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How To Spray Paint Your Air-Dry Clay? — Spinning Pots

Terry Connor
5 min readApr 1, 2023

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Do you love to experiment with air-dry clay and don’t know the best ways to spray paint your sculpted piece? Well, you are at the right place. Air-dry clay is a great alternative to traditional clay, which requires some heavy equipment and tools to create pottery ware. However, for beginner artists, air-dry clay is bliss. One doesn’t need a kiln for curing or a wheel for shaping. While air-dry clay does seem straightforward, there are some tips you need to keep in mind before spray painting your artwork. So, how would you spray paint your air-dry clay sculpture? Keep reading to find out the details!

Steps To Paint Air-Dry Clay With Spray Paint

Now, there are two ways to paint air-dry clay. First, you can mix the colors with the clay during the wedging process. This adds a colorful hue to the clay. You can increase or decrease the tint by mixing more or less of the color. However, because you wish to use spray paint for the process, you can simply opt to paint the clay piece directly after the molding is done.

However, there is a process for spray painting air-dry clay. What are the steps involved in this process? Find out here!

1. Ensure That Your Sculpture Is Completely Dry:

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Terry Connor
Terry Connor

Written by Terry Connor

I'm someone who is always looking to improve my life and others. Looking to be a better person spiritually and financially. Plus I love pottery and Cats.

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