My mokume gane addiction continues…
I made a number of jewelry pieces with the mokume gane created in my last tutorial video. As I cut and shaped I noticed that I really liked some of the patterns that showed up.
But their appearance seemed rather random.
So in this video I set out to experiment with the effects of layer thickness and tool size and proximity.
The purpose of this video was to get a better understanding of how different preparation aspects impact the final mokume gane pattern. This will allow me to purposely reproduce what I like and minimize waste of potentially beautiful patterns.
I challenge YOU to run your own experiments. And be sure to tag @Magicbyleah when sharing on Instagram and Facebook.
Tools and supplies are listed below this video
(Click HERE to watch this video on YouTube. For transcript click the closed captions CC icon at the bottom right of the video)
Tools and supplies to follow along:
You can pick these up at your local craft store, or purchase using my amazon affiliate links below. (If you go through my links I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you)
- Premo Sculpey or other polymer clay
- Rolling pin or Pasta machine to condition your clay and create your sheets
- Super Slicer blade to cut your mokume gane
- Saran Wrap to protect your clay while stored/refrigerated
- Kemper Klay Kutters or other cutters to impress on the clay
- Jump rings or Thick wire and Thin wire for earring and pendant loops
- Oven – I used a dedicated one for clay – the Deni Convection Oven
Links Mentioned In the Video:
This video references my first 2 mokume gane tutorial videos
- Rainbow mokume gane – introductory video for this technique in polymer clay
- Mokume Gane Jewelry – second video showing you various patterns for polymer clay mokume gane jewelry
- Additional jewelry pieces made from the experiments in this video
Questions on this video/technique?
Let me know by leaving a comment below
Beautiful Leah! What a great instructor and tutorial. Thank you 🙂
Thank you Rhonda. Have you tried Mokume Gane yet?
Thank you Leah. That was so interesting and informative. I am off to try this today!
Thank you Sandra. Be sure to share your process as I’d love to see what you create
I just can control myself to make all these things,but the materials required are not available near my place.Its like most of these sellers dont know what all this means,so basically i am not able to make these. But yeah,your art skills are really good!
Are you able to shop online and get international shipping Kavin?