View Full Version : Clay - is there anything better !!!!
V-Mak
01-24-2008, 03:51 PM
Years ago I did a lot of work with clay - oils and clay are my favourite mediums ( even though they may be viewed as very different) but I seem to talk best through them - anyway.... I did many small works but I got turned off by it in the end as working with clay is so time consuming ( yet very powerful ) and many of my works would be distroyed ( during baking ) no mather how thin or thick I would loose 30% sometimes more through cilms -
Basically - is there anything new on the market similar to clay ( as I haven't worked with clay in years) that doesn't require firing in the cilms and give you the same quality finish, workability and endurance....
I use Das, an air drying clay for very small works. Comparatively expensive &, in my opinion, not so easy to work having a somewhat fibrous texture, needing to be smoothed off after hardening.
inkgal8290
01-25-2008, 01:04 AM
yes i love clay too...its such an education to be able to work in 3d without a computer programe that cost a heap; aka light wave...studio mex etc
PixieRobyn
09-22-2008, 10:24 PM
No need for big kilns but you can use pre coloured Fimo at home which is baked at 110 degrees celsius for 30 minutes. Easy to use i find.
Do you have to fire polymer? I'd love to get my hands on some polymer!
ingridr
09-23-2008, 07:59 PM
Polymer is cooked in the oven I think Fimo is a brand of polymer clay???
PixieRobyn
09-23-2008, 11:40 PM
Fimo is a name for a brand of polymer clay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_clay) made by Eberhard Faber (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eberhard_Faber). According to a 2002 U.S.PIRG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PIRG) report Fimo contains polyvinyl chloride (PVC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PVC)) mixed with phthalate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phthalate). Though other brands of polymer clay exist, Fimo is the best known. The material comes in many different colors; there are many finishes to choose from, and even a softener to use with it because it can be hard to work. It is used for making many things, including jewelry, accessories, and small trinkets. Once shaped, Fimo is baked in a standard or toaster oven for about 30 minutes at 110°C to harden it. Once baked, it can be cut, drilled, painted, sanded, and sliced thin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fimo
and their was lots more on the wiki page if anyone is interested.
Very interesting. Thanks Pixie.
PixieRobyn
09-24-2008, 12:53 PM
Your welcome :)