Hi All, Having used clay for many years I'd be interested how you get different colours certainly the darker browns. I'm considering adding some in some earthenware clay but am conscious this could stain the skin. I usually use Ball clay and would like to make it a little darker. More like natural mud, My profile pic is the colour i have at the moment. Any advice appreciated

I use red art clay (15-20% and Kaolin 85-80%) to make a more rich brown color. I believe Phil and Messygirl and penelope have a very similar recipe. Red art wont stain your skin.. Clothes will be hard to clean, we usually throw them away.

I did try to add black poster paint like I would do with clear slime.. mehh results were really not good.. chunks of black paint a bit everywhere.. didnt blend at all.. so stick to dark clay. There is a very dark clay you can add forgot the name. But dont go over 10-15% on these dark clay as texture is more sandy.

MessySupplies sells a product called Clayzee Colours; which is clay (Bentonite) mixed up in any and every psychedelic colour you could want.
As well as a choice of darker colours- for your profile pic you'll want to mix black and gray clayzee.

[MS might still offer custom colours too?]

Black or brown finger paint (made for kids) is great and washing off nicely. But you may need large amounts to change the tone...