10 Things You Must Know About Air-dry Clay

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I realised that some questions came up a lot in the comment section under my clay tutorials so I created this video to cover all the useful tips on air-dry clay! Air-dry clay is a fantastic alternative to polymer clay because you do not need to bake anything, it's cheaper and more versatile. You can use paint to mix almost any colour you need and this is exactly what I do when making Maqaroon jewellery.

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There is often a lot of confusion in terminology for air-dry clay, not helped by the fact that manufacturers label their packages incorrectly. As a general rule, this is what I use in my videos:

AIR -DRY CLAY (DO NOT BAKE ANY OF THESE)
Paper Clay - This is soft and fluffy clay that uses cellulose (paper) fibers as a base. Popular brands are Mermaid Puffy, Hearty Soft, Fimo Air Light and Crayola Model Magic.

Resin Clay - This is the heavier version of air-dry clay which includes brands like Modena, Grace and Cosmos. It forms a soft tip when pulled apart.

Cold-Porcelain Clay - Technically, CP only applies to clays which use cornstarch as a base and can easily be made at home as well. However CP looks and feels extremely similar to commercial brands of resin clay which is why I often refer to both as the same thing.

OTHER TYPES OF CLAY
Polymer Clay - This are oil-based clays (Fimo, Sculpey etc) which needs baking in order to harden.

2-Part Resin Clay - This is a super strong and very expensive clay created by kneading two parts together (like casting resin). It's mostly used for jewellery making, and not practical for making charms/miniatures.

Ceramic Clay - This is the "slippery/muddy" sort of clay that you probably know from school art class. The air-dry version is very fragile and can break easily. They can be glazed and fired to make stronger ceramics but this process is usually too messy/complicated for everyday DIY.

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Don't throw away dry clay! It's still useful as a filler for a larger project - for example, if you are making a cat latte art, you can fill the head part with the dry clay, and cover it with the fresh one. This way you won't waste any material you spent money on.

naomisimon

Is it just me that when shes pulling the clay out was so satisfying?

christhel

"it dries heavier and feels more expensive"
"feels more expensive"

"OMG I GOT THIS CLAY IT FEELS LIKE IT COST A SMOL LOAN OF A MILLION DOLLARS"

tiger_xx

@Nunya Bidness Thank you! Yes, I shop a lot at 1127Handcrafter and they offered to send me the clay for review and giveaway :). Their shipping is very efficient and I hope you'll have a lot of fun with your craft supplies. I would definitely recommend only using acrylic paint for colouring clay. Acrylic paint dries very quickly and is waterproof, which helps make the clay even stronger. (Be careful never to use oil paint in clay because that will turn greasy and won't dry properly).

maqaroon

Awesome! This was so helpful. Thanks Maqaroon!!

Dollightful

the sound of the plastic makes me so satisfied :D *-*

dangoyaki

5:52
BEAR this in mind huh....
PUNS INTENSIFIES

mubakgohome

"Paper Clay is very fluffy"
*drops the clay 5 times*

teddy

Air dry Clay is amazing. I actually whipped up my first batch a few days ago. It was so much fun I even made a video. I ended up making some beach style ornaments. Got any tips for cracking? Awesome vid!😊

SheryllQuesta

who else watched this a million times cause of the sounds

cvv_

omg the clay bars look like breakfast bars to me

HaNguyen-yyke

This was really helpful. Watching your tutorials has made me really want to try some of these crafts. I've only ever used Fimo clay when I've made things in the past and didn't know what types of air dry clay had what qualities. This video helped show the pros and cons of each type of clay. I might try some of these out once the semester is over. Now I need to decide, do I want to do clay things or learn felting?

Mmehistorique

wow.. you really know how to point things out in simplest way... love this.. 😘

bedahnim

i reamber when i was trying to make horns and i used taco dough and i put it in the sun after painting 6 layers of oaint on them then put them in the sun after a week i painted them 8 more times and still today there hard as a rock who knew taco dough could be that good? (dont ever use taco dough its messy)

yukinoneno