What
is Liquid Sculpey?什么是液体软陶
液体软陶是一种20年前为商业应用开发的流质聚合体软陶，近来，软陶艺术家一直在试验把它同常规形态的陶泥结合应用。它的原始形态看起来像白的的胶水，像蜂蜜一样粘稠。烘焙之后，它就变得不透明，柔韧而坚固。
LS is a pourable form of polymer clay that was developed
for commercial use about twenty years ago. Recently, polymer
clay artists have been experimenting with it in combination
with the regular form of clay. In it's raw state, it looks
like white glue and has the consistency of honey. When it
is baked, it is opaque, flexible and strong.
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How do I Handle and Bake Liquid
Sculpey?我怎样处理和烘焙液体软陶
液体软陶装在一个白色的无标签的塑料罐子里。分散他们最简单的办法是把它倾倒在一个广口的压榨瓶里，然后挤出你想要的量。
液体软陶通常要在300度左右硬化但是在通常聚合体软陶所需要的265-275度也可以。与常规陶泥一样，烘焙时的烟气是无毒的，除非燃烧起来。正常烘焙时，液体软陶的确发出强烈的气味，并且比常规软陶释放出更多的油质的残留物。因此，好的通风显得更为重要。个人来说，我从来不会用我的厨房炉子来烘焙软陶。所有其他的安全操作手则同样要遵守，不要使用同一个工具来作食物，也不要让食物接触软陶的表面。
LS comes in a white unlabeled plastic jar. The easiest way
to dispense it is to pour it into a wide mouthed squeeze
bottle and squeeze out what you need. Mixing on a disposable
palette helps keep the mess under control. Baby wipes are
handy for small clean ups and wiping brushes and tools.
LS was made to cure at 300 degrees but will be fine at normal
PC temperatures of 265-275 degrees. As with regular clays,
the fumes are not toxic unless the LS burns. LS does produce
a strong odor when baked normally and leaves more oily residue
than the regular clay. For that reason, good ventilation
is even more important than usual. Personally, I don't bake
any PC in my kitchen oven. All the other safe handling rules
also apply; don't reuse tools for making food and don't
put food in contact with polymer clay surfaces.
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Can I use Liquid Sculpey as a Glue?
我可以用液体软陶作胶水么？
可以也不可以。在它的原始状态，液体软陶有一定的粘结强度。它只在烘焙后才会产生强粘结力。所以如果重力足以把几部分结合在一起，或者你可以支撑它们，他们就可以很牢地粘在一起。不要忘了液体软陶是不透明的白色，会在其它颜色的软陶上显现出来。可以调制出和底色相配的颜色来，但是基于加入的色彩多少，粘结力也会减弱。
Yes and no. In it's raw state, LS has very little adhesive
strength. It only creates a strong bond when baked. So if
gravity will hold the pieces together, or you can support
them somehow, it will make a great bond. Don't forget that
LS is an opaque white and will show up against other clay
colors. It can be tinted to match the backround clay but
depending upon how much color is added, it will weaken the
bond.
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How Do I Make Image Transfers?如何制作图像转移
没有比这个更简单的了。图像可以通过黑白复印，彩色复印打印在平滑的原料上。在转移之前你也可以用彩笔或者油画笔手绘彩色/黑白复印，或者直接从彩色蜡笔画或者彩色粉笔画转移。
把图像的一面朝上放在烘焙盘上，然后把液体软陶倒入或者画一层在上面。烘焙然后把纸拿开。如果纸粘住了，弯曲软陶已弄松它，或者在水里浸泡。先预热烤箱似乎有助于揭开纸。要做一个即时磁贴，在烘焙前轻轻的把一小块PVC膜的磁铁片按入液体软陶内。在烘焙前测试一下磁铁的磁性比较好，这样可以保证磁性的一面朝上。你也可把液体软陶倒在一张软陶片上，然后把图像放在液体软陶内，小心不要在图片和液体软陶间留任何空气。
Nothing could be easier. They can be made from black and
white copies, color copies and printed images on glossy
stock. You can also hand color B&W copies with colored
pencils or oil paints before making the transfer, or try
a transfer from an oil pastel or crayon drawing.
Place the image face up on a baking tray and pour or paint
on a layer of LS. Bake and remove the paper. If the paper
sticks, flex the piece to loosen it, or soak in water. Having
the oven preheated seems to make it easier to peel off the
paper. To make an instant magnet, gently press a piece of
PVC coated sheet magnet into the LS before baking. It's
a good idea to test the magnet before baking to be sure
the "magnetic" side is up! You can also apply
the LS to a sheet of clay and lay the image into the LS,
taking care not to trap any air between the image and the
LS.
