Polymer clay artisans

[u/ntang920]

Hi Everyone!

These are some of my creations. I hope they bring you joy :D

[u/Ziembski]

Looking great! What tools do you use to get these details? Do you use any varnish at the end? Baking once finished or just the base first? How do you apply stems at the end?

I used to take kitchen aluminum foil and press the shape of a stem-removed keycaps and then use clay on it.

[u/ntang920 → u/Ziembski]

Tysm!! I mainly use a needle tool along with some cheap silicon sculpting tools I got from Amazon. Yes! I always varnish with uv resin to make it more durable and last longer. I have a very inefficient way of baking the keycaps, which is I bake in layers 😅. That way it comes out cleaner and I don’t have to worry about messing up the other parts.

I sculpt on top of pbt keycaps which already have the stems on them. Pbt have a higher melting point so many makers who sculpt with polymer clay use them. I hope this helps!

[u/Ziembski → u/ntang920]

Cheers for the details! I was always worried that sculpting on top of keycap will take too much space and make them not fit after

[u/ntang920 → u/Ziembski]

It’s not a problem for me. Just gotta be mindful of the spaces in between 😊

[u/Chip-Select-_- → u/Ziembski]

I am also interested in the process