Polymer clay berries: master class

2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:47

Introducing a master class on creating berries from polymer clay. Let's look at the basics of crafting using raspberries as an example and create raspberry earrings that will be a great accessory. And then we will try to make strawberries and blueberries for a beautiful bracelet or pendant. There is nothing difficult. The main thing is to follow the instructions and recommendations.

Tools and materials

We will work with a material that requires baking at a high temperature. To create polymer clay berries, prepare the following tools and materials:

• polymer clay translucent ruby red;
• green;
• burnt umber color;
• transparent liquid polymer clay;
• paper knife;
• silicone mold;
• pliers;
• igloo;
• earring clips;
• wet wipes;
• sponge.

Before starting work, be sure to wash your hands and wipe the work surface using wet wipes.

How to make raspberries

Let's consider the process of making berries from polymer clay (photo below).

1. Knead a piece of red polymer clay.
2. Roll it into a 2 mm thick sausage and cut into pieces.
3. Shape them into balls and then droplets that will soon become our raspberries.
4. Fasten the droplets together, arranging them in a spiral. Try not to press too hard to flatten them. Form a berry.
5. Using a needle, make a small hole in the top (so that you can attach the earrings).
6. Place the berries on the sponge and bake for 15 minutes at 130 degrees. After baking, the clay will darken and become more saturated.
7. Remove the berries from the oven and let cool completely.
8. Now let's make the leaves. To do this, mix green and brown clay to get a pleasant herbal shade, as close to natural as possible.

How to make berry leaves

For the formation of foliage you will need a special silicone mold. For each, use a small piece of green mass. Keep in mind that for one polymer clay berry you will need to make 3-5 leaves.

Apply liquid polymer clay to the base of each raspberry and attach the leaves. After that, the berries need to be baked for another 20 minutes at a temperature of 130 degrees.

When they are cool, insert the ear hooks into the pre-prepared holes in each product. For convenience, use pliers. Your earrings are ready!

You can make bunches of grapes, cloudberries or blackberries in a similar way. Berries made of polymer clay look beautiful not only on earrings, but also on other types of jewelry: bracelets, pendants, wreaths. Many combine them to create berry-fruit compositions.

Let's try to create an accessory with several types of polymer clay berries. To do this, we will learn how to make strawberries and blueberries. The process of making strawberries is a bit more complicated, so let's start with it.

And first, prepare all the necessary tools and clean the work surface.

How to choose clay for strawberries

The color of the clay for the main part of the berry can be different, some masters even use yellow. But more often, of course, pink or red is used. If red polymer clay remains after making raspberries, you can use it.

You will also need a lot of white color to lighten the top of the strawberry and make it look more natural. Leaflets can be made from the same mixture that remains from raspberries. Or choose a different shade of green.

To work, you will need a needle, a toothpick or some tool with a sharp tip. Even a mechanical pencil will do. The size of the berry does not have to correspond to the real one. You can make very tiny strawberries and combine them in a decoration. It all depends on your taste and wishes.

Polymer Clay Berries: Strawberry Making Workshop

First you need to knead the clay in your hands and make a small ball. size eachchooses independently.

Strawberries are teardrop shaped. Therefore, from the ball we form an oval with a cone on one side.

To make polymer clay berries look more natural, we also use a lot of white color in our work. It will take quite a bit - to change the color along the edges, at the base and at the tip. Gently smooth the joints with your finger. There should not be any gaps. Colors blend seamlessly into one another.

Changing the appearance of the berry blank

Next, you will need to depict the seeds on the strawberries. You will need a tool with a sharp tip. It is desirable that it be triangular in shape. With gentle movements, so as not to damage the workpiece, we make small notches over the entire surface.

For the leaves we use a silicone mold. You can take the same as for raspberries, but the petals themselves will need to be made a little longer so that they cover the berries. Alternatively, you can sculpt the leaves by hand, but in this case they may turn out to be of different sizes and not too symmetrical. If you like it, you can do without a silicone mold.

We attach the finished leaves to the top of the berry, and then we make thin sausages from green clay and form ponytails from them. Make the necessary holes. The berries are ready.

Now they are left to bake and can be used to make accessories.

How to make blueberries from polymer clay

Creating blueberries from polymer clay is very easy. The hardest step is gettingcorrect black and blue. This can be done by combining blue, purple and black clay. You can make a few berries unripe: greenish and pink-lilac.

Gently knead and mix the mass. We divide into parts and roll up small peas with a slightly cut off top. It is better if they are of different sizes, as in life.

To work, you will need a toothpick. With its help, you need to form a hole in the shape of an asterisk on the cut. Actually, this is the end of the job. Now you know how to make berries out of polymer clay. It remains only to make holes and bake blueberries at a temperature of 130 degrees for 20 minutes.

When the products are cool, insert a hook into each of them and connect to a bracelet or attach to another accessory.

Such jewelry is especially popular among young fashionistas. The bright colors go great with summer outfits.