Which Poyform product is for me?

Original Sculpey- this is the genesis of the product - the original clay. It comes in white and new Terra Cotta color. It's most often used by sculptors and in classrooms for art projects. I like to use it as the medium to embed mosaic in. The new Terra Cotta has a feel of actual terra cotta to me - without the kiln baking of course!

Super Sculpey - The popularity of the Original Sculpey led to the formulation of the more durable Super Sculpey, which is beige-pink in color. It's a favorite with the doll-makers and the movie studios. I like the more porcelain look of this clay.

Sculpey III - Now we are talking colors, ease of use, colors, matte finish and - did I mention colors? There are 40 colors of Sculpey III and you can mix them together to create a zillion more. This clay was designed as the "children's modeling clay" - well, we are all children at heart right? I know many, many clay artists that use this clay, especially for sculpting small figures. Sculpey III is a soft clay, easy to knead and to use. I especially like the matte finish it yields. My sons like the great dragons they can create with it. I love to drag myself to bed and find another Sculpey treasure they've put on my headboard- it's so much more fun than finding a wet towel on the bed.

Premo! Sculpey - This is the American clay artists' dream come true! Literally, this clay is the product of the artists input about what we wanted, needed, wished for a perfect polymer clay. It's easy to use, requires very little kneading, bakes to a very durable finish, and it comes in 32 colors, including several metallic and pearlescent colors and translucent. These colors are INTENSE, so you can reduce those canes to little tiny proportions and maintain your vibrancy of color. The colors are also based on the Grumbacher color line - if you know how to mix paint, you can mix the clay just the same way. The sculptors love it since it holds their tiny lines so well, the millifiori artists love it because it moves and canes so well, the stampers love it because it doesn't "slump" their designs when it bakes. The colors hold true after baking, the tensile strength is wonderful. Can you tell which is MY favorite clay product?

Sculpey Super Flex Bake & Bend- Those Sculpey Wizards in the laboratory just keep giving us more and more clays to use. This product remains extremely pliable and flexible after baking. It comes in 8 colors, which can also be mixed to create custom colors. As with all Polymer clay products, you can even mix it with other Sculpey or polymer clay products to add flexibility to your work.

Glow In the Dark - This is similar to Sculpey III with one major difference - it glows in the dark in 4 different colors. I like to make monster eyes with this product - they continue to glow after the lights go out!

Granitex - This special clay has the appearance of stone when baked. The fibers contained in the clay create a speckled granite effect that is a real favorite with the stamping artists. It comes in 8 colors and you can even create custom colors by mixing in small amounts of Sculpey III or Premo! Sculpey. I know the figurine artists like to use the blue Granitex to simulate denim. I like to mix a little translucent into it to create a quartz-type effect.

Translucent Liquid Sculpey - often referred to as TLS, is another dream product from the Sculpey Wizards. The arrival of TLS to polymer clay is similar to the arrival of the paperclip in the office - how did we get along without it? Imagine a pourable polymer clay that bakes to a translucency that can rival glass when sanded and buffed. This product can be used as a "gluing agent" for clay to clay and clay to porous surfaces, such as wood or terra cotta. Once baked, it's more durable than glue. It also can be used for creating transfers, paper marbling techniques, enameling - the list goes on and on - and will continue to grow. You can even add your own mediums to the TLS to tint it, such as oil paints, powdered pastels, mica powders, embossing powders. It's a must have on your clay work table for it's adhesive properties alone, but wait, I just saw another terrific idea on how to use it. See Sculpey 201 for how to get the most out of TLS.

Amazing Eraser Clay - The name says it all!! You can sculpt, stamp, cane, and texture this clay. Bake it for 10 minutes at 250 degrees and you have a terrific eraser to match your outfit, your notebook, your favorite TV character, or sculpt that cute kid 2 rows up. Amazing Eraser Clay comes in 8 yummy tropical colors.

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