Polymer VS Plasticine Clay For Sculpting.
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Күн бұрынIn this video I go over some of the differences between polymer and plasticine clay and when you might want to use one or the other. If you're interested in figurative sculpting be sure to check out the links below!
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@SalElder 9 ай бұрын
Another reason to use plasticene without sulfur is that if you're making a silicone mold, the sulfur can prevent the silicone from curing.
@AndrewJosephKeith 9 ай бұрын
Good point!
@jinjun-blowmoldingmachiner1835 3 ай бұрын
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@painkiller93 24 күн бұрын
What if you spray mold release in between the 2 will it solve that problem ?
@crosleywhite8390 25 күн бұрын
I really love how you explain the use of the two clays even a fool could understand ❤
@yuko13371 11 ай бұрын
I really recommend those cheap kinder garten plasticine for begginers to try out "adult" sculpting . Altough they aren't air dry , if you leave them in the open , they will dry!
@christopherazzopardi2062 8 ай бұрын
Excellent tutorial
@darkbananna 5 ай бұрын
It was very encouraging and informative, thank for this video!
@AndrewJosephKeith 5 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@anabalzan4935 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. It was very informative👍👍👍
@AndrewJosephKeith 11 ай бұрын
No problem! hope the information is helpful!
@Bearhugs4u 10 ай бұрын
Thank you! I'm trying to get into sculpting and I just ordered my first pack of polymer clay based on this video. I might also have to check out your figure sculpting course! Thanks again, this video really helped me out!
@AndrewJosephKeith 10 ай бұрын
Hey thank you for the comment! that's great to hear. Yeah if you're into sculpting you might like the full sculpting courses over at proko.com.
@loconaruto 21 күн бұрын
This videos was so good and informative, liked and subscribed instantly. Thank you for the information!
@AndrewJosephKeith 21 күн бұрын
Welcome aboard! Glad to hear it
@AndrewJosephKeith 11 ай бұрын
What topic would you like me to cover next?
@teaacustardcream2868 10 ай бұрын
Hi are there any non toxic ways to smoothen plasticine
@AndrewJosephKeith 8 ай бұрын
@@teaacustardcream2868 I like to use an alcohol torch bottle to melt the surface.
@audiemuniz6445 8 ай бұрын
Love your video, polymer clay is hard to work on it.i use monster clay I love that clay lot,the problem is to do molding.i want to learn polymer clay .thanks for all the tips!
@audiemuniz6445 8 ай бұрын
Can you do video about teeth?
@Aravifebcrafts 8 ай бұрын
Amazing… thanks for the information 🙂
@AndrewJosephKeith 8 ай бұрын
Glad it helps!
@brojonathanjones5195 2 ай бұрын
Awesome video ,thanks !!
@AndrewJosephKeith 2 ай бұрын
of course!
@holaitserin Ай бұрын
Hey, thanks man for this video! Last year I bought a tub of Monster Clay to start sculpting some busts of characters that don’t exist in bust or 1:6 ranges. I got in a creative rut and haven’t touched it since. I wish I had seen your video sooner, would’ve saved me about $60 on a tub of clay but at least I can reuse it. It’s good to know to pass on to students that they can just use the cheap stuff for moulds etc as well. I use polymer clay for jewellery making.
@cliffedward 5 ай бұрын
I saw a YT video ok a guy in the late 40s of a guy sculpting in plasticine. He gave his sculpt thin coats of varnish to harden the surface.
@AndrewJosephKeith 5 ай бұрын
for varnishing polymer clays? or placticine clays? if it's plasticine I would be interested in what type of varnish was used because that would be great to have and use to make sculptures permanent.
@EKomarovska 6 ай бұрын
Hi,Andrew! I am subscribed now.Thanks for videos.
@AndrewJosephKeith 6 ай бұрын
Glad to have you on board! You are welcome!
@cpk001 Ай бұрын
So glad I found your channel, subscribed :)
@AndrewJosephKeith Ай бұрын
Glad to have you on board!
@robot_spider 4 ай бұрын
Many years ago, I had read that Aardman used "plasticine" and wanted to see what it was like. I'm in the US, and all my web searches kept returning results for Sculpey. I figured it was just a difference in branding. Obviously animators weren't baking the clay, but you don't have to bake Sculpey either. It still seemed like a different product through. Glad to finally have put this brain bug to rest once and for all. Thanks!
