I am still alive.. I’ve just been busy with work and too tired to touch the computer when I got home.
I picked up some of the new Studio by Sculpey clay this weekend. I haven’t done much with it yet but it looks interesting. Someone (sorry I don’t remember which blog) did a review recently and compared it to a combination between Premo and Ultra Light and I agree.
It’s softer than Premo and not as sticky with that cool sort of suede feel that Ultra Light has. But it’s not as marshmallowy as the Ultralight. I’m not sure how it would be for sculpting but I think it should work well for making pulls from molds, extruding etc. The colors are really nice for using straight from the package, much more complex and subtle colors but I’m not sure you’d have your whole palette for mixing. I really like the denim and the butter cream and the teal and…
I did try making a quick gingko leaf to try out the leaf cutter and veiner and I used it for some destructive testing. It was a #3 thickness on the Atlas pasta machine and then veins were impressed so parts of the leaf were really thin. You definitely don’t have to worry about brittleness – I threw it down as hard as I could on the floor with no problems. It’s tough and flexible – we bent it almost completely back on itself before it broke on one of the veins. I was able to tear the clay easier than breaking it by bending but I don’t think that’s much of a problem. It’s the flexing and bending that usually do you in.
Should be fun to play with anyway.
Hi Jean, I’m so glad that others are playing with this new clay. I’ve been playing it with it also, but from a different perspective. I’ve written up my thoughts about it on my blog – http://www.polymerclayzen.blogspot.com – check it out!