Make Easy Skinner (Teardrop) Blends with no Pasta Machine

Video #487: It takes a bit longer if you only have an acrylic roller, but the end result is the same. More Info: http://www.beadsandbeading.com/blog/?... Polymer Clay Tutor.

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Making beautiful and easy color blends.

No pasta machine? No problem. All you need is a roller of some sort.

Teardrop Blends or Skinner Blends are color gradients using more than one color of polymer clay, where the colors gradually shift from one to the next.

My Teardrop Blend is an easier and faster version of the Skinner Blend.

Choose 2 or more colors to that you want to work with.

Softer clay is definitely easier to blend when you are not using a pasta machine.

Shape balls of clay into pointy teardrop shapes.

Lay teardrops next to each other in alternating directions.

Flatten the teardrops into a thin sheet with your rolling tool.

Fold or roll the sheet, keeping colors aligned in one direction.

Pushing in the ends of the rolled up blend will keep it from getting too wide.

Flatten the folded/rolled piece again, until it becomes a flat thin sheet.

Repeat process until colors are fully blended.

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