CheckMouse Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 I have not yet worked with Fimo clay, though I have some on hand and keep planning to use it! I know there are many different types, and things to be done with the stuff and I got to wondering -- is any of it transparent, or at least translucent, when baked / fired? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morgansmith Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 CJ~ I highly encourage you to try polymer clay art. You will surprise yourself at how easy it is and how fun. I don't recommend using your food oven. Little table top ovens are cheap at garage sales. Mine was $1. That being said......they make transluscent clay but I don't know how it looks when baked. People use it to blend with colors for a more transluscent color so I bet it comes out more clear than solid. It works for skin tones in doll making. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyannmo Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 CJ... there is liquid sculpy clay which when baked will be clear (used for soups, sauces, etc). As far as actual clay that will be clear... I have not found any. There is translucent clay that as Morgan stated is mostly used to mix with other clay (white mixed with purple makes great grapes)... if you bake the white by itself... you can come up with a "frosted" glass sort of look... but not clear... hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 It all depends on how you want it to appear, the translucent fimo I have around works great in say for an example meat pies etc as small streaks of clear liquid/gel but to have it look like clear liquid you'll get best effect if using the liquid fimo. It is not so much liquid as it is a gel kind that works perfect either as is as a clear yet needs to be baked. It can be tinted or use in mixing other fimo clays in to make cream or jello toppings or egg yolks in bowls etc. Hugs and good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dime-sized delights Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 Joanne's and Michael's both sell Fimo Translucent is a larger brick. It does tend to bake frosted and if overcooked, amber. Did you have a specific project in mind that you needed clear for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shannonc60 Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 There is an almost clear air dry clay available. It has a slightly milky appearance, not completely clear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 I used the translucent to make ghost dolls and to make "marble" items. I also mix approximately one part translucent with three parts flesh clay for Caucasian dolls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckMouse Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 I want to make a ghost :yikes: I would like it to be almost visible, but sort of transparent - hard to focus on. Is that doable? Got any pictures of your ghosts, Holly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Not a good picture, no; and they don't look at all translucent in the photo; they'd need a reall strong light source behind them to look translucent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kat57 Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 CJ, This isn't exactly what you want,and you won't believe me,but I ran across the following yesterday while looking online at dollhouse photos. I didn't think I'd find it again so fast,but got lucky. The title is "Adding A Ghost To Your Home",April 2,2009. It's not a doll or figure,but uses the computer to create/print a transparent image to put in the dollhouse window. I don't know from links,but I Googled this and got it: georgetheminiguy.blogspot.com/2009_04_01archive.html Scroll down the page,it's at the end. At the very least,someone else may need it one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Someone with lots of electronic savvy and a hefty budget did a dh ghost with a holographic projector, I seem to remember (Small Stuff Digest, maybe?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckMouse Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 Someone with lots of electronic savvy and a hefty budget did a dh ghost with a holographic projector, I seem to remember (Small Stuff Digest, maybe?). I was looking into doing it that way, but it's a bit (a big bit!) out of my price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyckedWood Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Translucent clay tends to go darker when baked. I rarely make anything that isn't half translucent clay. Just because solid colors tend to b too...well, solid looking. I make mostly candles so use a lot of translucent. For a ghost I would recommend playing around with mixes of translucent plus small amount of white. They also make glow in the dark clay which would b fun to experiment with for a ghost! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheckMouse Posted July 7, 2013 Author Share Posted July 7, 2013 CJ, This isn't exactly what you want,and you won't believe me,but I ran across the following yesterday while looking online at dollhouse photos. I didn't think I'd find it again so fast,but got lucky. The title is "Adding A Ghost To Your Home",April 2,2009. It's not a doll or figure,but uses the computer to create/print a transparent image to put in the dollhouse window. I don't know from links,but I Googled this and got it: georgetheminiguy.blogspot.com/2009_04_01archive.html Scroll down the page,it's at the end. At the very least,someone else may need it one day. Thank you, Kat! I can work with a computer easier than with clay. Just saw your post, Karin. I like the idea of glow-in-the-dark! Thank you so much, everybody! Got lots of ideas to work with now One ghost, coming right up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyannmo Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 CJ.... I used the glow in the dark clay to make nearly headless Nick for my niece's Harry Potter House... here is a picture she took (all decked out for Christmas) ... he looks pretty cool in the dark... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Kelly, what color does Nearly Headless Nick glow in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyannmo Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Kelly, what color does Nearly Headless Nick glow in Green... Here is a picture... it's a horrible picture, but it's hard to take pictures of glow in the dark goodies... well... in the dark... LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted July 7, 2013 Share Posted July 7, 2013 Thank you; I figured it would glow green; I wonder if there are any glow-in-the-dark products that glow in other colors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonberry Posted July 8, 2013 Share Posted July 8, 2013 Thank you; I figured it would glow green; I wonder if there are any glow-in-the-dark products that glow in other colors? I got some glow-in-the-dark clay moonfaces a few years ago in a swap. The lady gave them a watered down brown acrylic wash over the clay and they seem to glow more amber than green. Might be worth a try. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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