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Wcw ulso inc.r.ded *.hrcc diftcrcnt views o! euch co:ti-pletcd tiguic to masę ihem wisior lor you to rcpmducc.

SmoolhiiiK and fiimhing: Pies*- scams logcther tirrnly wil- yot r fingertip, thcn ul) liglilly across the saur to liii the senni and hicnd thc edgcs o: tlić clay. Avoid leaving air-lilled “holes" in thc clay which ntay bubliie up dltring baking.

Ha king Prchcat your oven lo 275 . Ahvavs test your oyc: for ner ratc tcmpcralurc. loo iwl an <iven wil riol c_re the clay pmperly. Tco hot an ovcn will buru thc clay. especinl: v whitc and pastel colois. and may reJea.se lnu ilu! fiimes. Bakę in a cl; vs orce ramie bakaig disli nr on an insulatcd or dnublod cookte siwi Fiacc cooking pnrehment under thc picccs. lo present shiny spois. and so thc clay does nur loucli surfaccs which may bc uscd lalcr for t<»J. IIle clay sońsr.s slightly as it is baking. so sonie picccs may need props ol clay or cardhoanl i<» support them (bakc clay props first. or place pnrchmcnl betwccn thc prups and thc figurę to a\oid fusing them)

Bakc lor 30 minutes tor each V*' o: ihickncss. ihen lurn off tlić ovcn and allow lite pieces to cml hclbrc louclting ihc clay Arc they donc? You can tell umil they havc coolotl onmpletely. Bakc a test piece ol sciap clay wiih your scalptuie. Tr> to bend ii—doc* ii break eas ly? Própcriy curcd clay s luiu ani slighily flesihlc. Underbaked clay crack.s and crunibles casily.

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