Polymer Clay

Types of Polymer Clay At Just Resin

When diving into the world of polymer clay, you’ll find a variety of types to choose from at Just Resin, each with its unique properties. Sculpey III, Souffle, and Premo are among the most popular options. Sculpey III is known for its soft texture and ease of use, making it perfect for beginners. Souffle offers a suede-like finish and is great for projects requiring a bit of flexibility. Sculpey premo, on the other hand, is favored by professional artists for its strength and ability to hold fine details. Each type comes in a wide range of colors, allowing you to experiment and find the perfect clay that works best for your creative needs. Whether you’re crafting jewelry, sculptures, or intricate art pieces, there’s a polymer clay out there that will suit your style and preferences.

Creating Art With Polymer Clay

The world of art polymer clay, an artist’s dream, where artists can sculpt their wildest dreams into reality.

Looking for a versatile and exciting art medium, look no further than polymer clay Australia. This incredible material allows artists to create sculptures, jewellery and figurines with ease.

From delicate flowers to intricate animals. The fine detail it can hold is remarkable. Once cured, it will last for years thanks to its durability. Won’t chip or break, like traditional ceramics or porcelain might.

One of the most popular brands is Sculpey clay by Premo. It can be shaped into almost anything imaginable. Polymer clay tools can further enhance the sculpting process, allowing for even more precision and creativity.

Making art from scratch gives a unique sense of satisfaction with every pinch and twist.

Getting Started with Polymer Clay

Starting your journey with polymer clay doesn’t require a hefty investment in tools and materials. Basic tools like an acrylic roller, needle tool, and clay blade are sufficient to begin. For colors, you can start with primary shades such as red, yellow, blue, white, and black. These can be mixed to create a myriad of unique colors, with plenty of color recipes available online to guide you. To protect and add a glossy finish to your creations, a varnish like Sculpey’s Gloss Glaze is essential. Additionally, small metal findings such as eye pins and lobster clasps can turn your polymer clay pieces into beautiful jewelry. With just a few basic supplies, you can start creating stunning polymer clay art.

Conditioning and Preparation

Before you start sculpting, it’s crucial to condition your polymer clay. Conditioning involves warming and kneading the clay to increase its pliability and reduce the risk of breakage. Sculpey clays are particularly easy to condition, requiring just a short period of kneading and stretching. For stronger, stiffer clays, a pasta machine can be a handy tool. Simply cut the clay into chunks and feed it through the machine several times. This not only helps in achieving a uniform thickness but also makes the clay much easier to work with. Proper conditioning ensures that your polymer clay is ready for any creative project you have in mind.

Make Colourful Sculpture Art

The range of colours means you can mix and blend your own unique hues to create stunning pieces. You can manipulate the soft texture when it is warm, allowing you to craft intricate shapes with ease. Polymer clay is versatile and can simulate various materials, including stone, enabling artists to create realistic textures and finishes.

If you are looking for an oven-bake clay that will stand up to repeated use and give lasting results. Look no further than Just Resin.

Resin Clay For Resin Artist's

If you’re in search of the perfect resin clay for sculpting polymer clay projects like jewelry, figurines, or home decor. Just Resin has a great range of supplies for your next resin art project. You can choose the right clay kit to use with resin.

Provides superior sculpting properties and can blend easily, making it the ideal choice for resin art creations. The unique formulas ensure your art keeps its shape over time. Polymer clay can be formulated to create custom colors, similar to paint, using various coloring agents. We also stock both air-dry and oven-bake polymer clay.

Compared to other clays, our polymer clays offers exceptional versatility and performance. Using art tools such as cutters and moulds, enables you to create intricate designs with accuracy.

Not only is this great to use with epoxy resin for resin art. Also is very simple to colour and shape, allowing you to build whatever masterpiece comes to mind. You can also mix different colours together to create custom colours.

Just about any tool can mould it. Including knives, acrylic paint brushes, and even sandpaper.

See pomegranate, burnt orange, wasabi, purple pearl, zinc yellow and cobalt blue. This provides limitless possibilities.

So take a look at our poly clays inventory at Just Resin and get started on your project!

The Best Oven-Bake Sculpting Clay

When it comes to oven-bake craft clays, there is no better option out there than polymer clay. Available from Just Resin this synthetic clay that is made from polymers. It is very durable and nimble. Gets moulded into just about any shape imaginable.

