I've asked several people why my sculpey figures crack with time and they told me it doesn't. However, I have a crack on each of my sculpey sculptures. Thank you so much for this and for confirming the experience I also had. I've recently switched to Fimo to test it and appreciate you doing this. I've never seen the other brand of clay and will have to look for it.
Great to see a comparison video like this. I have only ever used Fimo but might look into trying some Cernit now. If you ever manage to get a hold of some it might be good to see how Cosclay compares as it's new to the market and claims to be extremely flexible when baked.
Thanks so much, I've always been a fan of sculpey for its variety of products. I was just shopping for new clays though and was indecisive between cernit and fimo. I think I'll go with cernit.
I'm super late to this video. But I've worked with all these brands for 10 years now, and I sell and ship my fantasy themed creations. In my experience, polymers simply don't bond well when baked according to manufacturers instructions. Timing is too short even for tiny pieces. I don't know what's up with the instructions. I tested so many pieces. When baked for 60min or a bit more, I usually stick with temperatures from 110-220C and use a thermometer to control temp spikes, and all brands turn better. Premo turns out wonderfully strong. Dropped my dragon necklaces with thin wings accidentally from 1,80m height platform where my booth was, and nothing. Kids at art fairs unfortunately tried to bend them, but nothing broke. Premo also gets more flexible when worn, as it gets warm. I use Fimo Pro, Soft and Cernit for more "static" pieces and I use Premo for jewelry that may go through a bit of bending and handling. I also mix all these brands together sometimes, depending on which quality I need from them, and bake at median temp. No issues. If someone needs really flexible things, than Cosclay is a way to go. Adding a bit of Cosclay or Fimo leather to other more stiff clays also works well. There's a great comparison site from a seasoned polymer clay creator, The Blue Bottle Tree, with detailed comparisons, and a lot of creators who make things that need to be handled a lot, swear by baking things for 1 hour. (+Conditioning well beforehand of course). I'm a sculptor more than jewelry maker, but my necklaces are for example dragons that require thinner wings, armature at places and such, and need to be wearable. But information at Blue Bottle Tree is really great for any polymer clay creator. Hope this helps someone 🤞
Well of course your sculpey broke during baking, aluminum bends easily when heated up, not to mention that a single twisted pair of aluminum is inadequate to hold that much material you've put on that sculpture. :D Sculpey is for modelling, so it tries to keep it's shape and volume as much as it's possible during the baking process. Make an armature frame that can take some weight, and it wont crack. (Edit): it is also worth to note that Sculpey is much better for painted minis, since baked Sculpey has a much more rigid surface.
Fimo pro is nice only when it is freshly conditioned, if you make a cane and save some for later,a week or more it firms up so much the it just cracks and crumbles When you take slices of the cane or try to reduce it further. Color they sell are very nice and make beautiful blends And the Clay is quite strong wind properly baked , I don’t use it anymore because of the conditioning and crumbling problem even though the clay is perfectly fine they’re not dry or hard you don’t use it as soon as you condition it it’s not a very pleasant experience
I have not encountered such issues, I don't really do canes. But I know from friends that they prefer cernit or premo for canes! Thanks for the comment, hope you enjoyed the video!
What would happen if you mixed cernit, say the translucent one, with Fimo? Would it make it stronger? Would the baking time make a difference? I'm in the UK too and the Cernit range is minimal at best here and very expensive. Fimo is the cheapest and easiest one to get.
If it begins to smell like chemicals in the oven, then either the baking time is too long or the temperature is too high. From my experience,for thinner claypieces like maybe 3 cm, 15 min baking time is enough. For thicker pieces I would use 30 min, but never baking over the max. temperature.
Sorry to compare but Ace of Clay uses Sculpey all the time. As do many American artists. I wonder if its how they are shipped. Thank you for your information!!!
hello, sorry for late answers, life and kids take the time these days. sculpey is very good for details but is very weak as a material, in time if the sculptures are medium to large they will deteriorate very badly, my older pieces went to the dumpster due to massive cracks. With cernit I have had zero issues, only thing that is very important with this brand is the preparation stage, kneed it well, I mean when you think it is ready, keep playing with it for a bit longer, that will ensure awesome pieces!
