What's the best type of sculpey to buy?

DataDragon · Jul 2015

Hi,

I'm looking to get into sculpting irl. I'm thinking about this:

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Sculpey-Super-Sculpturing-Compound-Beige/dp/B0026C1T8C"]Amazon.com: Sculpey Super Sculpturing Compound 1 lb. box, Beige[/ame]

Good buy?

slipsius · Jul 2015

Very very good sculpting material, yes. Ive done a bunch with it.

levigilbert · Jul 2015

Yup, that's what I've used in the past. Don't have much experience using anything besides that though.

Meloncov · Jul 2015

Super sculpy is a good product. If you're aiming to do any small details, you'll want the firm version, though, not standard.

Another option to consider is Chavant clay. I like it more because it can go from very soft and easy to work with if you heat it, to very hard and easy to add detail if you cool it (put it in the freezer, or used canned air turned upside down). The downside is you can't bake it; if you want a final product that can stand up to handling you'd need to make a cast (on the brightside, because it can be melted, it's much simpler to make said cast that it'd be with sculpey).

myclay · Jul 2015

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VpwddS9umw"]https://www.youtube.com/watch=1VpwddS9umw[/ame]

http://www.adambeaneindustries.com/cx5/

you could also look into CX5 or CX5s

Steve Schulze · Jul 2015

If you're going the plasteline route (like Chavant), I much prefer working with Monster Clay. THey're both good to work with, but I prefer the waxy consistency of Monster Clay. It's certainly a lot nicer to work with than Sculpey though, as already mentioned, it's a plasteline not a clay so will never harden entirely. It's still quite firm when not being worked so should be ok to sit around as long as it's not top heavy or somewhere hot.

EDIT: That Cx5 looks pretty impressive. Have you worked with it MyClay?

Neox · Jul 2015

i like nsp a lot, when warm it's soft, when hot it's liquid und when cold it is hard enough to carve

sculpey is kinda cool but fixed when baked andnkinda too soft when still working on it

ambershee · Jul 2015

I used to use green stuff, but it's been utter shite for years. Super Sculepy Firm is the way to go now.

lildragn · Jul 2015

When I went through my sculpting phase I tested almost every material and found a mix of super sculpey original and Firm was a solid mixture, it gave an amazing consistency

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmQQYr93UKo[/ame]

THe other clay that was incredible to use is Monster Clay, it's brilliant but obviously you can't bake it

myclay · Jul 2015

Steve Schulze wrote: »

EDIT: That Cx5 looks pretty impressive. Have you worked with it MyClay?

Hi Steve,

sadly haven´t had the time yet for trying it out myself

but there are some neat DVDs out and Hangouts on youtube
to see if the workflow etc is useful

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-oc_GCET88[/ame]

What's the best type of sculpey to buy?

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