Air dry clay is perfectly safe for customs :) It works well and causes no harm to the pony, and can dry on the pony so it won't be misshapen. And, for the best air dry clay, that's a loaded question. Honestly... I use whatever clay is at my local Walmart because it's cheap and works ok, lol. A lot of the craft channels I watch on YouTube use Japanese clays such as Hearty, Claycraft Deco, or Mermaid Puffy. It seems that Mermaid Puffy is quite a bit drier and has larger paper fibers than other clays, which gives it a really puffy texture. The other two are pretty smooth, especially Claycraft Deco, as it is specially made for crafters. Hope this helps! :biggrin:
apoxie sculpt
you can get it on amazon now :)
apoxie sculpt
you can get it on amazon now :)
Bumping to add:Model magic is not at all for artist but for teeny tiny children! Personally, I think it smells awful and takes so long to dry, over 24 hours unlike what their website says (and when it's drying it spreads out!) But I guess it was nice for me when I started sculpting because of the long drying time.
Has anyone used model magic for sculpting? I've used it before, but not on ponies.
Bumping to add:Model magic is not at all for artist but for teeny tiny children! Personally, I think it smells awful and takes so long to dry, over 24 hours unlike what their website says (and when it's drying it spreads out!) But I guess it was nice for me when I started sculpting because of the long drying time.
Has anyone used model magic for sculpting? I've used it before, but not on ponies.
Bumping to add:Model magic is not at all for artist but for teeny tiny children! Personally, I think it smells awful and takes so long to dry, over 24 hours unlike what their website says (and when it's drying it spreads out!) But I guess it was nice for me when I started sculpting because of the long drying time.
Has anyone used model magic for sculpting? I've used it before, but not on ponies.
I prefer model magic because of how light it is. But I may just stick to normal air dry clay for ponies. Is polyform (I think that's what it's called.) Any good? Or the crayola air dry clay?
Post Merge: September 25, 2017, 06:22:44 PM
Has anyone used Crayola air dry clay for sculpting? Is it as good as any other air dry clay?
Yeah, I agree, model magic is pretty light which is nice. Also, if you mean polyform as in Sculpey, yes, it is a great polymer clay :) Also, Crayola air dry clay is pretty bad in my opinion. They smell is a bit like burnt rubber and it was pretty chalky. My dried pieces crumbled afterwords with light handling because it was so chalky.
Personally I only use apoxie sculpt for customs. It is easy to work with, allows for a lot of small detail, and cures very hard and durable. Many other air dry clays are going to be soft, or brittle, and definitely do not allow the same level of detail as apoxie. Most air dry clays also shrink when they dry, which is very problematic for ponies.
There are only 2 hazard warnings on Apoxie sculpt, which are pretty minor
H317 May cause an allergic skin reaction.
H320 Causes eye irritation
They recommend wearing disposable gloves while working with it (I don't personally but I know I don't have an allergic reaction to it) but that's really the only safety precaution that would be necessary. That and don't touch it and then touch your eyes and you should be fine :) You can always buy the smallest size they offer and see if you like it or if it gives you any issues.
If you do decide to use gloves, go with vinyl. Latex sticks like crazy.
Has anyone used paper clay?Paper clay is air dry clay with paper fibers in it, basically. Not all air dry clays are paper clays, but a lot are. For example, Hearty and Mermaid Puffy are air dry clays :) Paper clays are just like regular air dry clay, at least the ones I have used.
apoxie sculpt
you can get it on amazon now :)
I can't use Apoxie sculpt because of the chemicals in it. I just use any air drying clay I can get my hands on; like DAS.
apoxie sculpt
you can get it on amazon now :)
I can't use Apoxie sculpt because of the chemicals in it. I just use any air drying clay I can get my hands on; like DAS.
Do you use the DAS terracotta type of clay? I know that they have regular air dry clay, but from what I've read it's not very good.
I'm using MILIPUT 2-components epoxy clay.
Dries in a night and rock hard afterwards. It also glues by itself to the pony body.
It exists in several colors (white, black, terracotta), main difference is the price.
I usually takes the terracotta as it's the cheapest and I paint it afterwards anyway...