Polymer Clay Review

There are many different types of polymer clays on the market and you need to try a few to find which one works for you best. Below you can read my personal opinion on many polymer clays I've used.

ProSculpt

Personally I like ProSculpt, it's my #1 choice. It might be a little bit more expensive and you have to buy it online (which means extra $$ for shipping), but it all worth it. ProSculpt comes in great skin colors ranging from Caucasian baby to Ethnic Brown. It is easy to work with, it's not too soft and not too hard and when baked it doesn't have a shiny effect like you would get with Sculpey for example. Nether you will get moonies or tiny cracks on your sculpture. Now you can buy sample size bars if you're not sure if ProSculpt is for you and want to keep you spendings low.

Living Doll

Living Doll is ProSculpt only for the European market. The difference is ProSculpt comes with toll free help line and Living Doll doesn't. I must say this help line is exceptional and Jack Johnston is awesome!

FIMO

Fimo is great because it is available in many craft stores, relatively inexpensive and comes in a great pallet of colors. The colors wouldn't matter to you that much if you only want to sculpt dolls. Personally I'm not a big fan of FIMO's flesh or ethnic brown colors. And I find FIMO soft too soft for sculpting dolls and FIMO classic is too hard for me.

Sculpey

Sculpey is my absolute least favorite clay! The only good thing about it is the price. You can buy a 1 lb brick for half the price of ProSculpt. This clay will give you hundreds of tiny cracks all over your piece. They are harmless and you can't even feel them with your fingers, but to me it's better spend a few extra $$ and get a decent clay because you put so much time, love and effort in your creation it would be pity to ruin it over a couple of dollars. When baked it's quite dark, for fairies and babies. Colored sculpey is nice though. Also offered in a great variety of colors for other projects.

Kato

Nothing special about this clay. It's pretty hard at first, but once you knead it with your fingers for a while it becomes quite workable. Kato has a very strong odor. A lot of people don't like it, but some do. The manufacturer assures it's not toxic.

Cernit

Cernit is a special type of polymer clay. Many great artists choose it for their masterpieces. Personally I think it's better for larger pieces (at least 17-20' or larger) because it gives you somewhat uneven tone. It looks a little translucent as if your doll was made out of wax. Cernit is very soft, which makes it quite difficult to work with. However smoothing is super easy. A lot of artists like to add a little bit of Cernit into their favorite clay to make smoothing easier.

If you have any further questions, please drop me a line and I will try my best to help you. You can also visit my website (can be found on my about me page, next to my feedback score)

Hugz,

Jenna Zadymov