BEST and WORST AIR DRY CLAYS!?! | Testing 5 Clays (Amaco, Creative Paperclay, Crayola, Das & Jovi)

Best and Worst Air Dry Clays!?! | Testing 5 Air Dry Clays (Amaco, Creative Paperclay, Crayola, Das & Jovi)


Hey guys, so I wanted to test out 5 popular air dry clay brands and see which ones were better and which ones weren't worth buying. I hope this video helps someone out there pick a clay.

Air dry clay playlist link:

links to individual air dry clay videos
Hamsa incense holder & female body key holder:

Mushroom Terracotta Planter & Urban Outfitters inspired planter:

Air Dry Clay Pots for Plants (Wonky face & boho sun)

Mushroom, Moon & Monstera Leaf Trinket Dishes:

3 easy speckled Air Dry Clay Candle Holders:

Easy circular Air Dry Clay Wall Hanging For Beginners:

Easy Splattered Air Dry Clay Taper Candle Holders for beginners:

Air Dry Clay Zodiac Themed Wall Hanging:

Boho Air Dry Clay Rainbow:

DIY Air Dry Clay Cactus Hair Tie/Jewelry Holder:

Air Dry Clay Body Vase:

Air Dry Clay Mushroom Jewelry Tray:

Boho Celestial Wall Hanging:

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eternal by akito

[alexisrobinson]

If anyone here really likes crayola clay even though it cracks, cracks can be avoided by air drying it with a damp paper towel on top. This allows the clay to dry slower and more evenly. The cracking is happening because the outside is drying faster than the inside.

[rosalioinojosa]

Das and creative did not crack or break, because they are paper-based clays, and the paper fibers help with their lightweight and cohesiveness.

[hollyingraham]

You must have taken that class in how to lay out experiments, and gotten an A+. Just when I was wishing you had weighed the disks, you did just that. I'm calling the DAS the best at retaining small details. Thank you so much for this!

[vivyrach]

I genuinely value your generosity in providing these valuable insights.

I've recently made the choice to explore the world of air-dry clay crafting, and your input has been instrumental in helping me decide which brand to begin with.

[cadoo]

WOW I haven't even worked with clay yet and went through a ton of reviews on amazon, almost bought the Crayola and ended up buying the DAS - I was holding my breath through your whole video! Even your "worst" result for DAS with rubbing out any crack or impression made me feel better because I plan on using it with molds. I'm happy that it will retain the details. I have a lot more confidence now to break into that 2 lb package 😄 Thanks, great job!!! ❤

[GrannyGooseOnYouTube]

Yes, earth based clays are going to crack when wrapped around a surface. Natural clay shrinks as it dries. If you've ever seen a dirt farm road that cracks into patterns in the sun, that's the clay earth shrinking as it dries.

[serenityjewel]

Thanks for taking the time to do these tests. I do want to say the following for beginners who see this and think they have to get DAS or Creative to have good clay.

Amaco is an awesome air dry clay that's hard to break but once it's broken, the entire structure is weakened and repeated drops will guarantee it breaks. That will happen with any of the clays but it'll happen faster with the real clays, like Crayole and Amaco, vs the paper clays like DAS.

Amaco is way cheaper than DAS, Creative, or Jovi. Amaco is only $1.42 per lb, while DAS is $10.49, Creative is $11.99, and Jovi is $11.95.

Real clay shrinks as it dries so putting it around something guarantees it's going to crack. There are videos on how to make a closed container with real clay to prevent cracking.

For jewelry, trinket dishes, things to hang, etc., I recommend Amaco. It's inexpensive and it'll work for almost everything. If someone is creating something and they don't want any shrinkage, then I recommend a paper clay like DAS.

[stigyanblue]

Place ice cubes in your bottle. It will cause the glass to sweat, and it wille easier to roll out. This is also great for rolling out pie pastry!

[AlvaSudden]

Ivett answered so many of my questions. I especially wanted to know how heavy/light the dried items are, & whether they shatter when dropped. This information is hard to find, yet Ivett covered it.This is a great video.

[okashi]

Thank you for the super in-depth review! I tried Das for the first time this week (and haven't tried any of the others) and enjoyed using it. It felt a lot like real clay (heavier, responds well to water, leaves a lot of residue on your hands), but like you said, it was hard to blend out. However, it did dry perfectly with no warping or cracking. I might try Creative Paperclay next time!

[uhoh]

For earth based clays you should score/scratch it and make slip which is the best way to adhere 2 pieces of clay

[annbclay]

Very well done set of tests! I’m a porcelain sculptor but need to do a piece without firing in a kiln. This helped me immensely in deciding which product to try first! Showing the working properties really helped!

[felicicorpus]

I got so invested in the "drop test" and betting for Das! LOL!! Glad it made it to the top 2. Thank you so much for taking the time & effort, Ivett :)

[kennadihenn]

this was amazing! I went through all 10 lbs of amaco as my first clay and i always thought i was doing something wrong when things cracked or broke. Never buying it again. I was going to give up on making things out of clay until if found this video and realized there are better options! Thank you so much

[carlycharlesworth]

Ivett, that was a brilliant idea to test them all! I had thought of doing this myself because I really want to get into sculpting in the future, and I really wasn't sure if Das or Jovi would be strongest for me. The.mushroom test was a decisive test because I WANT my clay to keep its marks I put on it, so that encourages me. I won't get Creative as your test proved it won't be what I need after all. Thank you for doing this video, you have saved me a lot of effort.

Can you tell me if you have ever tested Hearty Air Dry Clay in the same way?

[faridaseyam]

that was such a good video! super informative. Jovi is the only brand available to me where I live, am so happy t did so well amongst other brands that i thought would be better. now i can feel happy about Jovi

[JojosCraftyLove]

Thank you for the comparisons! The only air dry clay brand I use is Jovi because it's the only one that's readily available at the craft store in Australia... besides the Daiso paper clay. I think you should re-test dropping Jovi on the tile because as you mentioned in 19:25, the Jovi clay wasn't rolled out properly and possibly because of it, the Jovi clay broke when it hit the tile. I will definitely pick Jovi clay over paperclay because paperclay doesn't dry as hard (not as durable in the long run in my experience) and not as heavy as Jovi clay. Once again, thank you so much for the comparison! Truly appreciated!

[deepikanandhini]

Thank you so much for this awesome tests.i am so confident now to proceed my craft with das clay

[Jb.art]

Great video! Taking the time to share this information with your viewers is awesome and appreciated! With the high prices of art supplies, it's good to have an idea of what would work best for a creative project!

@Ivett, do you normally use something on your surfaces to prevent the clay from sticking? But were trying to test how each clay responds to different surfaces? You probably normally do use something to prevent sticking. I wanted to mention in case anyone hadn't tried different things to prevent sticking, I use cornstarch and a soft fluffy make-up brush, to get a thin coat of the cornstarch on any surface I try using from what I work, I have tried many different things, I like the cornstarch because I haven't found a surface that wouldn't take a thin coat and I can use so little that it doesn't affect any of the clays I've experimented with.

[debbiemcconnaughay]

I am getting back into crafting and looking for crafts that I can make for little money but still sell I stumbled onto air dry clay products and this video has helped me figure out what type of air dry clays will be best for me BEFORE I spend any money. THANK YOU SOO MUCH.