PMC! and How To write a tutorial when you have no spare time
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010Taking photos for a tutorial takes a lot of time. So, if you want to write how-tos but you’re really busy, you can save a lot of time by writing one about something you don’t need to take photos for.
Pictures are VERY important to blogging, especially for how-tos. You can’t just write without them. But if you write a tutorial about something digital, screen-shots or google can provide your images.
My last two posts are examples of this. Another example would be writing a tut on how to edit product photos.
And now, on to the exciting part… I get to learn how to use PMC! And I don’t even have to buy a $600 kiln!
I do web design & management for a local sculptor who is currently making hand-carved pendants (which you can see here ^_^), and he’s getting into PMC, and he’s going to teach me, too. I am so totally jazzed about this.
Here are a few awesome PMC creations alá Etsy:
Two Leaves Handmade Clasp by WillowAndMe
Achieve Maximum Happiness Bracelet by westbyron
Love Heals Fern Ring by TeresaBoland
For those who don’t know, PMC stands for precious metal clay. It is a precious metal mixed with some kind of chemicals that make it workable in a way similar to polymer clay. Once you make whatever you want to make, you let it dry a bit, stick it in a kiln, and all of the chemicals burn off, leaving the pure silver, gold, copper, or bronze. There are whispers of an upcoming aluminum PMC too, apparently, which should prove interesting.
Anyway, it’s completely awesome. And I will, of course, be taking photos and sharing the process with you lovely people out there in the craftosphere.
Many thanks to the lovely and talented PMC artists who let me use their photos and gave me a little extra info on PMC! You rock!
Lisa Salsbury says:
April 22nd, 2010
11:31 am
Beware! You will quickly become addicted. And yes, there is copper clay as well.
Have fun!
heartsabustin says:
April 22nd, 2010
12:05 pm
PMC does come in silver, gold, and bronze, and it does indeed come in copper. There are also rumors floating about that they are getting ready to launch aluminum metal clay. Great article!