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How do I Add Color?怎样加入色彩
你可以使用艺术家的油画颜料或者干颜料。Pearlex 粉末也很好。为了保持最多的颜色和光泽，把它们撒在完成之后液体软陶上。油画颜料能很好的混合，可以用松节油或者油漆稀释剂稀释。你可以在原始的或者烘焙好的软陶上上色。如果放置过了夜，液体软陶的颜色就形成了，可以与透明的软陶泥层叠。在一个很平的表面，你可以做出你想做的任何厚度的一层来。但是在垂直的面上，它会下滑流动。不要把水基颜料与液体软陶混合。水汽会在烤炉里蒸发出来，液体软陶会膨胀起来。当然，有人也许会找出一种方法开发这种应用的！
You can use artist's oil paints or dry pigments. Pearlex
powders work very well. To retain maximum color and shine,
dust them on top of the LS after application. Oil paints
mix very nicely and can be thinned and cleaned up with turps
or paint thinner. You can paint on raw or baked clay. If
left overnight, the LS paint will set up and can be stamped
or layered with transparent clay. On a flat surface, you
can build up as thick a layer as you please, but on a vertical
surface it will slump and run. Don't mix water based colors
with LS. The moisture turns to steam in the oven and it
will puff up. Of course, someone will propably find a way
to exploit this!
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How Does Liquid Sculpey Work on
Telephone Wire?
液体软陶如何制作成电话线
好啊！粘在电话线上的粘土可以改变你的电话线颜色。你可以将液体软陶用在普通的电话线上，制成你自己独一无二的电话线，但是为了防止滴下，它需要很多薄层包裹。如果不用很多层的包裹，包裹在大规格的金属线上它可能太脆弱了。
Just great! Use it to color or to help adhere telephone
wire to clay. You can paint LS over plain wire to make your
own custom telephone wire but it takes many thin coats to
avoid drips. It probably would be too fragile a coating
on large gauge wire unless many coats were applied.
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How Do I Make Patinas?怎样制作绿锈
把液体软陶和颜料粉末或者油彩混合在一起，点画在软陶泥上，露出一些陶泥。对于vertigris青铜，由一个带有一些金属或者珍珠色的深暖灰色陶泥为背景。混合调制出两种浅色调的液体软陶和常绿色油彩（一种蓝绿色）。较浅色的混合物应该几乎是白色的。先在陶泥片上点画深色的，然后是浅色的，烘焙，观察是否两种色彩模糊到一起。最好先从浅色的开始，你总是可以添加的。
Mix powdered pigments or oil paints with LS and stipple
them on the piece leaving some of the clay showing. For
vertigris bronze, start with a backround clay in a dark
warm gray color containing some metalic or pearlescent clay.
Mix two light values of LS and permanent green oil paint
( a bluish green). The lighter mix should be almost white.
Stipple the piece with the darker color first and then with
the light one, baking in between to set if they seem to
be blurring together. A light application is best, you can
always add more.
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Liquid Sculpey in Molds?模子中的液体软陶
这个是液体软陶的设计初衷。需要使用金属模具和脱模剂例如滑石粉末。在大规模生产中，都是在真空炉里操作以避免空气泡。但是小规模生产中，这个也没有证明会是大问题。
This is what LS was designed to do. Use a metal mold and
a release agent such as talcum powder. When used in manufacturing,
it was cured in a vacuum oven to get rid of air bubbles,
but that has not proven to be a big problem on a small scale.
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Other Things to Try.
其他可尝试的
填入雕刻的区域以模拟釉彩
金属叶子背托液体软陶，烘焙更易于处理
用压榨瓶滴淋或者制造可控液滴尝试仿瓷效果
通过压榨瓶把设计图绘在纸上制作花边。烘焙后把纸剥离
两种颜色邻接，并可以借助大头针制作螺旋效果
· Fill in carved, stamped or sculpted areas to simulate
enameling.
· Back metalic leaf with a layer of LS and bake for easier
handling.
· Try ceramic like effects by drizzling the piece with a
squeeze bottle or making controled drips.
· Make "lace" by drawing the design with a squeeze
bottle onto paper. After baking peel off the paper.
· Put two colors next to each other ans swirl together with
a pin.
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WARNING!
警示：
注意：可以用油漆稀释剂或松节油稀释液体软陶和油画色，但是溶解剂是易燃物，必须晾干后才能烘焙。 WARNING!
You can use paint thinner or turpentine to make thinner
washes with liquid sculpey and oil paint, but solvents are
flammable materials and you MUST let them dry before baking.
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More questions and Where Can I Get It?
E-mail me at DBuck26803@aol.com.
Happy Claying!
Jody Bishel ? 1997
(A proud member of the So. CT Polymer Clay Guild)
