How to Make Polymer Clay Look Like Leather

How to make polymer clay look like leather.

By the end of this tutorial you will know all the steps I take

to make my leather polymer clay projects look realistic.

You can really personalize your gifts with these tags
or use them on your own handmade products to add something special to the packaging.

The basic tools and materials to create the leather effect

are as follows.

• Brown Polymer Clay
• Foil
• Roller
• Blade
• Ball Tool
• Acrylic Paint
• Paint Brush
• Oven

Additional tools you may wish to use.

• Letter stamps
• Flat Blade Screwdriver Bit
• Cord
• Needle and Thread

Sketch a few designs on paper.

Roll out the clay into a thin sheet.

Lay the sketch on top of the clay and trace over the design.

Leaving a light impression on the clay.

Scrunch up some foil and then bring it back out to shape.

Lay the foil over the clay.

Rub a roller over the surface, in a circular motion.

Being sure to push the foil into the clay.

Carefully peel off the foil.

Cut around the shape. Using a flat blade on the straight edges.

And a scalpel on the curved edges.

Decide on what you want to write.

I am using small letter stamps.

As well as some hand written words.

Scrunch the foil less to get a deeper more obvious leather effect.

Use a variety of shapes and different browns to achieve any type of leather effect you are going for.

Use a flat blade screwdriver bit to create faux stitching.

Or place a row of holes to add in real stitching.

Bake them in the oven.

Keep in mind that every brand of polymer clay bakes at a different temperature and duration.

Be sure to read the packaging of your selected brand.

Using a brown acrylic paint, that is darker than the leather.

Buff that into the low lying cracks.

Using an even darker brown paint in the wording.

You can create even more variation in leather looks,

by buffing in different tints or shades of brown.

Metallic paint in the wording adds a fancy touch.

Add some cording through the holes.

Needle and thread for the stitching.

Now that you know how to make your polymer clay look like leather.

You can really personalize your gifts or your handmade products.

I also have a short 1 minute video, going over the steps.

If that is something that you are interested in.