Unlike other types of oven-bake clay, it will absolutely not shrink or crack when baked. This makes it perfect for creating detailed art, such as sculptures and pieces for resin art. Polymer clay beads are known for their durability and versatility, making them ideal for various crafting projects.

Once you have sculpted your poly clay piece, just bake for 30 minutes in a conventional oven at 135 degrees. Your piece will then cure and be ready to display or coat with resin.

Use Premo Sculpey III Clay

These clays are perfect for a range of resin crafts and projects. No matter if you’re a professional or getting started with Premo by Sculpey, artists can explore endless creative potential.

Our range of Premo Sculpey, an artist's dream due to its ideal texture and properties, is available online in a wide variety of colours. When you are looking for Sculpey Premo clays, be sure to check out the different colours available at JR.

You are sure to find the perfect colour Premo clays for your project. Poly jewelry has become increasingly popular among jewelry makers. You can also find different size packages. Additionally, consider using Sculpey III for projects that require detailed tooling and customisation.

What To Know About Using A Polymer Clay Kit

Why Is Art Polymer Clay So Popular?

Polymer clay is a popular choice for crafting. An inexpensive art that’s easy to use. Bakes in a home oven. Perfect for artists who do not have access to a kiln. When baked it is strong and durable. An ideal material for making jewellery, figurines, ornaments, and a variety of crafts. It also makes the perfect gift for sculpting artists and individuals with a creative flair.

How Does It Differ From Other Art Materials?

There are many reasons to choose polymer for your sculpting clay creations. Poly is the most versatile of all the sculpting clays. Perfect for everything from simple projects to complex sculptures. It’s strong and durable yet still lightweight, making it easy to work with.

Premo polymer clay has earned a reputation for being the best polymer clay on the market.

Why? Unlike other clays. Polymerclay is soft and flexible so that your project will remain durable. Ideal for jewellery making. Thanks to its ability to hold fine detail and saturated colours.

Using techniques like mokume gane and caning, polymer clay canes are perfect for creating detailed designs. Used for millefiori beads-canes, mica shift, delicate scrapbook pages, and glass adornments.

What Can I Make With PolyClay and Resin?

Just Resin polymer clay is used to create many objects with resins. Used to make jewellery, sculptures, home decor items, and the increasingly popular polymer clay earrings. The possibilities using sculpey polymer clay, souffle clay and resin are endless. Starting your polymer clay journey by trying polymer clay sets can help you learn new techniques and skills.

Clay polymer is incredible when used in resin art to create unique art pieces. The clays versatility allows it to mould into any shape or form you desire. Perfect for creating intricate designs and details on your resin artwork. It is also very durable and strong. Don’t need to worry about your piece breaking or cracking over time.

Because of its ability to withstand high temperatures. This helps during the curing process of the resin. Great for sculpting artists who want to experiment with different techniques. Such as embedding objects within the resin.

If you’re looking for some art inspiration or polymer clay ideas, check out our Resin Art Gallery or How to Resin Art blog for some sculpting project ideas. For more ideas take a look at Polymer Clay Art With Resin.

Is It Okay To Mix Polymer Clays?

Absolutely, you can mix poly clays. In fact, mixing sculpting clay is a great way to create new colours and textures. With a variety of polymer colours available, you can create almost any shade you desire.

Keep these points in mind when mixing poly clays:

Make sure the polymer clays are compatible to mix. Some will not mix well together.

Use a clean work surface and clay tools. This will help prevent contamination.

When mixing clays, there are two basic methods. Hand mixing and machine mixing. Hand mixing is the simpler method using a few tools. Machine mixing is faster and more thorough, but requires specialised equipment. Using a pasta machine can help achieve a uniform thickness when rolling out layers.

Whichever method you choose. Be sure to mix until there are no streaks or lumps remaining. Once finished mixing, you can use it like any other.

How Should You Store Polymer Clay?

Storing sculpture clay should be in an airtight container. Best practices for storage include keeping it away from direct sunlight and extreme temperatures. This will keep it fresh and prevent it from drying out. If you keep it in a humid environment, it may become sticky or brittle.

The ideal storage temperature is between 10 and 21 degrees Celsius. If you are not using all the polymer clay at once, store it in the refrigerator. But, make sure to wrap it in plastic so it does not absorb any moisture from the fridge.

When you are ready to use the sculpture clay again, let it warm up to room temperature before working with it.