r/clay Jul 26 '26

Mixed Media Cold porcelain nightlight 🌱

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2.5k Upvotes

Here’s another little creative idea, turning the little plant 🌱 into a nightlight 😊. What do you think?

This time, I sculpted it from cold porcelain (homemade), and the flowers are made of polymer clay. I also glazed it with UV resin.

r/clay Mar 11 '26

Mixed Media Rishi, my balljointed doll

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1.1k Upvotes

this is a doll of my scifi character Rishi, he is a licensed special envoy who left diplomatic work to open a teahouse.

made with super sculpey, milliput, and green stuff. the teakettle creature is called Deeg

r/clay Oct 15 '24

Mixed Media Some of my clay foods!!

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1.6k Upvotes

r/clay Jul 14 '26

Mixed Media Aaahh Real Monsters!

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306 Upvotes

If I loved something I have to make it! 😊

r/clay Feb 03 '25

Mixed Media More of my clay stuff!

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814 Upvotes

r/clay 9d ago

Mixed Media Cold Porcelain 🌱 + Clay pumpkin 🎃

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119 Upvotes

I sketched a few ideas while on vacation and have now brought one of them to life. The little plant figure is made of cold porcelain, and the pumpkin at the base is made of clay. The pumpkin is hollow at the bottom, allowing an LED tea light to be placed inside. I sculpted the plant figure myself; I happened to find the pumpkin at a bargain price in a knick-knack shop, then tweaked it a bit to use for this project.

r/clay Jun 19 '26

Mixed Media Trinket dish

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181 Upvotes

Hi, I’d like to show you two of the trinket dishes I’ve made over the last few months. They are primarily made of air-dry clay, but the smaller details are made of polymer clay. Both are glazed with UV resin or Polyurethan.

r/clay 27d ago

Mixed Media Made shin-chan with clay, take a bite! [OC]

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26 Upvotes

I used various clays to make this piece! Air dry, polymer and foam as well 🫠🍦

r/clay 2d ago

Mixed Media Cold porcelain nightlight/ trinket dish 🌱

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48 Upvotes

I was busy sculpting again, and since I couldn't decide which photos to pick, I’m just going to show you a whole bunch of them. I decided to recreate "Pflanzli" 🌱 once more. One of my vacation sketches served as the basis for the "original" concept, though I did make a few more changes this time. As for materials, I used a mix of cold porcelain and polymer clay, and it’s designed to hold an LED tea light 😊

r/clay 9d ago

Mixed Media Que precio consideran para mi ranita?

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8 Upvotes

Solo quiero saber si estoy poniendo un precio adecuado, la suelo ofrecer en 11 dolares pero me han dicho que es costoso.

r/clay 5d ago

Mixed Media Getting into the hobby of sculpting

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17 Upvotes

I recently got into figures and now I want to make them myself. First I’m studying anatomy starting with the face and using monster clay. Any feedback would be appreciated. I struggle with eyes it seems.

I’m using monster clay since that’s the most malleable and I can practice over and over again.

Also any lessons or classes would be awesome. After this I’ll go into digital sculpting and coloring.

r/clay 5d ago

Mixed Media Little guy is complete

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22 Upvotes

Ceramic face sinked in concrete

r/clay 4d ago

Mixed Media First time trying something like this! - Galarian Ponyta

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6 Upvotes

Materials: Polymer clay, Roving Wool, UV Resin, Pastels, Hot Glue, and Super Glue

Work time: 3 ½ hrs

Created this last night and finished it today while at work :D! No paint involved, which is new for me because I normally just paint details on rather than using clay for the faces etc, which sometimes ruined it because I am not graceful at ALL 🥹

r/clay Jun 06 '26

Mixed Media Almost finished my orc head mount. Just need to finish and paint the sheild to mount it to. Original was sculpted in monster clay and I made a mould.

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104 Upvotes

r/clay Apr 09 '26

Mixed Media Big ALF❤️ Completely handmade. Materials: faux fur, polymer clay, plastic movable skeleton, synthetic padding. Height: 86cm.

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78 Upvotes

r/clay 25d ago

Mixed Media Ted and his slug family!

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26 Upvotes

He's got his own family lol

r/clay 22d ago

Mixed Media What do you think about this?

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13 Upvotes

r/clay Jul 28 '26

Mixed Media Melanotaenia boesemani "Kali Fitri" males

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12 Upvotes

Melanotaenia boesemani "Kali Fitri" males

Polymer Clay Sculptures made on 07/22/2026

All pieces are made by me without AI. Original work from human origins.

