Anyone Use Paperclay?

[The Kryptonite Kid]

I recently acquired something called Paperclay at Michaels, and i was wondering if anyone on the board has used it to make custom sculpts. Tell me your stories...Thanks

[thunderbolt]

what is it?? I've never seen the stuff.

[The Kryptonite Kid]

I picked it up when i stumbeled upon it in Michael's. The main reason i picked it up is because it says it's a self-drying clay. The Paperclay is made by Creative Paperclay. http://www.paperclay.com Basically it's really maliable Sculpy that dry's very quickly. I'm working on my custom head sculpt for Orion and the sun symbol on the front of his helmet dryed with 20 minutes. It can be painted on, lacquered, and just about everything else you can do with regular sclupy except that it feels more like yeast, or pizza dough in texture. So far i would say it's best for adding finishing touches to head sculpts. I don't think i would attempt to make a full head sculpt with it. It also adhered to the sculpy i used for a majority of the head with no problem. Pretty cool overall. It wouldn't hurt to give it a try.

[Bizarro Amy]

If it's the stuff I'm thinking of, it's not durable enough for a finished head. It might work ok to make an original, and then make a resin cast. However, before casting, I would seal it really well because I think the clay is pretty porus.

[The Kryptonite Kid]

I agree, It is a bit fragile for a stand alone head. Pretty good for adding accents to helmets, shields, etc. though...

[Spooky]

I picked up some of this myself but have yet to get around to using it. Might be time to break it out.

[The Kryptonite Kid]

I picked up some of this myself but have yet to get around to using it. Might be time to break it out.

It's defintely something different, especially if your'e used to Sculpy. I would give it a shot to see how you like it.

[Spooky]

I do love sculpey because of the work time it allows, but if you keep this stuff wet/moist, does the work time increase?

[The Kryptonite Kid]

I do love sculpey because of the work time it allows, but if you keep this stuff wet/moist, does the work time increase?

It's supossed to, yeah. I haven't tried that yet..