Polymer Clay Review: Kato Polymer Clay Review

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6 жыл бұрын

Today I’ll be reviewing one of my favorite polymer clay brands: Kato Polyclay. I love to use this clay alongside Premo as both of them together cover all of my needs from techniques to temperature differences throughout the year. They’re the perfect match.
Kato has a lot going for it, as it’s a true artist’s clay, especially for those of you who create canes or faux techniques. However it’s also got some downsides which I’ll explain in the tutorial.
Sorry I forgot to mention in the video that Kato has a color mixing chart, that makes mixing your own colors really easy. Here's the link:
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@cynthiakammann7368 Ай бұрын

Thank you for the great review! It certainly matches my experience with Kato clay. I can't imagine working with any other. Especially now that they'd added a specific conditioning clay that allows you to make the clay as soft as you like, and the intense black that allows you to turn all of your color scraps into black clay so no Kato clay goes to waste. It's brilliant. It's like the perfect clay for me! Seems it's gotten quite popular as it's frequently out of stock in many online shops. I've been buying directly from Van Aken and Prairie craft.

@padali29 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for all the helpful info you share. I am a novice and appreciate your tutorials.

@barbaraletcher9919 4 жыл бұрын

I found this very helpful as I live in Queensland. Thanks so much Samantha!

@newcreations1929 3 жыл бұрын

I love Kato Clay since I first tried it last week. I can't get enough of them!!

@VickiBowers 5 жыл бұрын

That vinyl smell reminds me of when I was a little girl, that "new doll" smell, very pleasant memories, so I actually like that smell 💕💕

@JaneandEmma 3 жыл бұрын

That is the first thought I had when I opened the package; sweet memories❤️

@cazhowe737 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. That was interesting to know.

@EnlightenedFlamingo 6 жыл бұрын

Wow, I had no idea those were concentrated! Thanks for sharing that information; glad I hadn't used them yet! I just became a patron on your Patreon page. Can't wait to check everything out. I'm working on mine; haven't officially announced it yet. I love all of your work & your videos are so informative & professional. Thanks for sharing!

@JessamaTutorials 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I hope you'll be happy in the membership. :D

@UraniumFire 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the link to the color mixing chart. I have mixed Kato with Souffle and Fimo Soft to give those clays more body for caning, and it helps take down the odor a bit. I smell the odor but it doesn't bother me. I like knowing that it holds such incredible detail when used in canes.

@carbajalrodriguez1130 6 жыл бұрын

Todo esta muy bonito te felicitó , me encanta tu canal, saludos desde México

@newcreations1929 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that necklace!

@adhas 6 жыл бұрын

Really wonderful tutorial, you've got a new subscriber! I usually can only stand the shorter ones but love the info here, and your pieces are just stunning!!! Please please share how you got such a brilliant shine :)

@JessamaTutorials 6 жыл бұрын

I use Ice Resin to get the glassy shine on my beads.

@adhas 6 жыл бұрын

Jessama Tutorials, I accidentally asked this on your watercolor video as well.. thanks for answering here too! Looking forward to seeing more of your lovely work.

@newcreations1929 3 жыл бұрын

I just got mine yesterday and the smell is vinyl but I can tolerate it. I added it to my sculpy 3 and my butterfly key chain turned out nice very strong and pretty! Love me some Kato I can't get enough!

@ruthkiley6292 5 жыл бұрын

Hi Jess 2 more stores for poly clays are “Polymer Clay Store” and the “Polymer Clay Express”. They have great prices and each has deals on certain brands.

@1tinac 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@sward9800 6 жыл бұрын

Good review although should stress how good the Kato colour mixing chart is. You only need to have the basic colours on hand to have access to a beautiful range of colours through mixing your own.

@JessamaTutorials 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you. That's a good point. I'll put something in the description under the video.

@Christian-tp5pf 4 жыл бұрын

Jess,what is the strongest clay after cooking? Please help

@JessamaTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

I find that Kato is the firmest after baking.

@ruthkiley6292 5 жыл бұрын

Jess I’m watching your clay review. Do you know much about Cernit? Thanx 😉👍

@JessamaTutorials 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not very familiar with Cernit. It's not an easy clay for me to get hold of so I haven't used it much. I can say that it's a quality clay. It's strong and comes in lots of different colors so definitely worth a buy if you can get some.