@@TheEdgeofClay No it's not what the manufacturer recommends however polymer clay only burns if the oven is too hot, not with the length of time it bakes for. I always bake my clay for two hours, as do many professional polymer clay artists. I have never burnt the clay, not once.
I get you and it probably is an ok practice for making beads and stuff, i would not recommend that for sculptures as you are going to bake it multiple times, not against it, just do not see the point outside of specific 1 time bake products.
@@TheEdgeofClay I don't make beads, I make sculptures. It is especially important for sculptures that they are properly cured or else they will start to crack & break after a time. If your polymer clay is cracking or breaking it means that it has not been baked enough. Fimo professional is incredibly flexible & strong once it has been baked long enough. If it's breaking like it did in your test, it's because it hasn't been baked long enough. Run your test again except this time bake it for 2 hours & you'll see the difference.
Sorry I couldn't answer yesterday, new dad and had to go to an appointment with baby. I will try this out, sometimes I teach, sometimes you guys teach me! So i will experiment that!
I've asked several people why my sculpey figures crack with time and they told me it doesn't. However, I have a crack on each of my sculpey sculptures. Thank you so much for this and for confirming the experience I also had. I've recently switched to Fimo to test it and appreciate you doing this. I've never seen the other brand of clay and will have to look for it.
Thank buddy for this video.. Fimo very good prices, later I want to buy fimo. Amazing presentation talk.. Nice to meet u. ❤❤❤
Thanks and welcome! Cernit is the best tho
Scupley souffle is really good to! Thanks for the video.
Thanks a lot for this video, never used cernit and I was very curious about it. Cheers
Great to see a comparison video like this. I have only ever used Fimo but might look into trying some Cernit now.
If you ever manage to get a hold of some it might be good to see how Cosclay compares as it's new to the market and claims to be extremely flexible when baked.
Thanks, will do!
Thanks so much, I've always been a fan of sculpey for its variety of products. I was just shopping for new clays though and was indecisive between cernit and fimo. I think I'll go with cernit.
Thank you for this video! I too waws very curious and wanted to use different polyer clays for my future dolls and this helped greatly. Thank you
This is Exactly the video i needed! I want to make figures that aren't allergic to being handled!
Cernit it is, thank you for this! ^^
😂😂😂 I love the way you put it!
@@Yummicookie1979 Thanks! xD
I'm super late to this video. But I've worked with all these brands for 10 years now, and I sell and ship my fantasy themed creations. In my experience, polymers simply don't bond well when baked according to manufacturers instructions. Timing is too short even for tiny pieces.
I don't know what's up with the instructions. I tested so many pieces. When baked for 60min or a bit more, I usually stick with temperatures from 110-220C and use a thermometer to control temp spikes, and all brands turn better. Premo turns out wonderfully strong. Dropped my dragon necklaces with thin wings accidentally from 1,80m height platform where my booth was, and nothing. Kids at art fairs unfortunately tried to bend them, but nothing broke.
Premo also gets more flexible when worn, as it gets warm.
I use Fimo Pro, Soft and Cernit for more "static" pieces and I use Premo for jewelry that may go through a bit of bending and handling.
I also mix all these brands together sometimes, depending on which quality I need from them, and bake at median temp. No issues.
If someone needs really flexible things, than Cosclay is a way to go.
Adding a bit of Cosclay or Fimo leather to other more stiff clays also works well.
There's a great comparison site from a seasoned polymer clay creator, The Blue Bottle Tree, with detailed comparisons, and a lot of creators who make things that need to be handled a lot, swear by baking things for 1 hour. (+Conditioning well beforehand of course).
