PMC

Create Designs Using Precious Metal Clay Paper

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August 19, 2019 by Paula Atwell Leave a Comment

Using Precious Metal Clay Sheet Precious Metal Clay sheet (sometimes called paper) is a unique formula of PMC that is different from all the other formulas or types of PMC. PMC+ sheet has some very unique properties. PMC+ sheet can be used totally dry. PMC+ sheet can be cut with a scissors or a hole […]

Rolling and Cutting Precious Metal Clay

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August 13, 2019 by Paula Atwell Leave a Comment

This pin pictured above is made from rolling and cutting Precious Metal Clay. Many excellent designs are created flat, then assembled or shaped later. This lesson is how to create a flat piece from PMC. The PMC standard way of measuring is using playing cards. So for this lesson you will need some old playing […]

Firing a Flat Precious Metal Clay Piece

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August 10, 2019 by Paula Atwell Leave a Comment

Now that you have green finished your PMC piece, it is time to fire it. For this post, we are going to assume that you have a flat piece to fire. And we are going to talk about firing the piece in a PMC kiln. I am going to tell you right off that I […]

Making a Ring Using PMC

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July 7, 2019 by Paula Atwell Leave a Comment

There are two main ways of making a ring using PMC. The first way is to create a flat band, and a ring top separately. Fire them separately. Then using metalsmithing techniques hammer the band into a ring shape, then using slip attach the ring band and top and fire them together. The second way […]

Green Finishing Your PMC

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July 1, 2019 by Paula Atwell Leave a Comment

Green finishing your PMC piece is just as important as what you do when the piece is still wet, maybe more important. PMC cannot be green finished until the clay is totally dry. Look for areas on your piece that are rough. Even if your piece is supposed to have some roughness, remember that your […]

Getting Started with BronzeClay and CopperClay

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June 28, 2019 by Paula Atwell Leave a Comment

Copper Clay I have decided that it is time for me to experiment with the BronzeClay and CopperClay in my own studio. I have been reluctant to get involved with it for two reasons, really. The first is that I really like working with Precious Metal Clay. I like silver better, and I love what […]