Five Star Metal Clay : Copper, Red Bronze, Bronze, Light Bronze, White Bronze
I fired test pieces of all five clay using their “standard firing method.” Since all five samples were fired at the same time, together in the same firing container, I fired at the lowest setting (used for the white bronze) as per the instructions. All 5 pieces sintered properly (pictured below). I don’t see much difference in color between the light bronze and the white bronze. However, I can see situations where one might want to use one over the other. I also used the same firing method for the pendant I created using all five clays (pictured below). For one of the smaller elements however, I first tried firing it in Magic Carbon with no luck, but all the clays sintered perfectly in coconut carbon. I’m still experimenting with different methods of patina to bring out the different colors of the clay. Five Star Clay takes on texture very nicely, and is easy to carve if you don’t let the clay get beyond leather hard. All in all, all five colors are great clays to work with. It’s fun to have so many colors!
You can find the texture used for the samples here.
The components of this pendant are the following:
The components of this pendant are the following:
Background piece: Copper (Textured with Cool Tools Rollable Texture Tile – Curly Vines)
Inner piece (in order from outside in): Light Bronze with Red Bronze backfilled into carved places, Bronze, White Bronze
Spiral: Copper
