{"id":4429,"date":"2009-06-14T03:20:15","date_gmt":"2009-06-14T10:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=4429"},"modified":"2009-06-14T19:38:42","modified_gmt":"2009-06-15T02:38:42","slug":"studio-by-sculpey-antiquing-medium-on-polymer-clay-beads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/studio-by-sculpey-antiquing-medium-on-polymer-clay-beads\/4429\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing Studio by Sculpey Antiquing Medium on Polymer Clay Beads"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A Little Goes A Long Ways!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Over the last little bit I have been experimenting with the new Studio by Sculpey line of products to see how they work, and to figure out ways to incorporate them into my polymer clay bead making techniques. Today I’d like<\/span> to discuss the Studio by Sculpey Antiquing Medium in Chocolate Brown.<\/span><\/p>\n

You may have already seen me use acrylic glass paints for antiquing polymer clay… like in this video on Rubber Stamp Textured Beads<\/a>. Faux “aging” can add a lot of unique character to certain types of jewelry projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Using a paint or an antiquing medium in the crevices of textured beads, helps to show off the detail and design of the beads much better than leaving them plain.<\/span><\/p>\n

On dark colored beads, it’s usually best to go with light colored antiquing mediums. And the opposite is true in using darker antiquing mediums on lighter colored beads. However for a more subtle effect, you can use light with light and dark with dark if you choose.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now getting back to the Studio by Sculpey Antiquing Medium, it is more of a glaze than a paint. The color is somewhat translucent. And it has more “open” time than paint does, so it is easier to wipe off.<\/span><\/p>\n

To apply, simply brush on a small amount (a little goes a long way), making sure you get into all the nooks and crannies of the bead. Then using a paper towel you wipe the surface of the bead, leaving the antiquing medium in the crevices.<\/span><\/p>\n

I really liked the color of this Chocolate Brown. It left a nice realistic aged patina even on the areas where the color was wiped off. It sells for $4 a bottle (118ml \/ 4 fl oz), which is pretty good value since you use very little at a time. Looks like I’ll have to pick up a bottle of the White Glaze as well. I can see it coming in pretty handy!<\/span><\/p>\n

BTW:<\/strong><\/span> If you missed my first two articles in this mini-series focusing on the Studio by Sculpey line of products, here are the links:
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