Clay "Fimo": description and application

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Plastic clay is a material for creativity, for which craftswomen and needlewomen from all over the world are ready to say: "Thank you!" Clay is indispensable for creating jewelry, sculptures and dolls. You can even make mugs and plates from plastic mass.

But before you succumb to passion and start creating, you should familiarize yourself with the types of clay available for sale.

Types of polymer clay

Polymer clay is a thermoplastic material, so the whole variety of its options can be roughly divided into two categories:

• air dry clay;
• baked polymer clay (thermoplastic).

Hardening clay dries in the air for several hours. Then the product can be safely painted and work with it further. Thermoplastic requires heat treatment, it is necessary to heat it up to 110-130 degrees. Baked clay is presented in the form of a gel or bars of a plastic mass; various impurities can also be added to it in order to imitate natural stones or metal, and special translucent or transparent plastic is sold to create dolls. Color spectrumself-hardening and baking clay is very rich. Bars of different colors can be mixed to create unique shades, such as the work below.

Plastic clay manufacturers

Producing countries of the most popular brands of clay are the USA and Germany. Also on the market there are brands and Russian production. It is clear that even if there is a tangible difference in the quality of the material, buyers are more interested in how much polymer clay of Russian and foreign origin costs. US polymer clay is produced under the generic name Sculptury. The series has a huge list of types of plastic for various purposes. The material is packaged in briquettes of 56 g, but there are packages that are larger in weight. The average price of a bag ranges from 150 to 180 rubles.

Among domestic manufacturers, clay of the Artifact and Sonnet series can be noted. Both brands produce not only ordinary matte clay, but also plastic with additives in the form of sparkles and fluorescent paints. There are also ready-made kits for creativity. Products from Artifact have developed a range of pearlescent colors, metallic and translucent clay in different colors. The mass of briquettes is standard and equal to 56 g, but Sonnet produces ordinary white clay in packs of 250 g. The price of domestic products is more than affordable and rarely exceeds 110 rubles per briquette.

German products are marketed with Cernit and Fimo clays. Cernit is a very high-quality, but capricious material in work. Craftswomen note that workit is difficult with him because of the excessive softness of the mass. Although the variety of colors of brand clay is impressive. Clay is more suitable for creating dolls and sculptures than jewelry. The cost of a bag of plastic starts from 170 rubles. But the German clay from the Fimo brand received the greatest recognition. "Fimo" is a self-hardening clay, packaged in briquettes of 56 g. It is mainly used to create beads and flowers for jewelry.

Answering the question of how much polymer clay from Fimo costs is not so easy. Fimo has a huge number of series with a wide variety of plastic mass packaging. The cost of classic matte clay "Fimo" in a package of 56 g starts from 150 rubles.

The palette of the Fimo line is probably the richest and most thoughtful. The very colors of clay "Fimo" differ in saturation. Finished products from Fimo do not fade in the sun and do not lose the brightness of colors over time.

Classic: "Fimo" clay series

The wide variety of clay options is confusing for beginners. It is necessary to start acquaintance with the series with the classics. Three lines of material can be attributed to the classics of "Fimo" clay:

• Fimo classic.
• Fimo soft.
• Fimo effect.

All types of clay were produced in briquettes of 56 g. Below is a photo of samples of the series.

Fimo classic is the most common opaque matte clay. Fimo soft is distinguished by a very soft structure, viscous and plastic. ruler paletterepresented by 24 colors.

Fimo effect - a line of clay with various fillers that imitate natural materials. The series includes such clays "Fimo": with sparkles, light-accumulative, imitating natural stones and metals, clay of pastel shades.

Professional series for sculptors are also very popular. Fimo proffesional differs in packing, briquettes are from 85 to 350 g. Also in the line there is a special plastic for working on Fimo professional doll art dolls. Examples of clay are shown in the photo below.

Ready kits for creativity

Fimo offers parents a wide range of ready-made kits for children's creativity. The kits include not only clay of various colors, but also detailed instructions for creating products, the necessary tools and additional items (laces, buttons, pieces of fabric, beady eyes). The cost of such sets is quite high, but the result will please not only the child, but also the parents.