Do you begin preheating your oven before you even finished your polymer clay sculpture, set of beads or series of brooches? Granted sometimes you need a piece “yesterday’. But, if you have the time, don’t rush to bake your creations.
One of the most useful pieces of advice that I gleaned from “Using Fimo” (David Edwards -self published 1988) is to wait before baking. Set your pieces aside, wait a couple of hours or overnight and then examine the pieces with fresh eyes.
- Are there any glaring fingerprints , air bubbles, nicks or dings in your piece?
- Is there anything you could add or delete that would make you piece more interesting?
- Carefully examine any bead holes, pin back attachments and all sides of your piece-do you need to make repairs?
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Guilty! And I agree. I let a sculpture I was working on sit overnight which is unusual for me.. When I looked at it again, I decided to remove the yellow section that was distracting from the overall focus of the piece. It looked so much better.
Lindly, You have such an eloquent way of stating the obvious. Thanks for sharing your wisdom!