What to Expect from Sculpey III Polymer Clay

Sculpey III also known as Sculpey 3 is said to be that one specific polymer clay that is great for bringing out details in any miniatures. I got myself its mulitpack 12 pastel colors. It came in a box and cost me something like $10. I thought it was a good deal. But was working with it easy? Let’s find out here.

In the beginning, I was quite excited to see the 12 colors in one box. Each was 1 ounce which I thought was not so bad. Taking them out made me more hopeful. They just did not look bright, but also glittery. Such look is actually elegant to me, for sometimes they can go without the glossy coats. But there was something different about Sculpey III. It was way too soft.

One little press just ruined the clay that I rolled into a ball. Sometimes it even got stuck to the paper on which I placed it. This was definitely troublesome for me. So that entire statement that it is great for detailing is not true. Also since they are so soft they cannot be used for making canes. But yes, once they came out of the oven baked as figures they looked just fine and durable. Another thing is that this polymer clay is great for creating realistic looking whip cream, ice cream, pie and other desserts. This basically allows me to say that Sculpey 3 does not completely lack quality.

But if you are a beginner never get it is multipack of pastel colors. The reason behind this is that the box does not include the black and red. They are quite essential in creating eyes and hair for miniatures. Also remember that by using Sculpey 3, you will not be able to master the art of giving details to whatever you make.

Because of all this, I would say that Scupley 3 is like side dish. In other words, it is best for giving tiny details to figures we make by using tough polymer clay (other brands).  And this let's it receive 3 out of 5 stars from me.