While polymer clay is not flame resistant and therefrom can't be used to assemble a functional smoking drainpipe, polymer clay is an champion Election for manufacture a realistic-looking prop suitable for ornament or employ in theatrical productions. Capitalization FIMO™ clay to construct vividly coloured and detailed textures for your tube, helping you to recreate the appearance of elaborate antiquated pipes with minimal value.
Instructions
1. Assemble a wood grain texture for the protest of the drainpipe. Combine two parts brown clay, one constituent dusky, and one thing Sunburn. Manipulate these colours well-organized, mixing them partially to assemble a marbling aftermath that Testament resemble wood. Pull a cut of this mixed clay approximately the dimensions of a golf ball to discover the bowl.
2. Sculpt the bowl. Roll the chop of wood grain clay into a ball. Flatten one contour of the ball against your work surface to design the top of the bowl, and then press your fingers into the centre of the Apartment lodgings intersect to make the bowl's hollow. Follow the instructions on the polymer clay package.6. Apply gloss. After the pipe has cooled from baking, apply a layer of polymer clay gloss.
Form the long shape into a mouthpiece by trimming it and then flattening one end slightly by pinching it. Form into a curve, if desired (you'll need to bake the clay with the curved part lying flat, as it won't stand up on its own until it's baked).
4. Attach the two pieces. Press the mouthpiece against the outside edge of the pipe, and then blend the edges of the clay together at the point where they meet.
5. Bake the pipe. If you want the hollow to be larger than your fingers, pinch the sides of the bowl to widen them.3. Create the mouthpiece. Pull a piece of black clay (the size will vary depending on how long you want the mouthpiece to be) and form a long, skinny shape by rolling it back and forth between your hands (flattened) and the work surface.
This will give the pipe the right sheen in order to look like it's made of varnished wood.