I'm a sculptor more than jewelry maker, but my necklaces are for example dragons that require thinner wings, armature at places and such, and need to be wearable. But information at Blue Bottle Tree is really great for any polymer clay creator.
Hope this helps someone 🤞
I used sculpey sculpey III to make Clifford the Big Red Dog and it got destroyed in the oven and while trying to super glue it
Well of course your sculpey broke during baking, aluminum bends easily when heated up, not to mention that a single twisted pair of aluminum is inadequate to hold that much material you've put on that sculpture. :D
Sculpey is for modelling, so it tries to keep it's shape and volume as much as it's possible during the baking process. Make an armature frame that can take some weight, and it wont crack.
(Edit): it is also worth to note that Sculpey is much better for painted minis, since baked Sculpey has a much more rigid surface.
Fimo pro is nice only when it is freshly conditioned, if you make a cane and save some for later,a week or more it firms up so much the it just cracks and crumbles When you take slices of the cane or try to reduce it further. Color they sell are very nice and make beautiful blends And the Clay is quite strong wind properly baked , I don’t use it anymore because of the conditioning and crumbling problem even though the clay is perfectly fine they’re not dry or hard you don’t use it as soon as you condition it it’s not a very pleasant experience
I have not encountered such issues, I don't really do canes. But I know from friends that they prefer cernit or premo for canes! Thanks for the comment, hope you enjoyed the video!
I always warm up my older canes regardless of brand and reduce them a bit to recondition it.
do you guys think coating the thinnest Fimo test with UV resin would make it very very difficult to break?
What would happen if you mixed cernit, say the translucent one, with Fimo? Would it make it stronger? Would the baking time make a difference? I'm in the UK too and the Cernit range is minimal at best here and very expensive. Fimo is the cheapest and easiest one to get.
If it begins to smell like chemicals in the oven, then either the baking time is too long or the temperature is too high. From my experience,for thinner claypieces like maybe 3 cm, 15 min baking time is enough. For thicker pieces I would use 30 min, but never baking over the max. temperature.
Sorry to compare but Ace of Clay uses Sculpey all the time. As do many American artists. I wonder if its how they are shipped. Thank you for your information!!!
hello, sorry for late answers, life and kids take the time these days. sculpey is very good for details but is very weak as a material, in time if the sculptures are medium to large they will deteriorate very badly, my older pieces went to the dumpster due to massive cracks. With cernit I have had zero issues, only thing that is very important with this brand is the preparation stage, kneed it well, I mean when you think it is ready, keep playing with it for a bit longer, that will ensure awesome pieces!
Nice review to see strength. Have you tried Kato?
Haven't yet, will do as soon as available, will be doing a review on cosclay soon, maybe kato after.
If you bake the Fimo professional for 2 hours it becomes much stronger.
That is not what the manufacturer recommends, but hey, you do you, just be careful not to burn the house down!
@@TheEdgeofClay No it's not what the manufacturer recommends however polymer clay only burns if the oven is too hot, not with the length of time it bakes for. I always bake my clay for two hours, as do many professional polymer clay artists. I have never burnt the clay, not once.
I get you and it probably is an ok practice for making beads and stuff, i would not recommend that for sculptures as you are going to bake it multiple times, not against it, just do not see the point outside of specific 1 time bake products.
@@TheEdgeofClay I don't make beads, I make sculptures. It is especially important for sculptures that they are properly cured or else they will start to crack & break after a time. If your polymer clay is cracking or breaking it means that it has not been baked enough. Fimo professional is incredibly flexible & strong once it has been baked long enough. If it's breaking like it did in your test, it's because it hasn't been baked long enough. Run your test again except this time bake it for 2 hours & you'll see the difference.
Sorry I couldn't answer yesterday, new dad and had to go to an appointment with baby. I will try this out, sometimes I teach, sometimes you guys teach me! So i will experiment that!
I dint know which country you live in, but here in Denmark you get Cernit in 250 gram.
You sound Polish. Are you Polish?
no and would that change your reasons for watching the video. try to make sense man!