So this started off fun and slightly messy with the white clay getting all over my hands. It was easy enough to roll them into ovals then stick a toothpick through the middle and then put them in the oven. I should've stopped there. Painting them with the suggested acrylic paint, wasn't such a good idea. Acrylic paint is obviously the cheaper paint compared to oil, but better quality than tempra, which is usually used for kindergarten projects. However, painting these clay beads with acrylic made them look like they'd been painted with tempra paint by a 5 year old at best. Of course, it doesn't help that I thought I would be creative and use this cracking technic that reveals the lower paint after painting over a middle layer of glue. Unfortunately, that just made it even more of a hot mess.
If I had oil paint and more clay, I would try this all over again and see if I could make some beads that are presentable.
GRADE: B
Aww, they look like mini watermelon. Not what you wanted to hear. Sorry. How cool would they be with a black, abstract design?
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly what I was thinking - that they looked like mini watermelons!!
ReplyDeleteI think they look cool...and way to try a project like this one...the kids would love to make these.
ReplyDeleteI don't know that I'd want to use the oil paints with the kids, though. :)
Are you going to try them again with oil paints? I'd love to see the results!