Videos #622 to #627: <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Valentines Day is coming&#8230; Time to take your Sweet Hearts to a whole new level of fun&#8230; Introducing <em>Street Hearts!<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">With Valentines just around the corner, I thought it would be an appropriate time to share with you this neat graffiti inspired surface technique, that I call Street Hearts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Of course this tutorial can be used year round and not just for Valentines Day. Hearts and love are relevant any time of the year!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">And you won&#8217;t need to restrict yourself to just heart shapes either. This versatile technique will have you creating wonderful Street Style polymer clay projects in many different colors, designs and patterns. It really is limitless.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">You&#8217;re going to just love the freedom of this style of polymer clay art! I will teach you how to layer all kinds of different types of paints and mediums using multiple techniques. You&#8217;ll learn to use cool supplies like Gelato pigment sticks, crackle paint, acrylic paints, distress paint, embossing powders, stencils, spray bottles, sponges and wipes to create funky graffiti on clay.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">You&#8217;ll also learn how to back any thin polymer clay pieces with a backing\/bezel giving your clay &#8216;veneers&#8217; substance, strength and functional beauty.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Posted just below is a Sneak Peak and overview of my Street Hearts &#8211; Graffiti Style Surface Technique Tutorial. The rest of the 6 part video series will be posted tomorrow (Friday, February 6, 2015) in Vol-081 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-081\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Tutor Library<\/a>.<a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">BTW, if this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qCipwzSdTcA\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Graffiti Style Street Hearts Polymer Clay Tutorial<\/a> looks exciting to you, please do click that YouTube Like button. Many of you have been giving the Thumbs Up to the weekly YouTube videos, which is great&#8230; <strong><em>Thank You!<\/em><\/strong> However, these monthly <em>intro<\/em> clips need some <em>love<\/em> as well. When they don&#8217;t get as many <em>likes<\/em>, it makes it look like they are not appreciated as much&#8230; which surely can&#8217;t be true with all the nice comments you all leave :)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qCipwzSdTcA?rel=0\" width=\"575\" height=\"323\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-081-1: Video #622: <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Introduction:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In\u00a0this 6 part video tutorial series, you will learn how to use polymer clay, paints, stencils and other cool stuff to create an awesome graffiti style polymer clay surface technique to make Street Hearts for Valentines, pendants, magnets, earrings, buttons or whatever you want. And if heart shapes aren&#8217;t your thing, then you can use this urban style technique to make any design or project you can imagine! It is a wide open palette so to speak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-081\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2015-02\/05-90623-street-hearts-81-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 2 Graffiti Style Street Hearts Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-081-2: Video #623:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Reverse Stenciling:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In\u00a0this video, I&#8217;ll teach all about the cool products you will get the chance to explore in this tutorial&#8230; and also get you started on the first of many layered paint techniques to come. You will also learn what I call, reverse stenciling where color is removed using a stencil rather than applied. You are going to look at stenciling in a whole new way after this.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-081\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2015-02\/05-90624-street-hearts-81-3.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 3 Graffiti Style Street Hearts Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Vol-081-3: Video #624:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Crackle Paint:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">This video is all about the crackle! Lots of very easy and cool crackle paint stenciling tricks in this part&#8230; and I have a tip for getting two prints out of one application&#8230; no paint goes to waste, and better yet, two totally different looks can be made with one stencil. How cool is that!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-081\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2015-02\/05-90625-street-hearts-81-4.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 4 Graffiti Style Street Hearts Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-081-4: Video #625:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">More Paint:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video you will learn even more stenciling tricks by adding yet another layer to your graffiti design. It will seem as though someone started painting a wall&#8230; then another artist came along and left their mark&#8230; then along came another with even more to add. Your mind will be spinning with all the creative things you can do with this great layering technique! Then you&#8217;ll cut and pop your cool street art pieces into the oven for their first bake. Don&#8217;t worry&#8230; I&#8217;ll show you exactly what to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-081\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2015-02\/05-90626-street-hearts-81-5.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 5 Graffiti Style Street Hearts Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-081-5: Video #626:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Baking and Bezel:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In\u00a0this tutorial I will guide you through the process of creating your own unique clay backed bezels, that not only support your funky graffiti clay piece, but frame it and give it that finished look it deserves. You can actually use this trick to back any polymer clay veneer or thin polymer piece that needs a little more rigidity or strength.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-081\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2015-02\/05-90627-street-hearts-81-6.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 6 Graffiti Style Street Hearts Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-081-6: Video #627:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Finishing:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In\u00a0this video you will find out what&#8217;s needed to finish your piece professionally. From giving it a quick sand that will make your piece feel good in your hands&#8230; and antiquing it so that the texture stands out and the piece has a beautiful finished look. I&#8217;ll also share with you the right way to glue on a metal bail to your polymer clay pendants&#8230; it&#8217;s probably not the way you&#8217;ve been doing it!\u00a0 When the project is all completed, you will have a handful of one of a kind graffiti style artworks that you will be proud to give away, sell, or keep for yourself. Talk about giving it your whole heart!