CERNIT Polymer Paste, Translucent White, 500 g

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Cernit is a popular clay among doll-makers because of its translucent quality and the porcelain-like finish it hasafter curing. Is Translucent Pardo Professional Art Clay the clearest translucent polymer clay on the market? Yes. And no. No other clay is clearer. Cernit is certainly just as easy to read through and is just as white. But it’s not better than Pardo. Premo White Translucent is just as easy to read through as Pardo, but it has a tint. Cernit Shiny: 14 colours in 56g, highly concentrated in coloured mica that contrast with the colours of the clay. The shiny is different from the glamour due to the thinness of the glitter in it and the effects of the colour. These colours are perfect for jewellery as they have a pretty metallic effect together with coloured hints.

Cernit Translucent Polymer Clay - Blueberry Beads

Cernit Doll: 7 colours that have a skin-like effect (slightly transparent) and one translucent flesh colour. This clay has an aspect very close to flesh, a porcelain-like finish and is totally suitable for creating dolls. Each piece weighs 500g. I started this experiment fully expecting that Translucent Pardo Art Clay would be the clearest translucent polymer clay. So imagine my surprise when in this side by side direct comparison we see that Pardo Translucent Art Clay, while very transparent, is not appreciably more transparent than other brands, in particular Cernit and Premo. It is obvious in this photograph, though, that Sculpey III and Kato Translucent are not particularly translucent. (***See note below about Kato Polyclay.) Results by Brand Name Pardo Professional Art ClayAs soon as your piece of clay is baked and maybe polished, you can still work on it by adding acrylic paints, oil paints, mica powders or varnish. Premo White Translucent is just as clear as Pardo Art Clay and depending on your use can give you remarkably clear results. I didn’t write this article to compare the physical qualities of the different translucent polymer clay brands. They are very different and sometimes you have to choose your clay based on factors other than translucence. That is part of the art of polymer clay. It’s a highly technical medium that is easy to dabble in but it takes a lot of experience and experimentation to know which materials to choose and how to manipulate the materials to get the results you want. Discussing the features, qualities, uses, and performance of the different brands is something I’ll leave for another day. Pardo translucent is by far the clearest translucent clay available. You can place four sheets of thin Pardo translucent on top of each other, each with a different effect, and still be able to see through to the bottom sheet. This translucent clay has a lot of problems to go with it though. It's much harder to find and is much more expensive than other polymer clay brands. It's also a lot harder to work with as even the slightest air bubble will cause significant plaquing. This clay can be rewarding, but you need a lot of patience and it's expensive.

Cernit Clay and Doll Cernit colors in 500gm Bars - High Cernit Clay and Doll Cernit colors in 500gm Bars - High

If you can find Translucent Pardo Art Clay, then by all means buy it and have fun. It’s a fantastic clay to work with. But if you can’t find it, or if you’re not comfortable purchasing polymer clay online, then all is not lost.Cernit Translucent: 14 transparent colours and one glow-in-the-dark colour. This range is very popular among artists due to its amazing transparency. This range is available in 56g, 250g and 500g (Translucent). I also use a food processor to condition difficult clay. Though I’ve not had too much trouble with Kato if it’s fresh. It’s only my old stuff that’s crumbly. I’ve done marbling which included both Kato and Pardo and then polish with the ultra high micro grits and then buffed. The surface was not completely flat on a micro level because the Pardo wore away more than the Kato. And yes, it’s hard to keep a shine on a surface that’s soft…even normal wear will dull it straight away.