Polymer Clay Cane Pattern Compositions for Beginners
The Basics of Cane Building 1
A course by Kristin Vaughn , Polymer Clay Artist
About the video: The Basics of Cane Building 1
Overview
“It's time to go over some basic methods used in cane building, as well as the proper reducing techniques. First, I will show you how to create a color blend with an ombre effect. ”
In this video lesson Kristin Vaughn addresses the topic: The Basics of Cane Building 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Polymer Clay Cane Pattern Compositions for Beginners. Use polymer clay to create cohesive tubes filled with intricate patterns and colors that you can use to decorate different objects.
Partial transcription of the video
“ The Basics of Cane Building In this lesson, we'll go over some basic cane-building techniques as well as reducing the canes. For the first part of this, we'll create a color blend. We'll use ombré colors so that it goes from one color to the next smoothly and seamlessly. To begin this process, we'll use three different colors. I'll create this blend to use in our butterfly later in our cane composition. I'll be using this bright pink color, this nice deep pink color, and then also a yellow. When we're creating a three-color blend, I want to have more of this color than the other two color...”
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Course summary for: Polymer Clay Cane Pattern Compositions for Beginners
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Category
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Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, DIY, Jewelry Design

Kristin Vaughn
A course by Kristin Vaughn
Kristin Vaughn is a self-taught polymer clay artist based in Iowa, USA. She loved arts and crafts growing up, but slowly lost touch as she began her professional career. In need of an artistic outlet, she rekindled her passion for clay and discovered the creative possibilities of canes. She later decided to transform her jewelry-making hobby into a business and set up Hillside Studio.
In 2021, Kristin left her corporate job and has since been fully devoted to her studio, handcrafting original pieces to sell online and in her boutique store. She’s passionate about teaching others this art form and shares her creations with more than 207K followers on Instagram. Her work has also been featured on media platforms like Buzzfeed, Bored Panda, and MyModernMet.
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