<\/span><script src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fhubp0da1-20%2F8001%2Fd14d2169-356e-4987-a083-90713929ea8e\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><noscript><A HREF=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fhubp0da1-20%2F8001%2Fd14d2169-356e-4987-a083-90713929ea8e&#038;Operation=NoScript\">Amazon.com Widgets<\/A><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong> Other Suggested Supplies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Bowl of water for cleaning brushes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Towel or Paper Towel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Wet\/Dry Sandpaper. 400grit or 600 grit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Soft cotton cloth for applying wax.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Ruler.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Baking tray with foil pan or card stock for tenting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Artist paint brushes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Make-up Sponge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Baby Wipes or Cleaning Wipes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">By the way, many of the <em>&#8220;shopping&#8221;<\/em> links I provide for the various tools and supplies used in my tutorials, are <em>&#8220;affiliate&#8221;<\/em> resources. That means companies like Amazon and the other suppliers I refer, pay me a small commission if you click on the links <em>and<\/em> end up making a purchase at their site. It&#8217;s not a lot, but every little bit helps in keeping the cost of my tutorials down. And, the prices for products that you may purchase through my links, are exactly the same as what you would normally pay, even if it is a <em>&#8220;sale&#8221;<\/em> price. So please feel free to click whenever you need to pick up a few things for your studio. Thanks so much for your support.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full video series for the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Graffiti Style Street Hearts<\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Tutorial described above, is available in Vol-081 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-081\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Library<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you would like to receive 3 free beginner videos right now, plus some free color recipes that get sent out each week in my Friday email newsletter, please click this link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Tutorials<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>***********************************************************************************************<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n[wp_ad_camp_1]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230;<\/span><strong> Please Note:<\/strong><\/span> A general prerequisite for all of my monthly library tutorials is that you have a good understanding of the polymer clay basics, including: conditioning clay, using a pasta machine, clay blade and other simple tools, making Skinner Blends, baking clay, as well as sanding and finishing. If you need help in these areas, my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/crse\/01-more.html\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Beginners Course<\/a> will get you up to speed quickly. There is also plenty of free information on this blog. Use the search box at the top of the page to find articles on specific topics.<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>***********************************************************************************************<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #808080;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large; color: #000000;\">Customer Feedback About Membership Value:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Hi Cindy &#8211; You have such a wonderful imagination and so many other tips as well. I never cease to be amazed at the way you find new things to show us. Thank you again for all you share with us! <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Marion-R<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy and Doug &#8211; I don&#8217;t know how you cram so much into each week! Your tutorials are such good value for money. I also look forward to your snippets of your road trip. ~Best Wishes. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Sue-P<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I know whatever you and Doug do, is always well thought out. I&#8217;ve been with you almost from the begining and have enjoyed every minute, and have learned so much. Thanks for all your hard work. Love you guys. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\"><strong>~Jeanne-C<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Welcome to the Best (imho) polymer clay site anywhere &#8211; ever!! <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Tantesherry<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">We have such a warm and friendly group here. Cindy and her family is awesome and they produce magic with their talent. We are all truly blessed to have found this site. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Karonkay-C<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I&#8217;m a retried operating engineer and worked around equipment that had rusted to the point of peeling. I would dread it but was always fascinated by the colors and process. Thank you for turning my dread into excitement. I have had a mid winter block until now. I can&#8217;t wait to get home and try this making my own rust. I could also see this in dark greens with paprika, pepper, and turmeric. I am really enjoying all of you tutorials. Great camera work also. Please Thank Doug also. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Denise-O<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">With the very small cost to join as a member have no clue why anyone would not join. Cindy and Doug, you both have worked so hard for this site and your members. Thanks. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Edie-H<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full video series for the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Graffiti Style Street Hearts <\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tutorial described above, is available in Vol-081 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-081\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Library<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you would like to receive 3 free beginner videos right now, plus some free color recipes that get sent out each week in my Friday email newsletter, please click this link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Tutorials<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 575px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 200px;\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 Videos #622 to #627: Valentines Day is coming&#8230; Time to take your Sweet Hearts to a whole new level of fun&#8230; Introducing&#8230;&nbsp;<span class=\"cmtcnt\">50<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2664],"tags":[2750,2778,2605,2614,2757,2777,975,2776,2679],"class_list":["post-19428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-polymer-clay-tutorials","tag-polymer-clay-focal-beads","tag-celebrity-pop-culture-circus-carnival-fashion-trends-genre","tag-celebrity-pop-culture-fashion-trends","tag-polymer-clay-crackle","tag-earrings-hoops-piercings","tag-home-decor-personal-accessories","tag-necklaces-pendants-lanyards-accessories","tag-painting-coloring-distressed","tag-patterns-sheets-color-gradients-mokume-gane"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19428\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}