Comments on: Comparison of Studio by Sculpey Polymer Clay and Premo Sculpey

By: lynn watts

lynn watts — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:58:30 +0000

I have not tried the tools by studio,but have some of the clay. I still like Kato and Fimo Classic for holding detail and not smearing. It is harder to condition but Donna gave me a solution, use a mallet to smack your clay in the pkg. it came in or put in a plastic bag and hit it with a mallet to soften the clay prior to rolling thru the PM. That worked pretty good. Donna is a great person, softly spoken,and enjoys the clay. Her husband is a wonderful man as well. He supports his wife greatly. Did anyone watch HGTV The Carol Duvall Show? Donna was on there quite a bit. I like Premo and the colors but still like Kato,Fimo best.

By: Cindy Lietz@Studio by Sculpey Tools

Cindy Lietz@Studio by Sculpey Tools — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:20:55 +0000

Yeah it is a different clay to work with that’s for sure. But with each clay, the properties it has, can be used to it’s advantage for different types of projects. I find Studio by Sculpey clay perfect for faux leather but not so much for faux jade. That is why you need to have the different clays around to play with. To see what is best for which situation.

The tools are fab though for everything. Have you tried them yet?

By: Penny

Penny — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:34:57 +0000

I managed to have a go this afternoon at working with the Studio. Interesting stuff – stained my fingers which I didn’t appreciate. Mailable, but rather too soft for my liking. Really lovely colours – but one could mix those out of all the other clays! Still an open verdict for me!

By: Ken H.

Ken H. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:31:00 +0000

Even the formulas to replicate some of the other colors like Premo Cad. Red using Kato, which is nice to know if you run out of one brands color mid-project.

By: Ken H.

Ken H. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:23:22 +0000

I appreciate it as well, went to the web site to view the chart due to not being able to go there by pasting the link. Fantastic resource.

By: Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Color Recipes

Cindy Lietz@Polymer Clay Color Recipes — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:52:02 +0000

That is excellent news Sue! You are such a trooper for going to all that effort! Everyone (especially me), really appreciates it!

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:27:12 +0000

I just received a lovely email from Margaret at Shades of Clay: to paraphrase, the link to the Kato colour mixing chart had escaped during their web site software upgrade.

Anyway, the great thing is that it’s now fixed, and the colour chart is accessible again at the following location:

>> shadesofclay.com/more/Images/Colour%20Mixing%20Chart.jpg < <

There's now a link to it too from the Shades of Clay colour recipes page:

>> shadesofclay.com/more/Color%20Recipes.htm <<

Yay! :)

By: Sue

Sue — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:19:14 +0000

Fair enough! I’ve emailed them, and I’ve taken it down for the time being.

By: Cindy Lietz@Color Tips for Polymer Clay Canes

Cindy Lietz@Color Tips for Polymer Clay Canes — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:01:22 +0000

Hang on guys, there may be a reason why it is no longer posted. Maybe you better ask Shades of Clay, why it is no longer posted. Someone may have a problem with us posting it here. However, with permission, I would be happy to add it as a resource.

By: Ashlyn

Ashlyn — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:34:14 +0000

That sounds like a fabulous system Sue! I can’t imagine that anyone would object to previously free content being shared for free.