@AndrewJosephKeith 4 ай бұрын
yeah usually "non-drying modeling clay" is synonymous with plasticine or plastiline or plastelina. But basically it's just natural clay body mixed with oils or waxes instead of water.
@gracemcmaster6367 Ай бұрын
I just found your channel and subscribed I’ve got a degree but I love to learn more and I’m invested already
@AndrewJosephKeith Ай бұрын
Glad to have you on board!
@oracle-ld1jn 9 ай бұрын
اطلاعات بسیار بسیار خوبی به من دادید، سپاسگزارم.🙏🌺
@cnotbusch 5 ай бұрын
Great video my friend. I would look into Cos clay if you have not yet, its the next level of polymer clay.
@AndrewJosephKeith 5 ай бұрын
I've heard that I should try it from several people so I will have to look into it sometime soon.
@skorycc 7 ай бұрын
Hey Andrew! Thanks for the great information. I picked up some of the dollar store clay but I can’t figure out the color combination you used to create that brown. I’ve tried a couple different packages and haven’t had any luck.
@AndrewJosephKeith 7 ай бұрын
I take out the black, dark purple, dark blue, and dark green. (these I mix together to get a very dark bluish black clay that is better for doing gesture studies because it's easier to see the outline of the figure with dark clay) then I mix all the other colors together to get the reddish brown. You can also mix all colors together to get a dark charcoal gray which is also nice but with clay that dark it can be hard to see the details which is why I opt for the brown generally.
@skorycc 7 ай бұрын
Perfect!!! Thank you so much! I appreciate all of your informational videos and sculpts!
@arniedavis6077 7 ай бұрын
Hi Andrew, you are a marvelous teacher. Question: what do you think of TruForm armatures?
@AndrewJosephKeith 7 ай бұрын
I haven’t invested in any but I think that sculptors should know how to make their own armatures rather than having to purchase pre-made ones.
@benquirobiequiratman4646 5 ай бұрын
what kind of clay u can use for ur Action figurs hair
@AndrewJosephKeith 5 ай бұрын
The same clay as the rest of the sculpt. Usually chavant nsp or a cheaper plasticine clay. @@benquirobiequiratman4646
@elwyndude 9 ай бұрын
Sorry I have a dumb question but this is my first time modelling. If I have an action figure that is wearing a shirt and tie (part of the plastic action figure) and I want to transform the figure to be wearing a long sleave shirt, would I sand down or grind down the tie for example - to make it flat, or use the clay to smooth out the area? Using NSP clay...
@AndrewJosephKeith 9 ай бұрын
depends on how prominent the clothing is that you want to sculpt over. either of those options can work depending on the thickness you want in the long sleeve.
@grandhuman7614 Ай бұрын
Polimet VS plastilin VS plastid
@brendapaint 7 ай бұрын
can you plaster over plasticine clay? with those plaster craft strips? (they use for casting?)
@AndrewJosephKeith 7 ай бұрын
usually plaster is used for the mother mold and not directly on top of the plasticine clay. So I usually do a silicone layer with some fabric reinforcement and then plaster over top of that for the mother mold.
@user-wt1mg2um8n 4 ай бұрын
Looks great and very informative. I was wondering if I could make molds with the polimer clay and then cast items with it using heated glue sticks to make the positive. Please let me know. Steven
@AndrewJosephKeith 4 ай бұрын
I haven't tried that but that would be an interesting experiment. The polymer clay does seem to soften up again when it is heated though so Idk how well that would work. Might be worth a try though.
@k.A.t.U.n. 5 ай бұрын
Thanks
@AndrewJosephKeith 5 ай бұрын
No problem
@ComeAlivewithMK 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this. I wonder about using air dry clay or paper clay -paper clay doesn’t seem to be good with details but air dry clay. Does that work for figurines? And small ones like in sixth scale?
@AndrewJosephKeith 4 ай бұрын
Maybe I'll have to do a video comparing those two types of clay. I haven't tried much of either so it could be another fun video.
@ComeAlivewithMK 4 ай бұрын
@@AndrewJosephKeith Awesome!!! Foam clay might be a third contender???? Thanks so much for responding!!!’
@dannigeyer2696 11 ай бұрын
HI, I have not sculpted since high school but looking to get back into it. Could you use stoneware clay to do this kind of sculpture and then fire it? Instead of the Polymer.
