Sculpey SS1SCULPTSuper Firm Clay 1lb, Gray

Super Sculpey Firm and Medium Blend feel and act more like 'regular' Plasticine modeling clay than any other polymer clays that I've tried. Compared to the Med. Blend, Firm is harder to knead at first. After it's conditioned, it's soft to work with, however. It can take a little more handling without deforming than the medium blend can, it can hold a little more of its own weight, and it carves a little better too. It blends just as excellently as medium blend. Although it is stiffer at first, after it's conditioned I'd have a hard time telling it from medium blend. So much so that I'm sure I'd get them mixed if I was using them at the same time. Since it is stiff at first, if you don't have a pasta machine to roll it with, or a significant other with larger hands than you, I suggest using the 'two handed method' to condition the clay. Simply cup one hand over the other and let your fingers help each other to push and knead the clay. So, two thumbs push against eight fingers braced against each other, and so on and so forth. I know it sounds childlike and simple, but you'll be surprised how much easier this 'two hand' kneading technique is on your hands. Have fun sculpting! Carol

So I've used this product ever since I started learning to sculpt. This clay is much harder than regular polymer but i think you can get more detail with it because of that. You have to roll it around quite a bit for it to soften up before use but it stays soft for quite awhile after that, moving very easily and taken details easily as well. You bake it in the oven once finished sculpting and then can paint it with acrylics. I've also seen people drill in to it after hardening to add more pieces to the sculpture or whatever you need to do. I bakes and cools very quickly so little waiting time. Attached are a few of the sculptures I've completed with it.

Ever since Joanns Michaels, and the lobby of hobby forsaken the medium gray sculpty I decided to find alternative sources and upgrade to firm. This clay is double packed in plastic, and after opening and working with it, I realized how bad the stuff I was previously using was. No more resorting to baby oil for soothing. Chunks melded effortlessly together and a simple swipe of the finger smoothed down areas i had to force with a rubber shaper. A must for sculpting

This was my first time using the Super Sculpey and sculpting in general and it was surprisingly easy to use. The clay is easy to roll out and form with your hands and you don't even need to leave in the oven very long before it cures. I think this type of sculpey clay is best for detailed pieces just going off of the detailed sculpture I have previously made. If you are working on something big I would recommend using the good ole aluminum foil to fill in most of the core so you can bake your sculpture quickly and evenly. pros. soft yet firm for details. Easily forms. fast baking time. cons. Don't leave the clay out too long or it WILL become extremely difficult to soften back up.

The only thing I hate about this is the smell. To me, is has a strong licorice smell, but that's not really too bad. It's nice and firm, and I mean FIRM. Not as firm as premo, but not as difficult to condition, either. It holds fine details amazingly well, and it takes paint or power nicely. I've used it i conjunction with other clay (sculpey III and premo) with no issues. It does need a lot of conditioning before use- so if you don't have good hand strength, or if you're buying for a kid, I'd recommend a softer brand. I use my clay machine to help me along with the process.

Can do extremely fine detailing in this stuff, yet very easy to work with! Holds up surprisingly well when baked (i could do a thin mouse tail without wire!). Just be careful about how you do it, as it will burn and bubble in any thin parts if you're not careful. Apparently burying your project in flour while you bake it helps.

I love tiny detail work, so having a firmer product is essential. Very easy to condition, easy to paint after baked, but very strong after baking.

Sculpey firm holds it shape before baking making it easier, for me anyway, to create more details and delicate cuts. Unlike original Sculpey, I like the firm clay because it is not sticky and isn’t as susceptible to accidental fingernail or clay tool marks. It does take a bit longer to soften to make it workable. Depending on what I am making, I sometimes mix it with the softer clay.

good but expensive for the small quantity.

came fast and cheapest I have seen

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Easy to work with although it can take a while to warm it up in your hands to make it soft. Holds detail well and has easy to follow instructions on the packaging to bake it. Ive been using it for a while and have made a few statues using it including my latest one of Robocop. I find the hardest part is trying to think of something to make but once you do you can take as long as you want to make it as you can keep working on it and making changes until you bake it. Its nice and firm too so you wont lose the details you've already done just by holding it to do the other side like you can with the softer clay but if its for young kids they may have trouble softening it up first. I would definitely recommend this.

Es la primera vez que la uso, ya que suelo usar la media y al principio si se siente demasiado dura, y puedes llegar a pensar que está cocida, pero yo lo que he hecho con otras plastilinas y me funcionó con esta, para ablandarlas es usar aceite de bebé, e ir amasando poco a poco y si se empieza a sentir como se hace maleable.