Precious Metal Clay (PMC) and Art Clay (Silver).....is the finished product silv

Question:Or is the finished product (such as a ring or pendant) "plated" with silver, while the center is still a form of the clay that was used at the beginning of the process? How do you know? Thank you in advance!!! =]

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Or is the finished product (such as a ring or pendant) "plated" with silver, while the center is still a form of the clay that was used at the beginning of the process? How do you know? Thank you in advance!!! =]

Metal clay is a clay-like medium used to make jewelry, beads and small sculpture. It consists of very small particles of precious metals (such as silver, gold or platinum) mixed with an organic binder and water. Metalclay can be shaped just like any soft clay, by hand or using moulds. After drying, it is fired in a kiln, with a handheld gas torch, or on a gas stove. The binder burns away, leaving the pure, sintered metal. Shrinkage of between 8% and 30% occurs (depending on the product used), but this is exploited by artisans to produce very fine detail.

Silver precious metal clay results in objects containing .999 pure silver which is ideal for enamelling. Gold clay is much more expensive to use by itself, but can be used to make beautiful accents on silver objects.