The process of mixing different colours of clay into stripes and using a tool to scratch into the surface to form patterns. You usually comb the clay in opposite directions to get an interesting pattern.
After combing the clay you may roll it out again to get a smooth surface. With certain flat pieces such as pendants where you do not have to handle the clay again the scratched pattern can enhance the design.
Combed bead
When I think about the scoring technique I always think of making a sheet and then wrapping it around beads or making something flat like a pendant. As I like using stringing-beads as an experimentation zone, I thought it would be a good time to think using this technique in a different context. So here’s one, using combing on an oval bead.
Submitted by jacqueline.fouche on Sat, 01/23/2010 - 09:39
Combing
Combing is a simple but pretty technique to create interesting patterns for your pieces. This tutorial shows the basic steps for combing polymer clay. The result can be used for pendants and other jewellery pieces or you can wrap the clay sheet around beads.
Submitted by jacqueline.fouche on Wed, 12/30/2009 - 16:26
Technique - quick links
Polymer clay
