Painting Help??
I'm new to air dry clay, and i've run into an issue that I cant for the life of me figure out how to fix.
So i'm using the white anko air dry clay to make flat cat head shaped charms. Think, I suppose, like a coaster, but that's not the intended use. Just a cute flat little charm.
HOW in the WORLD do I make it less dusty after it dries, and how do I get the paint to stick and not peel off?! I've used gesso to prime it, used an acrylic varnish to prime it, painted directly onto it with acrylic paint. Most of them peel off before I can even finish, or start bubbling up. A few made it to the final glossy varnish stage, and then peeled. I think I have ONE that survived all of it, and i'm honestly just kind of waiting for it to also peel.
I'm assuming it's something to do with the final fully dry pieces being dusty, but I can't figure out how to make them NOT dusty. I used the grey clay previously which isn't dusty afaik, but it's very VERY difficult to work with compared to the white, in my experience.
Any tips?
