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Mixing your own clay allows you to create distinctive colors tailored to your creative projects. In this post, we’re excited to show you how to mix a vibrant persimmon color. This lively, orange-red shade brings a fresh, energetic vibe to any piece. Follow along as we guide you through the process to achieve this bright and cheerful color.

persimmon color

Supplies

Polymer Clay

Polymer clay comes in a variety of colors. To mix the color Persimmon you will need the colors Canary Yellow and Cherry Pie Red in the Sculpey Souffle brand.

Sculpey Soufflé Polymer Clay - Cherry Pie

Nice vibrant red for polymer clay earrings.

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Sculpey Soufflé Polymer Clay - Canary Yellow

Great yellow color for making polymer clay earrings.

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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

persimmon color recipe polymer clay
  • 8 parts – Sculpey Souffle Canary Yellow
  • 1 part – Sculpey Souffle Cherry Pie

Color Mixing Video

Check out the video on color mixing – Persimmon