Air-Hardening Modeling Clay, 2.2 Lb. Block, White Color (387500)

This air-dry clay is amazing! It’s very easy to sculpt with, but I recommend using water to help weld any edges. It’s easy to clean with water as well, and water will also solve any cracking. This is a great air-dry clay for anyone who’s inexperienced with sculpting. I have extensive experience with ceramics, but I’ve used this clay with many of my friends who are beginner sculptors, and we’ve had a great time. We used this clay to make mini figurines and magnets, which I will attach to this review. Plus, you get so much clay for the price, so it’s a great value. I still haven’t finished using all of it and I’ve made a ton of clay crafts with my friends.

I use this stuff to sculpt onto pretty much everything for my small business: clay pots, canvases, recycled glass bottles, and more!Tips:1. Cracking...so you can't really prevent it. But there are east ways to fix it. For example, My process for sculpting faces is simple. I work in sections. First the nose. Then the eyebrows, cheeks, lips ect...make sure to smooth your seams with A WET PAINTBRUSH... I like to dip my brushed in water then wipe them off on a sponge.Now, let your project dry for at least two days in a low humidy area. In that time, Your project will most likely crack or separate at the seams. At this point, you should make a very thick paste with your clay and use a paintbrush to fill in the cracks and smooth it out as if you were using caulking.Let your project dehydrate completely before sanding, priming, painting and sealing.2. It's important to work in sections and smooth out any imperfections while the clay is still wet with a paint brush or sponge to prevent cracking or crumbling anywhere other than the seams around the sections.Working in sections also prevents other parts of your project becoming dry and clumpy before you can add any further details. You'll understand what I mean once you work with it more.3. To make your clay easier to work with...remove the block from the original package and place it in a zipper top bag. Now, and about a tablespoon of water. No more, and possibly less depending on how moist your clay arrives. Let the block sit with the bag sealed for at least an hour, drain any excess water then begin your project by taking pieces from the bag and reasaling it each time you go for a new piece. You will eventually find your preferred texture the more you get to know how to clay behaves.4. Painting and sealing....I can't stress enough how dry your clay needs to be to successfully create a project that will last. Don't rush it! No matter how dry the clay seems, I can assure you that there is still moisture in there! While your Paint might go on really nicely at first, it will most likely peel off a week later or even sooner if you place it outside because the moisture in the clay began to wick it's way to the surface.I recommend that you follow the steps above for fixing any cracks and then after two days of room temperature drying, place in your oven at 200°-250° for at least 2hours. More or less depending on how thick your project is. The point in this is to dehydrate the clay completely. Then, let cool in the oven. DO NOT TAKE IT OUT RIGHT AWAY! Wait until it's warm enough to take out then WHILE ITS STILL WARM/HOT...I REPEAT...WHILE ITS STILL WARM/HOT... spray/brush on a good sealing primer. Making sure to get in all the crevices! This will prevent the clay from absorbing any moisture out of the air. Trust me. Any bit of moisture will ruin your paint job in the long run. Add two to three coats of primer before painting.5. Sealing...seal small projects with deco art glaze and bigger outdoor project such as pots with Rust-Oleum crystal clear enamel.Hope this helps!

This clay is very smooth and easy to use. I love that it dries to look like porcelain, and have been sculpting some lovely designs with it. Fun for the whole family. It can also be used in molds, to make whatever you like :)

Really like this product. Bought it to repair a garden statue that got broken. Clay went on smoothly and dried brick hard. Would buy again for future projects.

I'm not an artist or sculptor -- I wanted this to repair breaks in statues, like outdoor statuary. I had a darling angel, the gardeners knocked over and broke her wing! This worked great. It's easy to work with, not too stiff or soft. I sculpted it with my fingers into the broken part and let it dry. It dried overnight and turned into like plaster. I was able to color it with watercolor paint and then I sprayed two layers of fixative over it. We'll see how it holds up over time and with rain etc. But I'm please with it for what I wanted.

DAS clay is the best I've tried. Its easy to work with and dries without cracking.

I love this clay. Very good quality. A lot of the artists on YT recommend this clay. I believe it to be good quality from my limited usage. No clay is exempt from cracking because that can be a result of many things, adding too much water , drying too fast, too thick without proper use of armature, inconsistent thickeness can mean inconsistent drying etc. But this is easily fixable. Make a slip and patch it. Its sandable! Mostly slow dry it, loosely cover with plastic and keep out of direct air current and keep an eye on it's drying process.This clay is so versatile. I mostly use polymer and air dry is a new challenge. But I am enjoying the switch up. I can paint it and seal it without worrying about reaction with the clay like you do either polymer. I can paint with acrylic or even acrylic gouache and then seal with a spray. You just have to test if any paint markers will run (Sometimes Poscas will run if I've outlined something in black). I found I can do the lightest of spray and let that dry and then build up another layer of spray lightly. It's nice for my little sculpts or magnets and pins. You can also use resin but I prefer spray or brush on sealer.