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Sculpting with AIR DRY vs. POLYMER clay : PROs and CONs explained

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Sofia Bue

I’ll give you my take on 2 of the most popular and easy to use clays.
To show you the PROs and CONs of each of these, I’m going to sculpt 2 identical sculptures one in polymer clay and one in air dry clay.

0:00 Two Popular Brands of Clay
0:21 Preparing the Armatures for Sculpting
0:36 Air Drying Clay Basics (JOVI)
1:13 Using Water to Smooth Air Dry Clay
1:33 Polymer Clay Basics (Sculpey Premo)
1:55 Polymer Clay will never Dry Out
2:43 Sculpting Details and Textures in Polymer Clay
2:56 Sculpting Texture Through Sheet of Plastic / Clingwrap
3:53 How and Why to PreBaking Polymer Clay
4:25 Using Isopropyl Alcohol to Smooth Polymer Clay
4:42 What is the Difference Between Air Dry Clay and Polymer Clay?
4:53 Air Dry Clay PRO's and CON's
5:19 Polymer Clay PRO's and CON's

I’ve prepared 2 identical armatures. If you want to see how I build my armatures you can check out this video:
   • How to SCULPT with Air Dry PAPER CLAY...  

Make sure you stick around to the end of the video to see the final result of each sculpture, and the surprising differences!

MATERIALS USED:

AIR DRY = Jovi AirDry Modeling Clay, white https://amzn.to/3APoVNQ
POLYMER = Super Sculpey Premo, white https://amzn.to/3uhRMt1

SCULPTING TOOLS

Stainless Steel Sculpting Tools https://amzn.to/3gfE6GD
Loop Tools https://amzn.to/34rUHnL
Silicone tip / dotting tools https://amzn.to/34sQe4w

The above product links are affiliated that means if you purchase anything via one of these links, Amazon will pay me a small commission. It won’t cost you anything extra but it's a huge help for me and my channel :) I’ll only ever provide links to products I use myself and can stand by.

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