Disclaimer: The official recommendation for air dry clay is to not bake it, but I tried it in this post. If you try it to, you do so at your own risk. Always take proper precautions when working with appliances, especially those that produce heat. If you do choose to bake your air dry clay, I used the minimum oven temperature and baked for only 15 minutes.) Step 1: Create your design As a whole, air dry clay can be dried faster by placing it in the sun. Simply protect the clay from direct sun by placing a protective sheet of parchment paper above it and don´t place the clay on a metal surface. Turn the clay every 10 minutes to ensure that it dries evenly.

These air dry clay ideas and crafts can be painted with acrylic paints after they are completely air dried which will give your finished air dry clay crafts a gorgeous look that really makes them pop. As I mentioned, you can do an additional coat or two of aerosol varnish on top of the paint if you’d like to. But if you’re using a high-quality paint with a built-in sealant, it’s probably overkill. And that’s it! Here are our finished dried, sealed, and painted air clay creations! Once your air dry clay project is completely dried and hardened up it’s a good idea to seal them with an acrylic sealing spray. First, I grabbed a sheet pan and put a layer of aluminum foil down. Then I put my creations on the pan and put them in the oven before turning it on.Air dry clay crafts are a great choice because they are so easy and don’t require any special equipment. In fact, if you don’t have any artistic talent whatsoever or find sculpting difficult then air dry clay is the perfect material for your next craft project because it is so easy to work with. By following these air drying clay tips you can get the best possible results for your air dry clay ideas and projects. #3 Is air dry clay durable? We made a few different things: pinch pots, clay pots, handprint ornaments, and a few other things. To make the clay pots, I used a small plastic cache pot to roll along rolled-out clay. This told me where to cut and worked pretty well!

Before we get started with how to bake air dry clay we should answer one important question first: Can you bake air dry clay in an oven? If you’re inpatient like every kid is (and like most adults, myself included),you may be wondering how to make air dry clay dry faster. First, be mindful of the conditions in the room you’re in. If it’s a wet environment, it’s going to take longer.If you are joining pieces today, you can rough up the two pieces and add a bit of water with a small brush so that you can smooth them together. This is a technique that I remember using in elementary school art class—I’m no expert!