CERNIT Polymer Paste, Translucent White, 500 g

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Is Translucent Pardo Professional Art Clay the clearest translucent polymer clay on the market? Yes. And no. No other clay is clearer. Cernit is certainly just as easy to read through and is just as white. But it’s not better than Pardo. Premo White Translucent is just as easy to read through as Pardo, but it has a tint. Cernit Polymer Clay has the widest range of translucent colors - see the Blue Bottle Tree review at Colored Translucent Polymer Clay Mix both Translucent White and White Opaline(Porcelain) together in equal parts, then mix into Cernit colors 1 -10 parts or more.

Cernit Translucent Polymer Clay - Blueberry Beads

The Cernit clay polymerises between 110 and 130°C (230-266°F) in a preheated oven. Baking time is 30 minutes. The temperature should be respected as harmful gases could develop and the colour could be corrupted. I agree completely about Kato being hard, and it’s interesting about how hot you bake it. The tech guy (is it still Tony Aquino?) let me in on that secret years ago, but I didn’t realize you could go quite that hot with it. I think all the clays can go quite a bit hotter than the manuf tells us, but there are other changes, besides strenght and clarity, that happen, too. Each clay is so very different. Cernit Translucent Polymer Clay is one of the most transparent on the market. Its texture is remarkably soft and malleable, making it easy to work with. However, if it is very recently produced, it may need to be leached a bit before it can be used properly. Sculpey III is an inexpensive hobby clay that is disliked by serious polymer clay artists, so I was not surprised at its poor performance. I’ll leave working qualities for another day. But for now, it’s obvious how this is a strongly colored, quite opaque clay. Premo Translucent

When you are done baking, the clay can still be worked with. It can be sanded, drilled, varnished according to the finish you like. For polishing, start with sanding the clay with fine-grain sandpaper. Finish with a polisher to get a maximum glossy effect. The clay could lose some of the glossiness. Then, it has to be polished again. The result will be the same as with varnish. However, the varnish will resist the rubbing and does not need to be applied again. Translucent clay dangle earrings, lt blue paint, gold glitter & silver foil mixed to create a delicate design. Gold painted detail. Studs. All together the translucent clays can seem like quite a muddled bunch with a whole lot of advantages and disadvantages. Let's see how they did:

Cernit Polymer Clay - Potterycrafts

Amber (721), Bordeaux (411), Emerald Green (620), Glitter Gold (050), Glitter Silver (080), Glitter White (010), Lime Green (605), Orange (752), Phosphorescent (024), Ruby Red (474), Sapphire (275), Translucent (005), Turquoise Blue (280), Violet (900) I didn’t write this article to compare the physical qualities of the different translucent polymer clay brands. They are very different and sometimes you have to choose your clay based on factors other than translucence. That is part of the art of polymer clay. It’s a highly technical medium that is easy to dabble in but it takes a lot of experience and experimentation to know which materials to choose and how to manipulate the materials to get the results you want. Discussing the features, qualities, uses, and performance of the different brands is something I’ll leave for another day. Cernit Nature : 3 colours with a stone and dirt effect thanks to strands in the clay that allows an irregular aspect, similar to the one of a stone. Available in 56g. problem, but it’s good to know. Because of this, Premo white translucent is best used in polymer clay projects containing blue and green tones. It can look a bit strange if mixed with the warmer side of the color spectrum.The less clear brands of translucent polymer clay work nicely for faux stone effects and to give a less chalky effect to your colors.