Using silver paste on a burnable core

[Neve]

Hello I have just bought some silver paste and would love to paint it onto leaves, twigs, petals...that kind of thing to make little silver replicas. Does anybody know of any tutorials that I can watch, or have any words of wisdom for me? Thank you everso x x x

[Dennis]

This is usually done by electroforing:http://www.caswelleurope.co.uk/Cop-E...kit-1litre.htm, Dont Know about paste. Dennis.

[silken]

Ahhh, do you mean the PMC type paste or silver conductive paint for use before electroforming?

I've used the PMC paste before just because it looked kind of fun but I only used it with that burnable cork clay stuff. I got some good results but it would have been better if I was kiln firing, I don't have a kiln so used my torch. I've also used silver conductive paint to practice electroforming. Let me know what type you were referring to and I can probably give you a bit more advice/unearth some tutorials

[Neve]

Thanks Dennis and Emily, I have bought the art clay silver paste, my tutor used a leaf and made a beautiful pendant, a compete replica in silver, stunning! I could wait and ask her, but I'm a tad excited and impulsive!

[silken]

That sounds beautiful! As far as I know, it is very similar to the results you can achieve with electroforming but without the electroforming equipment and chemicals. I used the cork clay and painted the silver paste onto a piece of cork clay that I had shaped into a little puffy heart shape. I applied several layers of the paste, letting each one dry before applying the next one. I made a small hole in an inconspicuous area to prevent the piece exploding during firing...don't want an exploding heart! I torch fired it, the cork clay burnt away and left me with a little hollow heart shape. It was fun but it must have been at least 5 years ago so I can't give much advice. I'll see if I can find some tutorials

[Neve]

Ooooh, that sounds just my cup of tea, I love hearts, esp puffed ones I have never used silver clay or cork clay before, but I have made hollow beads with sheet silver, so know about the inconspicuous hole I would love to see a tutorial, I did have a look today, in between half term frivolities with my children. But couldn't find any. So would appreciate a link if you ever did find one, thank you so much x x

[Donna Maria Lynn]

Hello I have just bought some silver paste and would love to paint it onto leaves, twigs, petals...that kind of thing to make little silver replicas. Does anybody know of any tutorials that I can watch, or have any words of wisdom for me? Thank you everso x x x

Hi Neve, add a small amount of paste to a plastic pot, or lid, add a couple of drops of water from your brush, add a thin coat to the BACK of the leaf, set it aside to dry and repeat 5 times. then start to add thick paste from the jar(like iceing a cake) (dry after every coat) do another 5 coats untill its about 2 to 3 mm thick. then kiln fire x do not try on waxy leaves as its like oil on water! xx