How Do You Create Designs In Precious Metal Clay?
Precious Metal Clay (PMC) is one of the most customizable metal clays used today. It is so easy to add designs and other motifs onto the PMC. If you’re a designer, you can add designs to every state of the PMC. This article will guide you in designing your Precious Metal Clay. At the material’s raw and wet stage, the PMC is at its easiest stage to be designed. Here are some easy to do tips to design your wet PMC material: • Press it or stamp it. Or do both. The PMC base is soft enough at this stage to add pressed or stamped designs in it. Many people have personal customized molds to add more designs to their clay. • Feeling the need to use a stylus? No problem! Raw PMC is great for engraving designs using pointed tools. Your PMC clay will have a deep impression if you yourself carved those designs in. Raw PMC clay can also be cut easily. • Add materials up. Appliqué techniques can also be used to design your raw PMC base. Make designs to your PMC by adding pieces of PMC sheets or lump