Hello, how are you? I've been loving matcha since I was starting college, and it's so sad that matcha is still not famous at that time, before it was so hard to find a snack that was flavored with matcha.
But this past year's matcha is so famous that Japan literally almost ran out of matcha LOL. But there is a downside to always drinking matcha is not good, so eat or drink moderately.
So I saw someone making matcha pancake, and I was like "That was so good!" I want one hahaha, maybe in the future when I have the power to go out by myself. So I am just going to sculpt it using polymer clay, which I do when I crave something. LOL. I hope you enjoy it :D
Materials I Used:
- Polymer Clay
- Weighing Scale
- Gum Container
- Needle Tool
- Toothbrush
- Dotting Tool
- Soft Pastels
- Brush
- X-acto Knife
- Eyepin
- Oven
- UV Resin
- UV Lamp
- Mask
- Disposable Gloves
- Keychain
- Pliers
Craft Time!
I first condition the clay I am going to use, after I weigh it into exact size.
I shape them into a ball.
I use the cap of the gum container to flatten them.
Using the needle tool, I added texture to the clay.
I use a toothbrush to add texture to the body of the clay. I am imitating the texture of the real pancake.
Stack them one by one. I like to stack them unevenly, I like it that way.
I used soft pastels and a brush to add the matcha color to it. I started with a light color first.
All the matcha I saw has browning happening when it gets cooked, so I added browning on the side and middle.
I think it will be good if I added a vanilla ice cream on top of it, so I made one by shaping a small ball, and then I surrounded it with thin line clay.
Using the X-Acto knife and brush to add texture to it.
This is what it looks like, and I think it is too white for my like but I am going to change it later.
For the strawberry, I use translucent clay, and for the shade, I use soft pastels and a brush.
Now everything is made, I am going to add the ice cream first.
Next is the strawberry. I added it next to it, and then, using the dotting tool, I added the texture to it.
And then I added the eyepin.
Then I bake it in the oven, but first I preheat the oven, set the temperature and time according to what the packaging instructed. Let the clay cool down first before proceeding to the next step.
To add the melted effect of the ice cream, I mix UV Resin and light yellow soft pastel, and then just apply it using the needle tool, and then cure it under a UV Lamp for a couple of minutes.
To add the matcha syrup, I mix UV Resin and some green.
Mix them.
Apply it using the needle tool, so I have left over ice cream mixture earlier to make it more realistic. I mix them. And then I scrape a white soft pastel above it to make it look like powdered sugar.
And then cure it under the UV Lamp until the texture of it is no longer sticky.
To add the keychain, I put the jump ring with the keychain into the eyepin, and then I lock it using the two pliers I have.
This looks so good, I wanted to eat it :D
Thank you for visiting, see you on my next blog. :D
Please take care of your mental health as well.
I hope you are okay today :))
Please take care of your mental health as well.
I hope you are okay today :))