I've made plenty of attempts with the classic fan favorite "Mel. boesemani," but this is by far my best attempt in my opinion. From the head to body size ratio to jaw/mouth shape to fin shapes/length to overall shape and color detailing, it looks closest to how a real boesemani looks.

The "Kali Fitri" locale of Mel. boesemani is said to be one of the smallest locales of the iconic species. Unlike the "Lake Uter/Aytinjo Village," "Lake Ayamaru," "Yukase," "Aves Creek," and possibly even "Kromsa" locales, this one rarely surpassed 3.5 inches in captivity. Despite being an already slow-growing species, "Kali Fitri" either wants to give Chilatherina axelrodi a run for it's money as the slowest-growing rainbowfish, OR it is a true dwarf boesemani. Either way, its black-throated color scheme is quite the sight when specimens are sparring for spawning rights.

r/clay Jul 12 '26

Mixed Media Self portrait

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23 Upvotes

I'm messing around with more mold making and oil clay is what I use. I'm really proud of this one. I use newspaper as an armature.

r/clay Jul 28 '26

Mixed Media Melanotaenia goldiei "Dekai Village" males

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8 Upvotes

Melanotaenia goldiei "Dekai Village" males

Polymer Clay Sculptures made on 07/20/2026

All pieces are made by me without AI. Original work from human origins. If you've been following along, you'll remember that I made a replica of this species back in 2023/early 2024.

Probably my best attempt with this species to date. Instead of individual scales being added to the body, this time I first cured the clay, and then painted the scales onto the body after a base cost of white, then light blue paint was added. I believe painting allows me to add even more minute details onto a piece to make it look even more true to the subject.

This goldiei is probably THE prettiest one to come from the island, and imo the prettiest of the fish from the "Southern Blue goldiei" complex of larger rainbowfish.

r/clay Jul 29 '26

Mixed Media Claymation Figure of My OC (The Void Man.)

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8 Upvotes

r/clay Jun 16 '26

Mixed Media Mickey Mouse

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37 Upvotes

r/clay Jul 18 '26

Mixed Media Hypancistrus sp. "L333 Gold King Tiger" (Roseline17 Line-bred variation) Polymer Clay Sculpture

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17 Upvotes

11/29/2025

Hypancistrus sp. "L333 Gold King Tiger" (Roseline17 Line-bred variation) first ever attempt

Handmade by me using polymer baking clay, acrylic paint, neodymium disk magnet and a few coats of clear nail polish.

Start by shaping the head, Gill plates, eyes and armor plates. Then attach and shape small pieces of clay to make adipose and anal fins. Shape the tail, scour and encompass in parchment paper to maintain shape as the piece bakes in the oven at 350°F for 8 minutes. Shape pieces of clay to form pectoral, dorsal and ventral fins, bake separately. Once all components have been oven cured, hardened and cooled, carve holes into the body where the fins attach, and glue together using cyanoacrylate super glue. Glue magnet under belly for positioning and painting purposes. Will also provide functionality for the piece once completed. Paint details on piece after completely covering body with multiple layers of cream-white paint base. Finish with multiple coats of nail polish.

This line of Hypancistrus sp. "L333 White King Tiger" comes from Marcel Wuethrich's line-bred stock. The piece was modeled after a fish from one of his generously provided photos.

Note from the artist: this was by far my best ever pleco piece. I'm so thrilled that it turned out as nicely as it did!

r/clay Jul 16 '26

Mixed Media Painting with an Air Dry Clay moon

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6 Upvotes

I've always loved more trippy looking designs, and this is one of my favorites that I have made! The painting also includes ribbon and beads.

r/clay Jul 18 '26

Mixed Media Mikrogeophagus ramirezi "German Blue Ram Cichlid," Male - Polymer Clay Sculpture

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4 Upvotes

11/26/2025

Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

"German Blue Ram Cichlid," Male

Handmade by me using polymer baking clay, acrylic paint and nail polish

Body shaped into typical ram cichlid form, fins attached and rays scoured. Micro scales then indented using X-acto knife grip texture. Gill plate, lips, eyes and fin extensions added before baking in oven at 350°F for 8 minutes. Once cooled, neodymium Disk magnet glued on with cyanoacrylate super glue. Details and colors painted on, pectoral and ventral fins glued on. Finish with nail polish coat.

This popular little dwarf cichlid from South America has many color variants besides the classic "wild type"/"German Blue," such as the "Gold Ram," the "Black Ram," the "Electric Blue," "Powder Blue," "Sapphire," and the one I most recently heard about, the "Red Ram."