@NinadelRosario0 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Samantha! I love your videos. I have a question about kato clear liquid. If I am making a small planter and want to apply liquid polyclay to create a glossy finish (baking it first then using a heat gun afterwards to increase gloss). Will there be any issues with it running off a vertical surface while baking? I think the key is to apply it thinly. Or maybe I can heatgun each side while it's horizontal before baking it. Wish I can ask kato directly but I can't find contact info on their website.

@JessamaTutorials 3 жыл бұрын

A thin layer is key, yes. I'd also heatgun it before baking it to set it, since that will happen faster than setting it in the oven.

@Lyn4817 6 жыл бұрын

Excellent, I have just purchased some Kato when I got my Teflon sheets from Lucy's Clay Tools. So I am really pleased with this explanation. I live in Townsville so it will be a very useful clay for me, for the majority of the year. If you don't mind, what recipe did you use for the bluish green please in that cuff you showed us. It is a beautiful colour. I think we can buy the colour blending chart from one of our suppliers here in Australia. I hope so.

@JessamaTutorials 6 жыл бұрын

1 part black to 5 part green. Skinner blend with that color and turquoise.

@Lyn4817 6 жыл бұрын

Jessama Tutorials Thank you. I have found the Kato Recipe chart here, for anyone looking. www.katopolyclay.com/index.php/tips-techniques/color-mixing/mixing-chart

@elishahankin6465 Жыл бұрын

Kato can give u a reason to take out your aggression...lol

@Entertainment82123 4 жыл бұрын

What do you mean when you say you will get "mud" when mixing more than 2 primary colors?

@JessamaTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

You'll get a brown color.

@maryshear5450 2 жыл бұрын

If your Kato clay breaks apart while going through the pasta machine, is there a way to reduce that occuring? For some reason this happens to me a lot, but I like kato otherwise

@JessamaTutorials 2 жыл бұрын

Here are two ways you can fix up the issue. :d www.jessamatutorials.com/condition-polymer-clay.html www.jessamatutorials.com/how-to-soften-polymer-clay.html

@beverlygreen4910 2 жыл бұрын

Can find them in at Hobby Lobby and Michael’s

@pjk225 4 жыл бұрын

I keep reading that you need to mix one of the “neutral” colors into the “spectral” colors so they don’t look like cheap plastic. Does this mean, let’s say I have a green I like, I have to mix the translucent into it? How much of the “neutral” colors need to be mixed in so it doesn’t look like cheap plastic? I can’t seem to find a video of anyone actually mixing up colors with Kato so if you happen to have a video showing how you add your neutrals I would love to see it. Thanks for all of your videos.

@JessamaTutorials 4 жыл бұрын

I like to add a little white to my colors. I don't have a video though.

@joannaremson3657 6 жыл бұрын

I tried Kato clay many years ago and I hated them! I even contacted the manufacture because I could not get them to condition at all. They looked up the lot numbers and told me they were fresh. They suggested I place them in a heavy plastic bag and over cement I should beat them with a hammer! I did that and still they crumbled. I called them again and they sent me new ones which were slightly better.. I managed to make some very ugly beads out of the red and orange ones. I loved how light and hard they were but yes they are too difficult to work with. I’m thinking people really complained about them because the shop I bought them from no longer sells them.

@sweetp.beauty3319 2 жыл бұрын

Yay!! Finally I dont really smell ANYTHING EITHER!! I was also disappointed when the "smell" turned people away lol...

@bigfoot8778 5 жыл бұрын

Can it be mixed with premo or used with premo?

@JessamaTutorials 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. It can. Bake at the middle ground between the two clay brands temperatures.

@bigfoot8778 5 жыл бұрын

@@JessamaTutorials thanks for answering. New to this so all info is welcomed.

@kays515 3 жыл бұрын

9:23 colors you have to mix not to get a plastic look.

@deborahrodriguez9075 5 жыл бұрын

I love the smell

@flair4crafts894 5 жыл бұрын

Kato brand is awful, is very dry and hard to condition. I put petroleum jelly to soften it but it dries up very quickly, and when I pass it to the machine it breaks easily. Not sure how to make it work

@JessamaTutorials 5 жыл бұрын

Here's a tutorial on how to condition Kato Clay. www.jessamatutorials.com/condition-polymer-clay.html