{"id":4403,"date":"2009-06-10T03:29:58","date_gmt":"2009-06-10T10:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=4403"},"modified":"2009-06-09T17:42:35","modified_gmt":"2009-06-10T00:42:35","slug":"studio-by-sculpey-polymer-clay-oven-bake-clay-bead-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/studio-by-sculpey-polymer-clay-oven-bake-clay-bead-making\/4403\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio by Sculpey Polymer Clay &#8211; Oven Bake Clay for Bead Making"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2009-06\/10-studio-sculpey-clay.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Studio by Sculpey Polymer Clay\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">My &#8220;First Impression&#8221; Notes with Some Comparisons to Premo Sculpey:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Well I finally got my hands on some Studio by Sculpey Clay, and have to say that it is wonderful! Although this is only my first day using the product, I&#8217;m already loving<\/span><!--more--><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> the smooth buttery texture and the soft matte finish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">As many of you know, I am a big fan of Premo Sculpey. And now it looks like the Studio line may become my other favorite. Here&#8217;s some &#8220;first impression&#8221; notes that I jotted down for you:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Studio by Sculpey is much more opaque than Premo. In fact there isn&#8217;t even a translucent in the line.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It comes in a larger sized package (2.8 oz) as compared to Premo&#8217;s (2 oz). Yeah&#8230; the more clay the better!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The Studio Clay is divided into little cubes. Easy to break off a small piece and start using it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">It&#8217;s quite soft. Feels a lot like an extra firm marshmallow. It has that smooth buttery feel in your hands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">When it&#8217;s baked it has a matte suede-like finish that sands nicely. No matter how hard you try, you will not get a high gloss finish by sanding and buffing&#8230; but you will get a low satin sheen that is very nice. I could see using the Studio by Sculpey clay and Premo clay side by side. The contrasting finishes may create a very pleasing effect. Will have to experiment with that.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There is a difference in the hardness of the clays when baked. Studio clay seems to be more flexible than Premo when used in thin sheets. The write-ups say it is more durable as well, in large pieces. But you know me. Test, test, test. Will let you know of my findings. By the way, I report on my experiments in real-time on Twitter. You can follow my updates here: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/PolymerClayTips\" class=\"external external_icon\" target=\"_blank\">PolymerClayTips<\/a> [Signing up for an account is easy and it&#8217;s free].<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The colors of Studio are different as well. All extremely yummy, but since they are not based on a traditional artist&#8217;s color palette, it may take some getting used to as far as making color recipes with them.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Overall I am excited about the bead making possibilities with this new clay and look forward to much experimentation! I got a bunch of the Studio by Sculpey tools and accessories as well&#8230; so stay tuned for my thoughts on those.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Back in August 2008, there was a bit of discussion that started about the Studio by Sculpey line of polymer clay [SEE this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/fimo-clay-premo-sculpey-cane-making-sculpting\/180\/#comment-2425\">Cane Making<\/a>]. I&#8217;d like to revive that conversation here if possible. Curious to hear your thoughts and opinions. Please post your comments below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My &#8220;First Impression&#8221; Notes with Some Comparisons to Premo Sculpey: Well I finally got my hands on some Studio by Sculpey Clay, and&#8230;&nbsp;<span class=\"cmtcnt\">24<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[2740],"class_list":["post-4403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-supplies","tag-polymer-clay-tools-supplies-organization"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4403\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}