Friday, March 12, 2010

Working with Sculpey Ultra Light

So I had a friend recommend Sculpey Ultra Light polymer clay. She had a test piece and it was strong and lightweight, which is a HUGE plus in my book!

So I went to three stores to find it, finally finding some at Micheal's.

Several hours later, I had a piece for a prop the boy was going to wear to game this weekend. And here is my review:

Negatives:
  • Sculpey UL is a very dry type of clay. This lends to difficulty adhering to itself
  • It is like sculpting a marshmallow. It is low density, so it makes smoothing ans shaping difficult.
  • If you have warm hands, like I do, it will become very sticky like unproofed dough.
  • Smoothing and fixing fine details is rather difficult.
Positives:
  • Once baked, it is very durable
  • Baked, it is lightweight
  • It takes paint very well once baked
Now, as to why I have no pictures of my awesome creation...and I wish I was making this up.

We left the room for like five minutes...and the dog literally ate it.

Argh. I'll have to try again tonight.

2 comments:

  1. "We left the room for like five minutes...and the dog literally ate it."
    BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!! Sorry. I laughed out loud and heartily at my desk right now.

    Like the time Yuna ate nearly and entire box of Kleenex when she was a kitten.

    Love it.

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  2. Heh yeah. I have to say I was totally miffed, but it was so late by that point, that I was either gonna go to bed or cry.

    I chose bed and that has made all the difference.

    :-p

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