Brands and types of clays

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• Alley Stone looks like limestone or sandstone; can be placed outdoors and will weather beautifully; extremely lightweight; can be pressed into a mold, worked onto a vertical surface, or sculpted like clay or a paste. Activated with water and cures in 24-48 hours.
• Artista Available in Europe, similar to Angel Clay. Also said to be same or similar to Hearty Clay. Soft, not very good for fine details, good for florals and simple figures, stays flexible and has velvety finish when dry. No manufacturer's site found. See this supplier for more information.
• Celluclay Instant papier mache, add water to powder base to create pulp. Adheres to almost any surface.
• Craft Porcelain Used for creating flowers, figurines and other sculptures. Dries in 24 hrs to a semi-translucent porcelain-like finish; extremely thin pieces are flexible when dry; strong, light-weight, fine-grained, almost like a white-glue and cornstarch clay. Comes in 'flesh', white, black & other colors. Distributed in USA by Amaco.
• Creative Paperclay Very popular modeling medium. Clean, odorless, easy to use. Feels similar to an earthen clay; however, contains no clay at all.
• Das & Das Pronto Italian air-dry-clay; a soft, but heavy clay. Knead the material briefly before forming it. It can also be sanded when dry. It is a slow drying clay so you can take your time forming it. It is not a lightweight clay so is suitable for free form sculpting. Available in Terracotta and White. Both colors handle exactly the same. No manufacture site found. See this supplier for more information.
• Delight Modeling medium from makers of Creative Paperclay; pure white, extremely soft fine-grained and easy to shape or mold, picks up details beautifully; super clean to work with; air hardens to create a lightweight (about half the weight of Creative Paperclay) and durable finished piece.
• Hearty Clay Lightweight modeling clay, pliant and easy to handle, may be too soft to hold fine details, recommended for flowers; many colors available. Air dries to a firm consistency within 24 hours; soft suede-like appearence and feel when dry. More info from Padico (makers of LaDoll) http://www.padico.co.jp/en/products/index.html. Based on comments heard, Hearty is similar to Artista, Angel and ClayCraft by Deco.
• LaDoll A high-grade stone clay, smooth and pliant highly formable, shows a delicate and accurate look, strong & water-resistant after drying; popular for sculpting dolls and small figures.
• Lumina An air-dry polymer resin clay that does not require heat to cure. When dried, Lumina clay is waterproof, extremely durable, has a high flexibility and is translucent. It is great for rubber-stamping, figurines, making flowers, ornaments, jewelry
• Makin's Clay A polymer-based air-dry clay available in many colors, including neon colors. Lightweight clay dries in about 24 hrs, can be sanded and painted.
• Model Magic by Crayola |SCHOOL GRADE| Soft, easy-to-use modeling material, air-dries, usually within 24 hours. Advertised for school use. Model Magic in available in colors and is usually found in the kids section of the craft store.
• Paverpol Use Paverpol with fabrics and textiles. Drape or wrap the material around a wire figure or other armature and leave it to dry. You can also use a preformed figure of styrofoam, plaster, paper mache, or kitchen foil covered with masking or floral tape. Paverpol dries fast, but slowly enough to allow plenty of working time. After it has hardened it can be used outdoors as well as indoors.
• Paverplast Mix this powder with Paverpol to make a paste suitable for creating pieces of work that remain watertight, such as bird basins, fountains, pools, etc. It can also be used to provide sculptures of styrofoam, plaster, self-hardening clay, papier-mache, etc., with a completely watertight layer. Varnishing is not required.
• Pearl Paperclay [SCHOOL GRADE] Economy grade paperclay made by Creative Paperclay especially for schools. Non-toxic, made from all natural ingredients, is biodegradable. It is very pliable and takes detail extremely well. May be hand shaped or used with molds. White only, can be painted or colored with markers when dry.
• Powertex A polymer based liquid medium, ready to use from the package; makes nearly any porous surface hard and weather resistant. With Powertex you can transform textiles, paper mache and paper into durable sculptures, wall art and jewelry. Treated fabric can be draped, folded, pleated and manipulated in countless ways. Available in Transparent, Bronze, Lead and Terra Cotta. It can also be colored using powdered pigments like ColortricX and Powercolor. No manufacturer's site found, see supplier for more information.
• Sculpt It by Sargent Art [SCHOOL GRADE] Modeling material dries to an almost ceramic hard surface with minimal shrinkage; can be moistened while pliable for piece-to-piece adhesion, smoothing, and blending to avoid cracking. Available in 6 colors, can be painted.

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