![]() The main difference between the brands of liquid clay is in how clear they are and what color they are. But all brands are not interchangeable, and there are some specialized techniques where using the right brand matters. It is still the same product we all call “liquid clay.” How are Liquid Clays Used?Īll liquid clay can do many of the same general things, and it doesn’t matter which brand you use. So, not surprisingly, Sculpey has chosen to name their most recent versions of liquid clay “bakeable medium.” The product has not changed. Liquid clay is essentially the medium of polymer clay in the same way that acrylic gel medium is the medium of artist’s acrylic paint. I wrote about liquid polymer clay previously, so please take a moment to read that article if you’re new to learning about liquid clay and not yet sure what makes Kato Polyclay and Fimo Liquid different from the Sculpey Liquid Clays. Liquid clay is essentially the “goop” that polymer clay is made of, but without the fillers that allow it to be in putty form. Liquid clay is PVC resin mixed with a plasticizer (among other things). What is Liquid Clay?īefore we talk about the difference between Sculpey’s liquid clays, let’s take a minute to talk about what liquid clay is. Read below to learn the difference between these two materials. Note how the labels are slightly different colors. Liquid Sculpey comes in translucent and clear. Keep these terms in mind while we learn about the difference between the various Sculpey brands of liquid clay. But if the item is slightly cloudy, with light passing through but not clear images, then it’s translucent. So something is clear when you can see through it, similar to glass. Translucent: allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through semitransparent. In English, the worlds clear and translucent do not mean the same thing.Ĭlear: free from darkness, obscurity, or cloudiness. Another version comes with pearl, gold, and silver liquid clay. Liquid Sculpey bakeable medium comes in two sets of three small bottles. The small bottles of black, white, pearl, gold, and silver also come in sets with this new packaging and cap. Both the Translucent and the Clear Liquid Sculpey bakeable medium come with this nice bottle cap. The most recent packaging change brings us a nifty screw-top cap (similar to what’s on Elmer’s Glue) that can be closed and sealed. While they all have much in common and can be used similarly in some cases, they’re not the same thing. ![]() TLS, Bake and Bond, Sculpey Clear and a whole array of colored liquid clays are all part of the Sculpey line of liquid clays. Sculpey has a lot of brands of liquid clay, and because of frequent labeling changes and name changes, there is a lot of confusion about these various liquid clay brands. Sculpey Clear? Transparent? Bake and Bond? Oven-Bake Clay Adhesive? What are those? So here’s a quick article to help clear up the confusion. though of course those will have the disadvantages of air-dry clays too.It seems that there’s a lot of confusion about the Sculpey’s liquid clay brands. Looks like they're a lot like plain translucent polymer clay in being transparent only when very thin (but may be more flexible when thin than polymer clay which generally gets more flexible the thinner it is). If you're interested in those, check out this page at my polymer clay encyclopedia site: Īnd Ginger has stuff about solid translucent polymer clays at her site: ĭoing a search online, I find at least these "translucent resin" air-dry clays:ĭon't know much about them since I use polymer clay rather than air-dry clays, but you can do your own online searches and find reviews, videos, etc, at least for those two brands. Cernit (a number of their clays are translucent or semi-translucent) Solid translucent polymer clays are also the basic ingredient in clays that have inclusions mixed into the translucent at the factory (or that can be done at home) to create faux stone/gemstone/metal/etc and to create tinted translucents (sometimes listed as "special colors").Īnd most brands or lines put out at least one "plain" translucent solid clay.īrands/lines of polymer clay that make a plain solid translucent clay color are these (although some of them will be clearer than others after baking at the same thickness): Don't know about resin-based air-dry clays personally, but many versions of "cold porcelain" clay are translucent when thin, and somewhat flexible.Īs for polymer clay, many brands/lines of it put out all kinds of translucent solid clays as well as some liquid polymer clays.īoth will be transparent though only if very thin.
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