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    B P M C (PMC) : Eginning Recious Etal LAY

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    PMC comes in four forms - lump clay, syringe clay, paste clay, and paper clay. Lump clay can be shaped by hand, syringe clay is used for texture or gluing, paste clay glues pieces together, and paper clay comes in sheets. There are different varieties of PMC including standard, +, and 3, which vary in shrinkage and firing times. The process of rolling out clay involves oiling surfaces, placing clay between stacks of playing cards to regulate thickness, rolling the clay with a roller, adding texture if desired, cutting the clay to shape, and allowing it to dry.

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    PMC comes in four forms - lump clay, syringe clay, paste clay, and paper clay. Lump clay can be shaped by hand, syringe clay is used for texture or gluing, paste clay glues pieces together, and paper clay comes in sheets. There are different varieties of PMC including standard, +, and 3, which vary in shrinkage and firing times. The process of rolling out clay involves oiling surfaces, placing clay between stacks of playing cards to regulate thickness, rolling the clay with a roller, adding texture if desired, cutting the clay to shape, and allowing it to dry.

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    PMC comes in four forms - lump clay, syringe clay, paste clay, and paper clay. Lump clay can be shaped by hand, syringe clay is used for texture or gluing, paste clay glues pieces together, and paper clay comes in sheets. There are different varieties of PMC including standard, +, and 3, which vary in shrinkage and firing times. The process of rolling out clay involves oiling surfaces, placing clay between stacks of playing cards to regulate thickness, rolling the clay with a roller, adding texture if desired, cutting the clay to shape, and allowing it to dry.

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    B P M C (PMC) : Eginning Recious Etal LAY

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    BEGINNINGPRECIOUSMETALCLAY(PMC)

    PMCCOMESIN4FORMS:
    Lumpclay:lookslikeaballofclay.Youcanshapeitasifitwasceramicclayusingsimplehandtoolsor
    evenyourfingers.
    Syringeclay:comesinaplasticsyringeandisappliedtothelumpclayfortexture,orgluingpieces
    together.Itcanalsobeappliedovershapedcorkallowingyoutohaveabead.
    Pasteclay:comesinasmalljarandisusedtogluedryclaytogether.Itcanbepaintedoverleaves,or
    cork.Atleast10coatsmustbeappliedandallowedtodrybetweencoats.
    Paperclay:comesinsheetform.Itdoesntdryout,canbecutwithscissors,punches,orrazorblade.It
    canbewoven,gluedontootherclay,orwadedintoaballandfired.
    THEREAREDIFFERENTVARIETIESOFTHESEFORMSOFPMCCLAY.
    PMCStandardtheoriginalPMC,isamuchlargerlumpofclaythanPMC+orPMC3asithasmorebinder
    additives.Itissoftandbutterytoworkwith.Itfiresto.999finesilverandshrinks29%.Thisshrinkageallowsthe
    artisttoworklargerthanthefinalsize,thusallowingultrafinedetails.
    PMC+Afastfiringmaterial,thisclayfusesinaslittleastenminutesinakiln.Shrinkageisonly810%.Youcan
    shapeitjustlikeceramicclay,usingsimplehandtoolsorevenyourfingers.
    PMC3ThisisthenewestformofPMC.Afastfiringmaterial,thisclayfusesinaslittleastenminutesinakiln.
    Shrinkageisonly810%.Firingtemperaturesrangefrom1110to1290Fwhichallowsmorestonestobeplacedin
    itbeforefiring.Youcanshapeitjustlikeceramicclay,usingsimplehandtoolsorevenyourfingers.
    THEPROCESSOFROLLINGOUTCLAY
    Workatacleantable.Ifyourrollerpicksupdirtorotherforeignobjectsfromthetable,itwillgetintoyour
    clay!Ifneeded,placeacleanpapertowelonthetableforyourrollertolaywhilenotinuse.
    1. Placeaplasticmatonaflatworksurface.
    2. Dippingthetipsofyourfingersintooliveoil,smeartheoliveoillightlyovertheplasticmat.
    3. Wipetherollerwitholiveoil.
    4. WipeathincoatingofoliveoiloverthePlexiglassurface.
    5. Wipethecutterwitholiveoil,beingcarefulnottocutyourself.
    6. Usingastiffbrush,paintasmallamountofoliveoiloveranytextureyouplantopressintotheclay.
    7. Wipeasmallamountofoliveoiloverpalmsandfingersofbothhands.
    8. Cutoffasmallpieceofplasticwraptoholdtheclaywhilenotinuse.Haveithandy.
    9. Decideonthethicknessofyourfinishedclayslab.Usingadeckofplayingcardsplacetwostacksofsame
    amountofcardsontotheplasticmat.Theseactasdepthspacerswhenyourollouttheclay,givingthe
    clayaneventhickness.
    Ifyouaregoingtoputtextureontheclay,thenadd2cardstoeachstack.Thisallowsforthetexture
    tobeaddedafterrollingouttheclay.Otherwise,placethetextureontheplasticmat(faceup),andstack
    thecardsontopofthetexture.Besuretopaintthetexturewitholiveoilbeforerollingoverit.
    10. Removetheclayfromitscontainer.
    11. Completeoneofthefollowing:
    a. Ifmakingasquarishorroundishpiece,thenrolltheclayinthepalmofyourhanduntilitis
    round.
    b. IfmakingalongrectangularpiecethenrolltheclaywithaPlexiglas4x6sheetintoasnake
    shape.
    12. Placetheclaybetweenthetwostacksofcards.
    13. Usingtheclayroller(lookslikeatubeorrollingpin),rolltheclayoutuntilitisthethicknessoftheplaying
    cards.
    Besuretopressontherollerbetweenthecardssothattheclayisrolledevenly.Rollingtheclayout
    withyourhandsovertheplayingcardsdoesntgiveevenpressureontheclay.
    14. Ifyoudidntaddthetextureinthelaststep,thenremove2cardsfrombothstacks,andrepositionthe
    clayoverthetexture.
    15. PlacetheflatPlexiglasovertheclay.Thisgivesaniceevenpressureontotheclayandtexture.
    16. Usingtheclayroller,applyevenpressuretothePlexiglas,pressingtheclayintothetexture.
    17. RemovethePlexiglas,andreplacetheclayontotheplasticmat.
    18. Cutclayintothewantedshape.
    Makesuretoapplyoliveoiltothecutter.
    19. Placeexcessclayintoplasticwrap,keepingitfromdryingout.
    20. Ifputtingholesintotexturedclay,dosonowusingastraw.
    21. Ifdomingclay,placeitonadomedareatodry.Otherwiseallowtodryflat.

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