The temperature should be respected as harmful gases could develop and the colour could be corrupted. Thin Sheets Thin sheets of translucent polymer clay show Pardo, Cernit, and Premo to be close rivals for holding the title for most translucent.

Cernit Translucent Polymer Clay - Blueberry Beads

You should aim to try them all out to see which one you are most comfortable using for different polymer clay projects. Cindy Leitz made a video comparing Pardo to other brands and here’s my comparison of Cernit to Pardo. I think it would be safe to guess that Kato Polyclay would be more translucent if baked longer than 10 minutes.I'll go into the advantages and disadvantages of each brand to give you a broad picture of what the different brands are like and what they are best used for. You can also use it to tone down Kato’s spectral colors to a more natural color in polymer clay techniques like mokume gane. I sand with flexible micron papers from Rio Grande and polish with an ultra soft buff on a high speed wheel. It’s not toxic, it’s caustic, and can cause lung irritation (because it forms hydrochloric acid upon contact with moist lung tissue). In reality, polymer clay is non-toxic and only releases harmful gases when it burns, and it does not burn until it gets close to 350°F.

Cernit Transparant Clay 56g, Translucent White, 7 x 5.5 x 1.5

It does not matter if you are using a household oven, a heat gun, or a toaster oven…burning clay is to be avoided. The surface was not completely flat on a micro level because the Pardo wore away more than the Kato.I heat the clay at 325 for 40 minutes depending on thickness (accurate oven is important), and bump it to 350 for the last 10 minutes. Just last month, in fact, as switchplate cover that I made from Sculpey III glow in the dark shattered and fell to the ground. Favored for its fine, translucent, porcelain-like finish and excellent colour range, Cernit oven-dry polymer modeling clay is phthalate-free.

Cernit Translucent Polymer Clay | PaperStory - The Great

Create masterpieces with this pliable modelling clay- then bake it in the oven for a porcelain-like finish! It doesn’t get so sticky and we can work with it a bit more than the other clays which became a bit unworkable. There will be delays as new purchases are made, shipped, put through customs, etc, so we have no idea when it will be readily available again, sadly.It's terrible to use for polymer clay projects where you need clear translucent clay and has a horrible yellow tint to it.