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Polymer clay: there are two popular brand—FIMO and SCULPEY, which is nice choice for accessories and jewellery. They’re easy to manage, quick dry and sold in various colors. Only problem is things made by them could be a little... See more » Polymer clay: there are two popular brand—FIMO and SCULPEY, which is nice choice for accessories and jewellery. They’re easy to manage, quick dry and sold in various colors. Only problem is things made by them could be a little bit heavy. Foam core: foam core is kind of a craft board, which consist of stiff foam come in between several layers of cards. You can find it in any art supply store, and use it as a base to build papier-mache. Technically, it isn’t strong enough to build hard object. It’s best use is to strengthen large pieces with two or three layers. Foam core can be cut with knife and scissors easily, and be carved to some extent once you replace the paper surface. Papier-mache: it’s a inexpensive and extremely light material. You can pulp or strip with this kind of stuff. You may be familiar with the strip way—simply rip it up into strips according to what you need, then moisturize and color it, attach it where you need. There’s one little tip: shape something into what you want, and then cover it with papier-mache. Pulping is another method to form different shapes. But it cost time and it’s really troublesome if you’ve tried, although things made by this way is vivid and adorable. Paper clay: it’s a alternative to Fimo or Sculpey. The make process is same as before, shape, dry, sand and paint. The prior advantage with paper clay is it can provide smooth effect after finished. Be advised that paper clay shrinks as it dries, so unless the piece has room to shrink, seams on it will appear. These can be fixed up with more clay. Plaster strip: it is kind of strips made of open-weave fabric covered in plaster, water-reacted. it can be fast to set it, but it takes lots of time---at least a day, to dry it thoroughly. This material is the ideal one for making body model for its feature, but be sure to move the model off the person before it gets too hard for scissors. The cast could be extremely strong, but too much heavy if you apply several layers. Remember it can’t be easily sanded to make it smooth, because plaster strip is based on loose-weave fabric. If you want to make it nice and glossy, you can apply other material such as polyfilla or spackling compound and sand that layer smooth. There’s other caution about working with plaster. Because the plaster hardens gradually, you may have to use a rubber bowl to mix it. When it hardens while you’re busy working with it, just squeeze it a bit to remove the dried plaster. Plastic: If possible, you can choose a latest product called Wonderflex, which is like thermoplastics but becomes pliable at a lower temperature. The most advantageous and healthy feature is you can use it with your own hands without being contaminated by poisonous chemical substances. Same, there’s another new material called Friendly Plastic. It becomes malleable in hot water and can be managed by bare hands, which is best companion for Wonderflex and for sculpting small items. Bookmark this page! See less »

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