Message from llova

Greetings all,

I'm using Sculpey to create a series of figures and am having trouble making the figures smooth. I have a set of plastic sculpture tools I purchased at an art supply store, but I don't know how to use them appropriately.

I'm using them to press the polymer clay into shapes, but I also hear that "shaving" the clay is possible. When I do, I just get a bunch of deep lines, gauges and tears. Any tips, thank you much!