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Several kinds of this clay exist; Fimo and Creall-therm
are the most used ones for ordinary kitchen ovens. Both
can be obtained in many colours and intermixed. More
information about polymer clay, see navigation button
below.
Fimo:
 Clay canes (millefiori; i.e. round flower canes
(see: Beads)
Classic (24 colours)
Soft (24
standard, 6 dayglow, 6 stone effect, 6 translucent and
6 metallic colours)
MixQuick
Fimo for dolls / Puppen Fimo
Liquid Fimo Decorating Gel (New)
Translucent Polymer Clay
can be baked right onto glass, armatures, mirrors, and
more — and the light shines softly through. You could make a votive candle holder that
glows or a suncatcher for your window, or even a unique lampshade accent.
MixQuick
is a
neutral coloured clay
and a very good kneading medium for restoring
stiff, crumbly, clay (Classic too) back to a reusable condition;
it will not alter the color of your polymer clay, if
used in proper proportions (approx. one part MixQuick
to 5 parts Fimo Classic). Excellent for children.
Fimo for dolls / Puppen Fimo
This clay
is specially designed
for modeling dolls. Puppen (Doll) Fimo hardens in the oven like Fimo Classic,
but is softer which makes it easier to shape heads, arms and legs. After hardening and cooling, you
can smooth the surface with fine sandpaper and then paint,
varnish or add accessories to complete your doll. Puppen Fimo is available in
two popular colors.
Liquid Fimo Decorating Gel
Have
read about it,
a liquid polymer gel. It's an excellent adhesion medium
for connecting unbaked or baked polymer clay. You can
also paint with it or use it to transfer images from
photographs, newspapers and magazines. Liquid
Fimo hardens in any home oven at 110°C in 15-20 minutes.
Has anybody
used this stuff already? Please inform me.
I received information from Germany, have
a look at this creation.... It's in the bathtub.
My
three cats:
the naughty one, the angler and the
guardian angel
Creall-therm:
Creall-therm junior (6 colours)
Creall-therm
Professional (28l colours)
Creall-form (6 colours)
Junior is easy to use for children, but adults
use it too. It stays soft
and easy to handle. Harden this at the same temperatures
as Fimo.
Professional is a special kind of clay for professionals
and people like me. Like Junior this clay can be hardened
in any home oven.
Creall-form is the clay for the small ones. It does
not dry quickly and is very easy to handle. Not for
oven use.
Mixing
If you knead
together
two or three colours you get beautiful shaded colours
(marbly), mix it further and a new colour emerges. Take
care, do not use too much black. It affects the result
tremendously. Fimo and Creall-therm can be intermixed.
Columbus
Baking, varnishing
and glueing
The
clay has to be in the oven for about 30 minutes, temperature
110°C. It is very important to let the workpiece
cool off. It reaches maximum hardness when completely
cool. It is not necessary but you can varnish your
creation. The upside is that it will gather less dust,
the downside is that if it is broken or damaged you
have to repare it with superglue. If it is not varnished
you can always repare it with clay or
liquid Fimo and bake it again.
Same time, same temperature.
Glueing: use a two-component
adhesive to glue Fimo to metal.
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