{"id":16577,"date":"2013-01-10T03:05:34","date_gmt":"2013-01-10T11:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=16577"},"modified":"2013-04-11T17:02:06","modified_gmt":"2013-04-12T00:02:06","slug":"comparing-translucent-polymer-clay-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/comparing-translucent-polymer-clay-brands\/16577\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Translucent Polymer Clay Brands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"video\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=16577#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" alt=\"Translucent Polymer Clay\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2013-01\/10-90334-pt0-comparing-translucent-clays.jpg\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Video #334:<\/span> Which polymer clay translucent product is right for you? Premo Sculpey, Kato Polyclay, Fimo or Sculpey III?<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Topics Covered In This Video:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Comparison between 4 Brands of Translucent Polymer Clay:<br \/>\n&#8211; Sculpey III Translucent<br \/>\n&#8211; Premo Sculpey White Translucent (5527)<br \/>\n&#8211; Fimo Effects Transparent White<br \/>\n&#8211; Kato Polyclay Translucent<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Sample chips of all brands rolled out to two different thicknesses:<br \/>\n&#8211; 1 playing card thick and<br \/>\n&#8211; 6 playing cards thick<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">All samples baked for one hour at recommended temperature for each brand:<br \/>\n&#8211; Sculpey III @ 265F<br \/>\n&#8211; Premo @ 275F<br \/>\n&#8211; Fimo @ 230F<br \/>\n&#8211; Kato @ 300F<br \/>\n(To be fair, I haven&#8217;t tested the longer baking times with Kato, so the 1 hour may have been a detriment to strength rather than a benefit like it is with Sculpey III, Premo and Fimo. Further testing needs to be done to find the ideal baking time for Kato Polyclay.)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Comparisons were made with each brand on the following properties:<br \/>\n&#8211; Color<br \/>\n&#8211; Clarity<br \/>\n&#8211; Strength<br \/>\n&#8211; Flexibility<br \/>\n&#8211; Transparency<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JImbJlmMhUg?rel=0\" height=\"323\" width=\"575\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">By the way, if you have a polymer clay question or challenge you&#8217;d like me to address in an upcoming video vlog, do post it in the comments below. I&#8217;d love to help you find quicker and easier ways to bring up the professionalism in your polymer clay art.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #808080;\">Oh and don&#8217;t forget to give these videos a<em> Thumbs Up<\/em> click at YouTube if you are enjoying them. The more <em>Likes<\/em> a video gets, the higher it rises in the searches. And that means even more people will be able to join in on this polymer clay journey of a lifetime.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Also, by subscribing to our YouTube Channel directly, you will receive notifications as soon as new videos are uploaded. To subscribe, click here&#8230;<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JImbJlmMhUg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Translucent Polymer Clay<\/a><span style=\"color: #808080;\">. The Subscribe Button is right near the top of that YouTube page.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Looking forward to hearing from you!<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 575px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 200px;\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Video #334: Which polymer clay translucent product is right for you? 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