– Cover the piece while curing, either by putting it in a covered container, placing it face down on the baking sheet, or spreading cornstarch liberally over it. – Immediately after curing, remove the piece from the oven and put it in ice water. If you do try the higher temperature or longer time be careful not to burn the clay turn the heat down immediately or remove the piece from the oven if you smell burning or other fumes. I’ve had the best luck with 250Ã?Â☏ for 20 minutes, repeated after the pieces cool (if they’re thicker than a quarter inch) to make sure they’re adequately cured. – Try curing at a different temperature – slightly higher (maybe 290Ã?Â° or 300Ã?Â☏) or lower (maybe 250Ã?Â☏) – or for a shorter or longer period of time. That would never be enough to condition other kinds of clay, but for translucent it seems to work – for her. One artist suggested only one “run” through the pasta machine to even out the thickness. – Condition and handle the clay as little as possible. Here are a few things you can do to enhance this clarity: Most of the time people want it to be as clear as possible. Translucent clay is used mainly for its ability to “reveal” other colors and objects. Suggestions for improving the clarity of finished pieces How clear it gets after curing depends on many factors, including thickness, baking temperature and time, and whether it’s used alone or with inclusions added. In its raw form translucent clay looks milky white. If it were, it would be described as transparent instead. However – that doesn’t mean it’s perfectly clear.

This clay is translucent, which means some light can shine through it, allowing whatever is in, behind, or under it to show through. Here are a few tips to help you use translucent more effectively and avoid some of its limitations. But this clay is a bit different from the kinds that contain pigment. Note : if it is too hard, you can soften it by adding some water.The translucent form of polymer clay extends both the range of clay colors and the kinds of effects you can create.Usage : bowl, plate, mini flower pot, wind chime, etc.Coloring : After firing you can apply with acrylic paint and finish them varnish.so you can use this clay as beginner entry before using real high temperature ceramic clay. Characteristic : Unlike ordinary pottery clay which need high temperature kiln, this special pottery clay can be baked using ordinary oven at 160 degree Celsius.After baking, it can be coated with matte or glossy varnish to make the surface water resistant. Formulated from super fine clays so that they are easy to model, even without a wheel. It can be baked in a home electric oven at 160 degrees Celsius (320 degree Fahrenheit).Īll of Yako clay contains 80% of clay used for ceramic pottery, which gives oven pottery natural look. Made by Yako (popular pottery clay maker in Japan) After curing in the oven, Super Sculpey can be sanded, drilled carved and painted with water-based acrylic paints. Additionally, artists are producing finely detailed finished sculptures using Super Sculpey. Because of the fine tooling and detailing characteristics of Super Sculpey, it is frequently the chosen clay for making prototypes from which molds are made from the Super Sculpey sculptures then reproductions are made using the molds. Super Sculpey features fine tooling and detailing characteristics, and does not “fill in” after tooling. As with all of our polymer clays, it is easy to condition right out of the package and stays soft until you bake it. It can also be mixed with Premo or Sculpey III to change the color. With a ceramic-like feel, Super Sculpey is available in a semi-translucent beige that, once baked, captures the glow of real skin. Used by movie animation studios and professionals worldwide for prototypes, maquettes and all kinds of dolls. Super Sculpey is a very unique polymer clay, loved by artists, dollmakers and Bakes at 215-270 degrees Fahrenheit (102-132 degrees Celsius). Less porous than other polymer clays-can be used to create floating objectsĬernit stone texture polymer clay is ideal for recreating the look of rock and gemstone surfaces.Long shelf life-remains workable for more than a year with proper storage (as listed on the label).Tiny pieces can be boiled at 100 degrees Celsius instead of baked.

Exceptional tensile strength, allowing for thin and delicate creations.Soft and easy to work, right out of the package.Colors will darken slightly after curing. Preferred by professional artists and craftspeople, Cernit polymer clay is known for its excellent quality, durability and resilient finish. Cernit Nature Color Clay 2.2oz (65g) / pcĬernit® clay is a polymer modeling compound known as an oven ceramic.

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