Do you have to glaze clay before you use it?

So I make minature polymer clay kawai stuff and in the craft stores around me only have sculpey satin glaze and I really don't like it. An I heard you could use clear top coat for nail polish as a glaze. So is that true? And if it is true, do I put the...

Not sure what glaze to use for the things I make with this dollar store clay that doesn't need baking. I want glaze to make it more unbreakable or if that's impossible, just shiny but not ruin the clay or acrylic paint. Any ideas? Thank you.

I just started using red clay and I tested some of the glazes that I have.. The pink glaze turned to blue which i thought was very weird and the light green glaze really didnt show up.. maybe I didnt mix it well or didnt apply enough.. idk.. I would...

hello! I am trying to make a set of oven safe ceramic baking dishes (casserole dishes) and i was wondering if there was a certian clay body i needed to use or if a Cone 6 Buff clay would work. i have heard of people using teracotta but im not a fan of...

I'm making clay sculptures so I bought some normal clay at wal-mart to begin with and I want my clay to glaze and not look dull,so if anyone knows on how I make them shine I would appreciate it very much. =)

I'm making something special for my boyfriend for Valentine's Day and I am doing so out of clay. I covered a glass pot in sculpey oven-bake clay and baked it and everything. ...show more

I have some painted (acrylic) polymer clay projects that I want to glaze. I have some sculpey glaze but my projects are to large to spend 5 dollars on a 1 oz bottle. Im looking for ...show more

I make polymer clay necklace charms and paint them with oil paints. What kind of glaze should I use? And another thing, is there a supplement that makes oil paint dry faster?

My question is as you can see from the title can you use clear nail polish instead of glaze on your polymer clay charms? (after you bake it of course) because I don't want to but ...show more