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IMPRESSION ON CONDITIONING OF ALL TYPES OF POLYMER CLAY Sculpey III, Premo, Super Sculpey, Sculpey Sculpey Firm, Sculpey Studio, Cernit No. 1, Old Fimo Clay, Fimo Classic, Fimo Soft, Kato, Du-Kit And Lyra Modello Polymer Clay. Rolling And Conditioning The Different Types Of Polymer Clay When we unwrapped a packet of the polymer clay the first impression is the feel of the clay, touching or pinching, next, conditioning by rolling a small piece of clay.The process is important and will determine whether you like or dislike the brand of clay, some are hard, others are very crumpy, some are too soft or just the right feel for you. By taking a peice of clay from the pack, roll the clay a few times, below are the experience in conditioning on all types of polymer clay.
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Sculpey 3, soft and easy to use, children's favourite polymer clay no
problem conditioning the clay from the pack, no crumbs but, the clay
is not strong after baking and it is brittle.
Premo Sculpey, firm and easy to use, my favourite clay no crumbs
when rolling the clay from the pack, after baking, it is strong and flexible.
Super Sculpey, pinching it is hard, after rolling the clay it is soft and firm,
popular with professional clayer, animator and artist. It is hard, strong but
brittle after baking in the oven.
Super Sculpey Firm, feels firm, soft enough to knead, rolling it keeps the
clay in form, great for fine sculpturing works. After baking it is hard and
rigid, small protrution is brittle when break.
Sculpey Studio, feels soft enough when compressed by fingers,
kneading and rolling creates smooth shape, easy to use.
After baking it is hard and flexible, its a strong clay.
Kato Clay 1 year old, it feels hard breaking a peice from the pack,
rolling it on the table creates some crumbs, conditioning it will be
better with solvent or softener. Quality is strong, hard and flexible
after baking in the oven at 150ºC.
Cernit Clay 6 years old, soft enough to use straight from the pack,
kneading it will quickly soften the clay. Rolling it too long will create
very soft clay which is difficuilt to control shaping. After baking it is
hard and flexible, its a strong clay texture is smooth and a little
translucent.
Old Fimo Clay 24 years old, it feels hard breaking a peice from
the pack, rolling it on the table creates crumbs, very difficuilt to
condition needs solvent or softener. Quality is good strong and
flexible after baking in the oven.
Fimo Classic Clay 6 years old, it feels hard breaking a peice from the
pack, rolling it on the table creates crumbs, difficuilt to condition needs
solvent or softener. Quality is good strong and flexible after baking in
the oven.
Fimo Classic Clay 9 months old, breaking a peice from the pack is
easy, rolling it on the table creates no crumbs, easy to condition and
shaping. Quality is good strong and flexible after baking in the oven.
Fimo Soft Clay 6 years old, breaking a peice from the pack is easy,
rolling it on the table creates crumbs, conditioning will be better with
solvent or softener. Quality is not strong after baking in the oven.
New Fimo Soft Clay 9 months old, breaking a peice from the pack
is easy, rolling it on the table creates very little crumbs, don't need
softener when conditioning, but it help to soften faster, if you add
softener.Quality is quite strong and also flexible after baking in the
oven within 150ºC although the new baking temperature is 110º C.
Du-Kit Clay 6 years old, pinching a piece from the pack is easy,
rolling it on the table creates no crumbs, friendly clay for kids soft
and easy to form shape. Quality is not strong and flexible after
baking, unfortunately, it lacks of clay adhension.
New Lyra Clay 6 months old, breaking a peice from the pack is easy,
feels soft when compressed with my fingers, rolling it on the table
creates crumbs not easy for kids to use, conditioning it will be better
with solvent or softener. Quality is not strong, it breaks easily after
baking in the oven.
Dated:11th October 2008