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Polymer Clay vs. Air-Cure Ceramic

Polymer clay sets with heat. Eco Forma is mineral forward, waterborne air-cure ceramic, built for a different kind of surface from the start.

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Why Waterborne Matters in the Studio

Waterborne means water is the working carrier, not solvent based materials. In Eco Forma™, that is part of what makes the process cleaner, more studio safe, and easier to live with in the working s...

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Dip: Refinement, Reinforcement, and a Receptive Ground

Dip is not a decorative finish or conventional sealer. It belongs to the refinement stage of the Eco Forma System, after the clay has dried and before image, Ceramic Coat, and finish.

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Ceramic Coat: Building the Ceramic Surface

Ceramic Coat is the stage where the Eco Forma surface is built, refined, and brought toward completion.

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Gloss Top Coat: Clarity, Depth, and Final Finish

Gloss Top Coat is the final clear layer in the Eco Forma System.

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Drawing, Painting, and Transfer on Eco Forma

Eco Forma’s bright mineral surface gives color, line, transfer, and mixed media a clear place to begin.

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Refining Eco Forma With Water

Eco Forma can remain open to refinement after the first shaping stage.

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Throwing Eco Forma

Eco Forma is soft, responsive, and thixotropic, giving it a fluid feel under the hand while allowing the form to settle as movement slows.

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