For the European Streetteam challenge I wanted to make some bats so I needed black clay & decided to make it myself.
Here is what you need:
Black body stain, a mask, a scale, gloves, white/grey clay, paper
Put a piece of paper on your scale and weigh the amount of body stain you want to add.
For black I use more then other colors because I want to make sure it's really black and not a greyish black. I used 4 grams to 200 grams.
For black I use more then other colors because I want to make sure it's really black and not a greyish black. I used 4 grams to 200 grams.
Put on your gloves and make a little bowl out of your lump of clay.
(my apologies for the bad quality of these pictures)
(my apologies for the bad quality of these pictures)
When the clay starts getting too dry, add a bit of water and knead well so that the body stain really mixes with the clay.
Clay dries out really fast, so I usually hold it in a plastic bag and I wrap the part that I'm working with in a damp cloth.
Never thought that bats could be cute :)
ReplyDeletevery nice tutorial:) bats are cute too
ReplyDeleteI like them Mitsy ! also in a grey colour !!
ReplyDeleteWhat cute bats!! Thanks for the tutorial :)
ReplyDeleteCool! I'm sure there are also grey bats around :)
ReplyDeleteIn grey they are superb too!
ReplyDeleteBats in bright sun? LOL! They look great anyway.
ReplyDeleteBats?? is it batmania?? hahhaa When i was young:) and still lived in ARgentina, there was a place in about 1000km from my home, that had turquoise clay...not kidding you. A huge claypit with yellow pink and turquoise clay. Very expensive but I remember very soft to play with. Quite unusual, I know.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, bodystains will do too! hahaha I've only done it once and I remember that the colors were always a bit lighter than what I wanted. I guess one has to saturate the clay with pigment or something...
Hey, the bats here at home ARE greyish so.... well done you! following nature! hahaa
ReplyDeleteFlorcita, I think that body stain has more power then pigment but I'll try to add some black pigment to the clay as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for even liking my grey bats! LOL :)
Can a bat be cute...not sure but I like them. Great for the upcoming "bat seaon" - and the challenge of cause.
ReplyDeleteHa! The babushka isn't mine :) mine was red :P
ReplyDeleteWell off again to thesis :)
I will bother you more agian when I'm finished :)
hey! I hate bats but those are su cute!!! LOL
ReplyDeleteyou might have already said, but is the mould just made out of plaster?
ReplyDeleteGreat tutorial Mitsy and really cool bats! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome tuto, Mitsy! Really cute bats! :)
ReplyDeletecool bats!!!
ReplyDeleteJennifer, the moulds are plaster indeed. :)
ReplyDeleteReally cute and a Great Tutorial!
ReplyDeleteThese bats are super Mitsy ! Love the color too !!
ReplyDeleteThose bats are awesome! They would look super cool in bright black!
ReplyDeleteGreat tutorial! And grey's nice too. Or a little paint..!
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