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Mixing your own clay colors opens up a world of creativity and customization. In this post, we’re thrilled to guide you through creating a unique shade called desert olive gold. This earthy, golden green hue brings a warm and natural feel to any project. Follow along as we show you step-by-step how to achieve this distinctive color.

Olive gold color

Supplies

Polymer Clay

Polymer clay comes in a variety of colors. To mix the color Olive Gold you will need the colors Canary Yellow and Cornflower Blue in the Sculpey Souffle brand.

Sculpey Soufflé Polymer Clay - Canary Yellow

Great yellow color for making polymer clay earrings.

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Sculpey Soufflé Polymer Clay - Cornflower Blue

Nice vibrant blue that you can use as is or for color mixing.

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Condition the Clay

To condition the clay you will need an acrylic roller or my preferred method is using a pasta machine for clay.

MARCATO 8342 Atlas Pasta Roller for Clay

A pasta roller makes it easy to condition your polymer clay. It also helps achieve a consistent thickness of your clay when creating earrings.

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Acrylic Clay Roller Polymer Clay Tool

An Acrylic roller is a helpful tool to condition out your clay and make it more pliable and easier to work with.

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Color Recipe

Olive Gold polymer clay color recipe
  • 8 parts – Sculpey Souffle Canary Yellow
  • 1 part – Sculpey Souffle Cornflower Blue