@AndrewJosephKeith 11 ай бұрын
yeah absolutely. especially if you have access to a kiln to fire the clay. Many people don't have that access though so that's why I mention these types of clay. I may do a video on water based natural clay in the future.
@dannigeyer2696 11 ай бұрын
@@AndrewJosephKeith Thank you for the quick response. This was a great video.
@agustinencina138 2 ай бұрын
Hello Andrew, thanks for the video!! I was wondering if I can make a silicone mold (+ plaster) of a sculpture made of polymer clay while it is still soft or I must use plasticine or other non-dry material? thank you again!
@AndrewJosephKeith 2 ай бұрын
I'm actually not sure about that but it is a good question. I know once you bake it you can put a mold seal release agent on top (like vaseline) to keep the silicone from sticking to the sculpture but I'm not sure if this would work while the clay is still malleable.
@agustinencina138 2 ай бұрын
@@AndrewJosephKeith Ok! Thank you very much!!
@lindaeasley5606 3 ай бұрын
I love both . I seem to be able to do better work in plasticine ,but polymer is more permanent
@AndrewJosephKeith 3 ай бұрын
Yeah I agree ☝️
@mayukhbanerjee1147 10 ай бұрын
I am trying to muster up the courage to start sculpting but I am confused as to which clay to buy, some o the multicoloured ones you have shown here are mentioned to be air drying, on the websites. Should I go for those or should I go for Jovi plasteline clay?
@AndrewJosephKeith 10 ай бұрын
Plasteline is better for beginning because it is reusable so you can use it to practice a lot. That's what I recommend. I like Chavant NSP but other types of "non-drying modeling clay" work fine.
@mayukhbanerjee1147 10 ай бұрын
@@AndrewJosephKeith Thanks for the super fast reply! I found a really inexpensive plasteline clay just now and was just waiting for your reply in fact before placing the order. Thanks again ❤️
@XmortoxX1990 Ай бұрын
As I primarily want to sculpt miniatures for board games ana maybe something alittle bigger, I´ll use epoxies like Green Stuff, than try Polumer clay ans I sat a lot of miniatures artists use that too.
@AndrewJosephKeith Ай бұрын
I haven't tried Green Stuff or other epoxy clays but maybe I'll have to do another comparison video with those!
@leia.z 10 ай бұрын
Could polymer clay be molded & casted for ‘copies printing’ or would plasticine clay work better for that?
@samojede6776 7 ай бұрын
I would Like to know as well
@AndrewJosephKeith 6 ай бұрын
Plasticine clay is usually preferable for mold making but you can make molds of polymer sculptures by spraying them with mold release so the silicone doesn't stick to the baked polymer sculpture.
@CozySingelLife 7 ай бұрын
Could you make a video about what you think about Cos Clay?
@AndrewJosephKeith 7 ай бұрын
I haven’t tried that so I might have to get some for testing. I’d like to do more clay comparison videos so thanks for the suggestion!
@CozySingelLife 7 ай бұрын
@@AndrewJosephKeith That would be interesting, but no stress :P. CocClay is supposed to be flexible after baking so it can be used for Stop-Motion :) Thanks for all of your videos. I´m a beginner in sculpting with clay and I find your videos very helpful. Greetings from Germany!
@EKomarovska 6 ай бұрын
I will come again,Andrew.
@Surmountable 6 ай бұрын
Sir please send link polymer clay materials
@MordockCeramics 8 ай бұрын
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@raymondfowlkes6821 Ай бұрын
I've been watching a lot of videos yours and others lm getting into this and l can't drawn a lick🤷
@thatsadogslife Ай бұрын
Very interesting! Thank you for this video! I subscribed :) If you haven’t yet… can you make a video of plasticine clay sculpture for stop motion animation? If that’s something within your skills.
@AndrewJosephKeith Ай бұрын
Interesting suggestion! It’s not something I’ve done but might be fun to try. I’ll be sure to share the process if I do. Thanks for the comment.
@kelvinpoetra 19 күн бұрын
hello sir, I want to ask how many brands of clay there are for making action figures, film costume props and other things related to crafting?
@AndrewJosephKeith 19 күн бұрын
I'm not sure how many types of clay there are but there are many brands and many types of clay for different purposes.
@rleeroberts6350 3 ай бұрын
Use magic sculpt . 2 part epoxy clay . Best there is.
@naroosogrey5666 4 ай бұрын
can i paint over plasticine clay after finishing and if yes what type of paint/coloring would work best?
