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what is the difference between original sculpey and super sculpey

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What is the difference between original Sculpey and Super Sculpey? Regular sculpey has more colors while Super Sculpey is a lot tougher and can be baked repeatedly. (For instance-you could make some round eyeballs, bake them, stick them into the not-yet-baked head, then bake it all together.

Sculpey Original Clay comes in white and terra cotta in 1 pound, 1.75 pound, and 8 pound boxes. It is soft and pliable to work and has a ceramic feel. Super Sculpey is formulated for dollmakers. It comes in a few neutral and skin tone shades, has a semi-translucent finish and holds detail well.

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What is the difference between regular and Super Sculpey?

Regular sculpey has more colors while Super Sculpey is a lot tougher and can be baked repeatedly. (For instance-you could make some round eyeballs, bake them, stick them into the not-yet-baked head, then bake it all together. Except regular Sculpey is just one color. and Super Sculpey is more expensive and colorful. Click to see full answer.

What is Sculpey made of?

Sculpey is a brand of polymer clay, a sculptable material which is actually not clay at all, but is made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and plasticizers.

Is original Sculpey clay good quality?

Subsequently, question is, is Original Sculpey good? Original Sculpey is a very soft and easily worked polymer clay that comes in a large boxes (from 1 to 24 pounds) and is only available in white and terra cotta. This should give a clue about its intended use.

Can Sculpey be painted?

Always make sure to follow the manufacturer's directions for the correct baking temperatures and times. After curing in the oven, Sculpey can be sanded, drilled, carved, polished and painted with water-based acrylic paints.

Which Sculpey clay is best?

Sculpey III is popular for its softness, finish, and variety of vivid colors. Sculpey III has won parenting awards and is easy to condition and use, making it the perfect clay for children as well as adults. Once cured, Sculpey III bakes hard and takes on a matte, bisque type finish.

What's the difference between Sculpey?

Super Sculpey is the softest of the sculpting clays. Semi-translucent finish captures the look of flesh when baked. Super Sculpey Medium is the perfect blend of Firm and Super Sculpey. It is firm enough to hold shape but soft enough to be easily conditioned.

Is Super Sculpey good for beginners?

Sculpey Bake Shop: Sculpey Bake Shop is super soft and won't dry out until you bake it in the oven. Bake Shop is fun to mix with other colors for endless possibilities. It's an excellent choice for kids, beginners or even experienced clayers.

Is Original Sculpey polymer clay?

Whether you're a teacher looking for a new activity to engage your students or a clayer who wants to make beautiful creations for yourself, Original Sculpey® is the polymer clay product for you! Our easy-to-sculpt formula is America's first oven-bake clay, so you can count on it to bring your wildest creations to life.

Does Super Sculpey break easily?

Sculpey III, Original Sculpey, Super Sculpey, and Bake Shop are all quite brittle after baking and should not be used, unsupported, in any area thinner than 1/4″ (6mm). These weaker brands do have their uses, however, so save them for other projects.

Is Original Sculpey durable?

Sculpey Souffle is rather soft and easy to handle. (Some artists say it's too soft, and compare it to bubblegum.) It's quite opaque, and bakes to a matte “suede” finish. It's durable and flexible when well-cured.

How do you keep Super Sculpey from cracking?

Cracking is almost always caused by insufficient curing or by baking a sculpture with uneven thicknesses throughout. To ensure you have a consistent thickness in your piece, we recommend “bulking out” with foil or creating an armature from Super Sculpey UltraLight™.

Is Super Sculpey good for sculpting?

Super Sculpey It's best used for sculpting figures that will not be handled. It's fairly translucent and makes a nice doll skin tone, but it often darkens during baking and people will often paint it.

Which clay is best for modeling?

Plasticine-type clay is the only true-modeling clay because of its distinct properties. It stays workable and soft, unlike the water-based clay and wax. It does not dry or hardens. It is available in a wide variety of colors which can be used as purchased or can be blended to form new colors.

What is Original Sculpey used for?

Original Sculpey White, Non Toxic, Polymer clay, Oven Bake Clay, 1.75 pounds great for modeling, sculpting, holiday, DIY and school projects.

Does Original Sculpey dry out?

Original Sculpey is just that, the original clay from Polyform Products. Sculpey is soft and pliable, works and feels like ceramic clay, but will dry out when exposed to air. It is available in white and the new Terra Cotta, and will have a bisque finish.

How do you bake Original Sculpey?

For Original Sculpey, preheat to 275 degrees F (135 C). Bake for 15 minutes per quarter inch of thickness. For example, a piece of 1/2" thickness should be cured for 30 minutes.

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What is sculpey clay?

Sculpey is a brand of polymer clay, a sculptable material which is actually not clay at all, but is made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and plasticizers. It is called "clay" because of its moldable, workable texture similar to mineral clay.

Why is sculpey clay called clay?

It is called "clay" because of its moldable, workable texture similar to mineral clay. Unlike mineral clays, Sculpey polymer clay does not harden when exposed to air, nor does it need to be fired in a kiln. It can be baked and hardened (cured) at relatively low temperatures in a home oven.

What is premo clay?

Premo is a very firm clay that is excellent for holding the detail in canes and millefiore. It comes in a variety of saturated colors in 2 oz. packages, with a few colors being available in 1 lb. packages. Sculpey Translucent Liquid is bakable and is often used as a clay adhesive to join baked clay to baked or raw clay.

What is a clay extruder?

A clay extruder comes with several different shapes and sizes of extruding discs for making ropes, braid, hair, grass, etc. Make sure to only use well-conditioned clay in an extruder. Sculpey Flexible Push Molds can be used for quickly and easily making precise shapes and forms. Once the clay comes out of the mold you can further shape ...

How many lbs of Sculpey clay?

Sculpey Original Clay comes in white and terra cotta in 1 pound, 1.75 pound, and 8 pound boxes. It is soft and pliable to work and has a ceramic feel.

What is a slicer in polymer clay?

A clay slicer (a very thin long razor blade) is an important tool in your polymer clay arsenal. With one of these blades (sometimes called a tissue blade) you can cleanly and neatly cut your clay sheets or make slices of millefiore cane. A clay tools starter set has a variety of shaped tips and handles to sculpt your clay into whatever shape you ...

Is Sculpey 3 softer than Sculpey?

Sculpey III is softer right out of the package than the Original or Super Sculpey and therefore easier to condition. It comes in a wide variety of colors in 2 oz. packages. Several of the colors are available in 8 oz. and 1 lb packages. Pluffy is Sculpey's newest line of polymer clay. Great for kids' projects, it is lightweight ...

Types of Sculpey

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Tools and Accessories

  • Polymer clay can be worked with many common household objects. However, keep in mind that once an object has been used to work polymer clay, it should not be used for food preparation. In addition to what you can find around the house, there are many specialized polymer clay tools available today. A clay slicer(a very thin long razor blade) is an important tool in your polymer cla…
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How to Use Sculpey

  • Before you begin to create, the clay must first be conditioned. This means to warm and soften it and work it to a uniform consistency. This can be done by kneading the clay in your hands or running it several times through a pasta machine. Once your clay is conditioned, you are only limited by your imagination! When your project is complete, make sure to bake it at the temperat…
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Projects Using Sculpey

  • Kids’ Clay Crafts over on Babble Dabble Do Clay Gift Tags or Ornaments Fun with Clay Embellishments Printed Clay Valentine’s Hearts For tutorials and projects using Sculpey Clay, visit ThinkCrafts.com!
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