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July 28, 2006 at 8:30 am #985850
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CAN ANYONE GIVE SOME INFORMATION ON THE PROPERTIES (DRYING, COLURING SUITABILITY ETC.) PLASTICINE.RahulJuly 28, 2006 at 9:59 am #1073271Plasticene is a non-drying modeling clay. It will never dry and is not durable. It is often used for clay figure animation.
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July 28, 2006 at 9:59 am #1073272Plasticene is a non-drying modeling clay. It will never dry and is not durable. It is often used for clay figure animation.
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July 28, 2006 at 6:56 pm #1073273It was used as a modeling material in my sculpture class and then a plaster cast was made of the plasticene sculpture and then the original plasticene sculpture would be tossed and the plaster mold used to make a more durable and reproducable product in firable clay or concrete.
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July 31, 2006 at 5:12 am #1073274Thanks friends.
RahulAugust 4, 2006 at 3:16 pm #1073276I work with the stuff and if you are concerned with drying-then this isn’t the stuff, Plasticine is an oil based clay that never drys. There are several name brands out there-but you need to be careful. Many cantain sulfur. This is bad for the eye for some folks and also bad with jewlery-they tarnish extermely fast! I fine the best plasticine without sulfur and holds up pretty good is AMACO clay. It can come in a whole mess of colors but they have cream and gray so as an artist-you won’t feel like you’re in grade school.
September 22, 2006 at 3:23 pm #1073277September 24, 2006 at 3:43 pm #1073280Can you pour silicone over plasticine to make a silicone mold?
CxxI use silicon rubber to make moulds from plasticine masters with no trouble at all
September 24, 2006 at 5:20 pm #1073278Ohh goodies, now all i need is to master the technique of making something out of plasticine, thank you my dear.
CxxxSeptember 27, 2006 at 2:31 pm #1073275I work a lot in plasticene and it is a great material. It can come in a variety of hardnesses to suit your need and it comes in Sulfer based and Non-Sulfer based.
Some companies make it in a variety of colors, others don’t.
Most common brands are ROMA, Chavant, and J-Mac.
ROMA is a sulfer based plasticene and needs to be coated with a sealer if you intend on pouring a silcone mold (it won’t set right if you don’t)
Chavant has a number of plasticenes but La Beau Touche and NSP are probably the most popular. Both are Non-Sulfer Plasticene (which is litterally what NSP stands for). La Beau Touche is a bit more sticky than NSP. They also make a very hard clay called Y2 Klay that is good for carving, but can be warmed and modeled as well. It can also be melted down and poured into a mold if you have a piece you have roughed out in another material but want to add detailing to. It isn’t sticky.
J-Mac comes in Tan and is non-sulfer plasticene. It isn’t as sticky as the Chavant LBT or NSP.
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September 27, 2006 at 2:35 pm #1073279Thank you Will, i will need to check what type of plasticine i have its for kids so it may not haver sulphur in it, thank you.
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