with Lisa Pavelka

Class 1:

• Beginning to Advanced Blending Concepts
• Skinner Blending Basics two colors including tips to get more avoiding
  “wonkiness” in order to get more blend for your buck,
• Disappearing color and dealing with machine contaminations
• Multiple color blends – using three or more

Class 2:

• Adjusting blend tone with the addition of white or black.
• Using clay shavings and other inclusions.
• Adjusting for intense contrast blends

Class 3:

• Specific structure blends vs. informal blends.
• Striated blends
• Basic Skinner Blend formations: bull’s eye cane, straight veneer usage, ribbon stacking (including mirror option), expanded use of ribbon stack slices

Class 4:

• Cool Things To Do With Gradient Blends
• Leaf Canes: single vein and multiple vein versions

Class 5:

• Basic Flower Cane
• Sutton Slice with gradient substrate

Class 6:

• Double blend Sutton Slice
• Faux Fabric Technique

Class 7:

• Gradient Striping and “The Wave” bracelet

• Creating an intersected stripe stack

Class 8:

• Creating a divided ribbon blend stripe stack

Class 9:

• Making a Wave Bracelet

BONUS

• Simple Basket Weave Cane
• Simple Gradient Checkerboard cane
• Easy Rose Cane

Open Facebook Group to students of this course:
Curious Mondo: Polymer Clay Gradient

Time table:
9 hours

Level:
Beginning / Intermediate / Advanced

Target market:
Polymer clay artists. clay artists, jewelry makers

Main objective:
Learn how to incorporate the use of gradient to increase the interest of your clay work.

Prerequisite:
None