✅ Checklist for Choosing a Brass Stamp Design for Clay Crafts
If you're planning to create a custom brass stamp for clay crafting, follow this step-by-step checklist to ensure your design is clear, precise, and effective for imprinting clay.
📌 Step 1: Check Design Simplicity
✔ Avoid overly detailed designs – Fine lines may not transfer well into soft clay.
✔ Use bold, deep-cut shapes & fonts – This ensures clear impressions.
✔ Minimal shading & gradients – Clay stamping works best with solid, well-defined designs.
📌 Step 2: Verify Design Size & Depth
✔ Ensure your design fits within the chosen stamp size – Larger designs work better for clay.
✔ Engraving depth should be at least 2.5mm – 3mm – This prevents weak impressions.
✔ Ensure even spacing – Avoid tiny gaps that may fill up when pressed into clay.
📌 Step 3: Font & Text Considerations
✔ Use bold, sans-serif fonts – Thin or script fonts may not press well into clay.
✔ Maintain a minimum font height of 4mm – Anything smaller may lose clarity.
✔ Avoid excessive curves & loops – Straight, deep fonts give the best results.
📌 Step 4: Check for Proper Reversal (Mirror Image)
✔ If using text or logos, make sure the design is reversed!
✔ Preview your design as a stamp impression – This helps avoid incorrect orientation.
📌 Step 5: Consider Clay Type & Stamping Pressure
✔ Works best on soft & moist clay – Harder clay types may need stronger pressure.
✔ Test with different pressure levels – Avoid pressing too hard to prevent clay sticking.
✔ Consider release agents – Lightly dusting the stamp with cornstarch helps prevent sticking.
📌 Step 6: Test Before Finalizing
✔ Preview your design in black & white – If it looks good without color, it will stamp well.
✔ Create a 3D printed sample before engraving brass – This allows testing before finalizing.
✔ Consult with the supplier – Get a professional review before manufacturing the brass stamp.
🚀 Final Tip:
If your design is bold, deeply engraved, and reversed properly, it’s perfect for clay stamping! Still unsure? Get a sample test before finalizing!