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Tried to make a Japanese Lantern from Das Air Dry Clay. Added some solar lights. It ended up way darker than I wanted plus somehow it ended up all Alieny! I used sticks, plastics, lumps of rock to make the basic shape and covered it with Das Clay and then some small detail. I used a floor tile for the base. The whole thing is covered in Yacht varnish to seal it as it is for outdoors. The seal broke around the base and the clay has started to go soft.
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Mike Litoris wrote: »Tried to make a Japanese Lantern from Das Air Dry Clay. Added some solar lights. It ended up way darker than I wanted plus somehow it ended up all Alieny! I used sticks, plastics, lumps of rock to make the basic shape and covered it with Das Clay and then some small detail. I used a floor tile for the base. The whole thing is covered in Yacht varnish to seal it as it is for outdoors. The seal broke around the base and the clay has started to go soft.
I love this!
Well done, it’s fab, would love it myself! 
Is that clay readily available and how much?0 -
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I love this! Well done, it’s fab, would love it myself!
Is that clay readily available and how much?
Yeah, for the 500g block it's a fiver in Mr Price. €6 in Range. You can get a 12kg bag in Art and Hobby for about €20 but it's not great at all, cracks badly when drying and takes ages too.0 -
Mike Litoris wrote: »Yeah, for the 500g block it's a fiver in Mr Price. €6 in Range. You can get a 12kg bag in Art and Hobby for about €20 but it's not great at all, cracks badly when drying and takes ages too.
Well you made a great job of it anyway! You’re definitely after inspiring me! 0 -
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I love the look of this, it’s gorgeous! Your painting style is really cool and effortless looking
What medium did you use?
You're very kind.
I use acrylics, with my lack of a dedicated space at home to paint, it makes oils impossible.
Not sure if my style is as you describe, but I love capturing light in paintings and this was no different.
Effortless though?
Hmm...
That said, it was essentially painted in four sessions, first laying out the shapes and base colours, the next the left of the painting and then the right, finally the details were layered in.0 -
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....placed on the canvas in a very successful way.
I nearly gave out to you for putting down the op's work!!!
Ha, but when I am painting I'm not doing people or paths, buildings or skies, it's just getting the colours down on the canvas as the original scene presents, the rest just emerges as you go.0 -
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