Sculpey (often misspelled as Sculpy ) is the brand name for the type of polymer clay that can be molded and put in a conventional oven to harden, compared to ordinary clay modeling models, which need a hotter oven, like a kiln. Until baked, Sculpey has a consistency like Plasticine. Its main competitor is Fimo brand Germany. It is sold in many colors, but can also be painted after baking. Sculpey has become popular with modeling artists, jewelry makers, and other craft work.
The main ingredient in Sculpey is polyvinyl chloride, coupled with fillers, plasticizers and dyes. Apart from the dangers of overheating and combustion, which can produce hydrochloric acid and other toxins, Sculpey is non-toxic both before and after hardening.
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History
Sculpey is a clay polymer brand made by Polyform Products in the United States. This compound was first made in the early 1960s, with the initial idea being to use clay as a thermal transfer compound that would heat the heat from an electric transformer core. However, the use of compounds for this purpose was not successful. The material was ignored for some time, until the late 1960s, when it was discovered that the compound could be formed, burned, sanded, drilled, carved and painted. It becomes a very versatile medium for the craft industry. The clay is marketed directly to people at craft shows, street fairs and demonstrations in small art shops.
Sculpey is similar to Fimo, another brand of polymer clay. Sculpey has a less rigid composition that is more suitable for modeling, while Fimo is more suited to be combined with stick and bead making because the colors do not blend in easily. Plasticity is controlled by the amount of oil that hangs the polymer in "clay".
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Technique
Many techniques exist for working with polymer clays.
The statue involves creating an object representation in detail.
Whip is a technique borrowed from glass craftsmen, who use the name millefiori, which means "a thousand flowers". This involves making drawings of thick pieces of polymer clay, which is then extruded so that the image becomes smaller, and the cane is longer. The original image can then be seen walking along the stick, though smaller. Then it can be sliced, with slices used to cover other objects or clogs of used polymer clay.
Marbling is one of the simplest techniques used with polymer clay. This involves mixing different colors of the polymer clay together to form a pattern. Because the clay is mixed, the pattern becomes smaller and smaller, until both colors are completely mixed.
Mokume-Gane is a technique borrowed from metalworking. This involves placing several clay plates on top of each other and then pushing objects through it.
References
External links
- The official Sculpey website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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