Air-hardening clay

I would contact the manufacturer of the clay in question. Different brands may have different rules.

Are you planning on using the clay for doll mods?

 

It depends on what it's made of. If it's something like paperclay, then sure, no problem. But other clays don't sand as well, or the dust might be harmful to inhale.

Usually it'll say on the package if it's sandable, though. (Also, if it's Das, that stuff doesn't sand well, in my experience...)

 

i use stonnex air dry clay for a lot of things and as long as you know basic rules for sculpting ( a.k.a slip and scoring) then sanding wont be a problem because really you only get brittle parts if you try and add to hardened clay

but for me it sands down pretty smooth

 

Yeah, another thing about Das is that it takes for-freaking-ever to dry x_x Again, this was just my experience, and I was using it for parts on a costume (so much thicker/larger than for doll parts, but still :P). I just didn't like working with it.

I personally love paperclay, but am not sure how well it'd work on BJDs. I have heard of people using Apoxie Sculpt for modding, though (I think).

 

I used das pronto for sculptures a few years back (normal white type), and I had no problems sanding it down, the surface was very smooth afterwards I guess it is brittle if it gets very thin, but in my experience, super sculpey is worse.

 

I used epoxy clay to add on to Hunter's erm manhood, and I had to sand it down afterwords a little, and it was fine. ^^

 

Question! Has anyone here used La Doll different types of clay? I can't tell the difference from original La Doll, Premix and Premier versions. I mean the clay itself, not the weigh of each pack.

Thanks! =3

 

I am also very curious to know anyone's experiences with la doll. I am looking to use it for armor for my doll.

 

I just bought myself some of the La Doll clay today. I stared at it for a while trying to figure out the same thing. hehe. The La Doll Premier said that it was light weight where as the regular stuff didn't. I guess that means that it dries a lot lighter. It said that it remains strong though and that you can use the two together perfectly fine, so I dont think the difference if probably too noticeable. (also on a side note, the La Doll Premier had a lot less in the package (weight) a they were both the same price... don't know if that means you can make less with it.)

 

Hi, I'm just beginning work on my first ever OOAK doll and am wondering if anyone has tried to make their own complete doll from air hardening clay? If so, which clays did everone find to work best and/ or worst? The plan is for a fairly large one of a kind bjd so I don't want to waste funds on clay/ equipment which won't work out. Any and all advice greatly welcomed, pm me if you want to. Have a great day everyone