@AndrewJosephKeith 4 ай бұрын
No not that I’m aware of.
@pandamant666 6 ай бұрын
For polymer clay, can I bake it and add on more polymer clay and rebake again?
@AndrewJosephKeith 6 ай бұрын
Yes absolutely 👍 just don’t bake it too hot or it can burn.
@valientoys 2 ай бұрын
Hi I want to use Polymer to make some hair piece for an action figure like SH Figuarts if you're familiar, more precisely it's for the GT toys Dasin 1/12 Hyuga Action Figure, would you recommend it for this job ? or is Polymer not appropriated because too heavy or breakable? Once cooked does it feels like stone or plastic ? thanks for your feedback!
@AndrewJosephKeith 2 ай бұрын
It's like a soft plastic once hardened. I'm not sure if it would work. It's not very heavy so I don't think that would be an issue but idk if it would stick to an already made sculpture (though I guess you can glue it) sorry I can't be more helpful.
@N.AMRL_ 2 ай бұрын
I’m making a fibreglass mould, which should I choose?
@AndrewJosephKeith 2 ай бұрын
Probably plasticine that's oil and wax based because those are more geared towards mold making.
@-ulikakkuliev3716 5 ай бұрын
I guess extra electric owen is required for baking polymer clay? Since while baking bad chemicals might stick on the inner surface of the owen, am I correct?
@AndrewJosephKeith 5 ай бұрын
From what I understand it's ok to do in a normal oven and it's non-toxic as long as you don't overcook the plastic and burn it. you might want to use a cookie tray that is just for these types of projects though.
@yc5391 4 ай бұрын
she is easily one of the most attractive human beings i have ever seen... and it not just her looks
@nedkiryakov4824 4 ай бұрын
Is it possible to be mixed NSP medium and NSP soft plasticine?
@AndrewJosephKeith 4 ай бұрын
Yeah absolutely. I’ve mixed the medium nsp and about 1/4 the hard nsp because I prefer a little firmer of a clay. But it can also go the other way if you prefer softer.
@julianchancodave Ай бұрын
Have you ever used air-dry polymer clay? I don't have an oven so that's what I use. The downside is you're always fighting against time and it can be difficult to put a lot of detail, especially in bigger sculptures.
@AndrewJosephKeith Ай бұрын
I haven’t tried it but I might have to give it a go!
@naroosogrey5666 4 ай бұрын
could i just put a lining of clear resin over plasticine if i wanted to keep it?
@naroosogrey5666 4 ай бұрын
or something like resin
@AndrewJosephKeith 4 ай бұрын
You could try it!
@Toyotaemployee 27 күн бұрын
My hands sweat a lot and I like to sculpt clays but I have plasticine cuz it's easier.When I sweat my hands gets warmer and when I wanna sculpt it tends to sweat a lot so my sweat and heat makes the plasticine is gonna be like very melty.I can't use polymer clay because I don't want to bake it or like sell it.Can you tell me what other ways to not make my plasticine melty with my sweaty hands?
@AndrewJosephKeith 27 күн бұрын
Natural pottery clay like terracotta might be a better option.
@Toyotaemployee 27 күн бұрын
@@AndrewJosephKeithcan you dry the clay from baking it or does it not dry at all
@David-Field.Stuff01 6 ай бұрын
Hi. I just found your chanel. Fantastic video and I've subscribed and I'm going to enjoy watching the rest. Please take the next comments as constructive criticism intended to help you make your great videos even better. OK, in this video you are talking a little too FAST. The viewing experience feels like I'm watching a trailer for something longer. Slow down a bit and consider using a few image transitions that you do not talk over OR make the video a minute longer and spread the voice over a bit because it feels like you are on the clock. Great video.
@AndrewJosephKeith 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment I'll take it into consideration! I guess I prefer fast past video but maybe not everyone feels that way.
@benquirobiequiratman4646 5 ай бұрын
action figurs for hair
@teegees 5 ай бұрын
Very informative. Have you tried Monster Clay (hard) or Pepy Plastilina (doesn’t stain)? I’m mainly looking for hard reusable clay for product design quick prototyping. Something hard enough that will hold shape even at small diameters (like a drinking straw), but malleable and reusable any time.
@AndrewJosephKeith 5 ай бұрын
I'll have to try those and do a comparison. I haven't used either of those yet but you'll definitely want a hard clay or wax for that type of fine detail.
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