{"id":10068,"date":"2015-03-21T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-03-21T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/?p=10068"},"modified":"2015-03-21T12:38:29","modified_gmt":"2015-03-21T18:38:29","slug":"how-to-domed-disks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/how-to-domed-disks\/","title":{"rendered":"How-To: Domed Disks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tmariefrance.canalblog.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10082\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/how-to-domed-disks\/102642271_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/102642271_o.jpg?fit=1080%2C806&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,806\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-HX10V&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1425541483&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"102642271_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/102642271_o.jpg?fit=430%2C321&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10082\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/daveonline.net\/thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/102642271_o-480x358.jpg?resize=480%2C358\" alt=\"102642271_o\" width=\"480\" height=\"358\" align=\"left\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/102642271_o.jpg?resize=480%2C358&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/102642271_o.jpg?resize=150%2C112&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/102642271_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C764&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thepolymerarts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/102642271_o.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Concave, convex, flat, nested, or peek-a-boo \u2026 domed disks hold numerous possibilities for polymer designs. Like this necklace of flat disks plus a focal concave disk accent on each that have been created by <a href=\"http:\/\/tmariefrance.canalblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Polymeramoi<\/a> who actually started this because of a momentary obsession with blended ikat patterns. The concept of disks show off the patterned polymer, and the solid, concave disks create a simple focal point that echos the flat disks in shape but with more volume.<\/p>\n<p>If you want some ideas for playing with disks this weekend, there are numerous tutorials to check out online for free. Here are just a few I found fascinating. This first one is actually done with ceramic clay but lay down a little liquid polymer between the halves and it could be done with polymer.<\/p>\n<p>Have a happy weekend claying, relaxing or otherwise enjoying the first day of Spring!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ceramicbeadartists.com\/tutorials.php?pg=dx24\" target=\"_blank\">Hollow Ceramic Lentil Beads<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.simple-inspirations.com\/2012\/04\/magic-glow-lentil-bead-tutorial.html\" target=\"_blank\">Glow Lentil beads<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kopilka.rv.ua\/?p=1885\" target=\"_blank\">Pastel Hollow Beads<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or an issue of The Polymer Arts magazine, as well as by supporting our advertising partners.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shadesofclay.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8586\" 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