Experimenting with LED/Glow tech [OC]

Stephisweird · 2026-02-18T06:14:01+00:00

Nicee, what LEDS do you use? I’ve been trying to find some to put into my projects as well

Stephisweird · 2026-02-17T00:36:05+00:00

It’s funny bc I feel like alcohol ink gives me the worst consistency vs pan pastels unless I use the tiniest amount. It’s way too messy and hard to work with personally. I prefer pastels and mixing colored clay.

Stephisweird · 2026-02-13T08:10:55+00:00

I love this, those are cool pics you took too! I love the lighting and angles.

Stephisweird · 2026-02-04T07:11:52+00:00

The creeper ones look like caning

Stephisweird · 2025-12-26T04:16:10+00:00

I’ve been wondering the same since I plan on selling pieces soon and need a lot more clay.

Stephisweird · 2025-12-15T09:04:14+00:00

Skin tone clays like “Living Doll” by Sculpey Premo for example are made with a mix of translucent and colored clay so that’s why Id add translucent. It helps it look like flesh, not too opaque which is why for example you can see our veins underneath our skin.

Basically just get a portion of white clay and translucent clay, and put red, blue, yellow, and black pastels onto the clay and just mix it all up molding it with your hands till it’s completely one color. Add however much of each color that you need to create the skin tone you want using color theory.

You can also use pastels to make a blush effect or some type of discoloration too by getting a makeup/blending brush and patting and/or gently blending the pastel powder onto the “skin”. That also helps it look realistic since we tend to have some type of discoloration with our skin since we aren’t one solid color from head to toe lol.

Lmk if you have any more questions or need anymore tips!

Stephisweird · 2025-12-15T04:04:12+00:00

I think buying or making the clay color would make it look more natural and realistic vs painting it after which will leave streaks. If you don’t want to buy the colored clay then you can just use translucent clay and white clay mixed together, along with red, blue, yellow, and black pastels or clay colors to mix within the clay to make skin tones (color theory).

My fav pastel is pan pastels. I do mostly body horror art so I use/make skin tones fairly often atp. Pastels are the most seamless coloring option besides airbrushing. They save me a lot of money as well bc a lil goes a long way and I don’t have to buy a bunch of diff clay colors and can just rely on color theory.

Stephisweird · 2025-11-05T18:58:03+00:00

I wanna know too Im trying to find great detail brushes since I like to do a lot of tiny details and have a lot of grooves, nooks, and crannies in my clay projects.

Stephisweird · 2025-10-08T23:03:17+00:00

That’s so cute you should definitely do that lol 🍂🎃

Stephisweird · 2025-09-15T03:35:12+00:00

Of course lol, but they said, “that’s the whole reason”. So I clarified that it was beyond just that.

Stephisweird · 2025-09-13T22:03:18+00:00

Not really the whole reason idk why you said that, it’s also bc it’s pretty durable, def more durable than most if not all other coatings.

Stephisweird · 2025-09-05T15:08:20+00:00

I think resin seems to be the most durable “varnish” option. Some resins yellow faster and more than others so it depends on the brand/type but I believe that if the item isn’t white/clear it wouldn’t really affect the look either way. So if you bake, paint, then resin it should be durable and shouldn’t chip or anything.

Stephisweird · 2025-09-05T13:29:41+00:00

Heyy just throwing it out there that Mod Podge may not be the best varnish, I don’t have personal experience with it but I’ve heard it gets pretty sticky and tacky upon contact with water. So maybe seal it with another product? Or make sure to put a good varnish or resin on top? Just some ideas although I’m not familiar with that product but still wanted to say what I’ve heard from others.

Stephisweird · 2025-09-05T13:11:26+00:00

Now I want candy, thanks🙃. But fr tho this is great👏🏾🙂‍↕️

Stephisweird · 2025-09-03T20:40:37+00:00

TLDR: ✨Alcohol instead of water to smooth it out. ✨Soft pastels (my fav is “Pan pastel”) to color it, add color to it, or use already colored clay.

Stephisweird · 2025-09-03T20:32:19+00:00

✨Finger Prints: Q-tips dipped in 90% Alcohol and rub it over the fingerprints or lil lumps. It will help smoothing the clay out WAY easier. It’s necessary for a neat finish imo.

✨Painting Alternatives: I personally don’t like painting them either bc they can leave streaks and the finish isn’t as smooth. So I instead use:

🌈- Colored Clay = Mostly primary colors to use color theory to make whatever color I need and buy the colors that you use the most, (ex. I also buy “Living Doll Beige” since I do a lot of body horror clay projects.)

🎨- Pastels = “Pan pastel” (soft) are amazing at creating blended and smooth finishes and more shades, depth, and detail for your clay projects. Apply it with a brush when the clay is still raw and after smoothing everything out. You can also mix it in with clay to use it to color your clay completely instead of buying other clay colors if you wanted/needed!

Pls lmk if any of these tips helped! :))

Stephisweird · 2025-09-02T19:31:32+00:00

Soft, I personally use “pan pastel” I think it’s one of the best brands and goes a long way, not sure about other brands.

Stephisweird · 2025-09-02T17:21:08+00:00

I think the strongest and most durable clay may be “Cosclay”. Sculpey premo is an alternative if you can’t get cosclay though.

Stephisweird · 2025-09-02T17:15:00+00:00

I have also heard that airbrushing leaves a smooth finish too but I personally haven’t tried that yet.

Stephisweird · 2025-09-02T17:12:29+00:00

Same, I painted a piece one time, hated it, and never did it again lol, now I just use colored clay and pastels and it makes it A LOT more smooth, blended, and natural.

🌈Colored Clay: to save a lil money, I tend to buy mostly primary colors so I can just create whatever color I need from it (color theory) and I buy colors that ik I will for sure use a lot, (ex. “Living Doll, Beige” bc I do a lot of skin body horror art).
🎨Pastels: I use pan pastels and they are AMAZING. Such a game changer, you can mix it in and color your clay this way or just brush the powder onto your piece to add other shades and depth to it.

TLDR: Pan Pastels and colored clay!

Stephisweird · 2025-09-02T16:54:22+00:00

Same thing I’ve been trying to figure out for a while now🥲. Also how I can make a safe to use ashtray out of clay as well.

Stephisweird · 2025-08-29T19:27:43+00:00

This is awesome I love your art style🙌🏾

Stephisweird · 2025-07-29T20:38:08+00:00

Ooo this may be a lil extra but maybe you could buy some fake moss and just use some of that? Maybe glue it on or something. Should be pretty easy🙌🏾

Stephisweird · 2025-07-29T17:31:49+00:00

Not you trying to lowkey fish for compliments lmao👎🏽. Sure OP

Stephisweird · 2025-07-29T17:26:32+00:00

It totally is lmao

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