The Glowhouse Air Drying Modelling Clay Nylon Reinforced 12.5kg (Terracotta)

I bought the terracotta version. This is a lovely clay to work with. I am new to working with clay and am making pinch-pots, having a go at carving and trying slab-building. This clay is excellent for all of the above.It is ready to use straight out of the bag, not too wet, not too dry. It doesn't dry out too quickly, so I don't feel rushed when building/carving/sculpting, and don't have to keep misting the clay too much while I work.I barely notice the fibres in it while working, and it's easy to carve despite the fibres, as long as you wait till the clay is the right hardness for carving. Try to carve too early on in the drying process and the fibres will drag as you carve. But once it is leather-hard, you won't notice the fibres at all and can cut sharp, clean lines.So far I've made bowls, dishes, I've made and carved tiles, and a dish to hold my paint brushes etc. Some dishes I have made very fine - very thin walls, and they have held together well and don't feel fragile. All have turned out great. I have used both additive and reductive processes and the clay responds well to both, as long as you know what you're doing!There are no cracks in any of my pieces so far. I learned through using other air-dry clays to dry my creations slowly, in a cool spot. If I want to carve something the next day, I leave it in a plastic bag overnight so it doesn't dry out too much.I don't use a potters wheel so can't comment on how this clay responds to that.I agree with other reviewers that you cannot make slip with this clay. I do want to experiment with slip at somme point, I will have to try a different clay for that.All in all, this clay is a great choice at a great price. The amount of clay you get is amazing.

I enjoyed playing around with this clay. Other air dry clays ive tried have had a different texture which doesn't allow you to add fine detail. With this stuff the only limit is your imagination.One thing to remember is whatever you make will loose around a third of size once dry

liked everything

Thus clay is pretty decent, the few things I would say about it is that it's very wet, so it's really hard and messy to work with but leaving it out in the air for a bit solves this problem, the other thing is it's really hairy? In the sense that if I use a knife and cute it and don't clean up the edges it's kinda fluffy, but then that's just on me for not smoothing down the edges while I work. Overall it's really nice to work with, it's great for painting and glazing.

It performed perfectly for extensive hand modelling..A tip, let your work air dry slowly with a covering of a damp cloth.

It seemed good value and I was excited to give it to my dad as he is creative and enjoys sculpting in other materials. He has worked hard to get a decent result with this clay but ended up frustrated. The clay is too hard to mould or shape satisfactorily, even in a warm house. He also tried to work it in a cold shed.

This is the best air drying clay that I’ve used. If you want to do a big project - you get some much for your money. I’ve tried using das air dry clay - not only is it horrible to work with but you get so little for the amount. This is definitely worth the price. I’ve bought 3 in the last 2 month because I’ve enjoyed working with it so much!

I got this for my children’s art projects. I have tried air drying clays before and was really impressed by this in comparison. Others I have tried dry out really quickly while working with them and aren’t malleable enough. This took a few days to fully dry, but was great to work with.