Product Description

Cernit is a popular modeling clay that is easy to work, right out of the package. No other polymer clay will give you the translucence you get with Cernit and its high tensile strength allows you to work with the thinnest imaginable pieces. Finished projects have a warmth and realism impossible to achieve with other clays. It can make dolls look life-like and all finished pieces cure to a porcelain-like appearance. The 17.5 oz.(500 gram) package contains the most popular doll flesh color. Cernit heat-sets quickly in your oven in only 15-30 minutes at 215-270 degrees Farenheit and when hard it can be sanded, carved or filed. It can also be added to, even after baking, provided it has not been painted or varnished. If stored in a cool area, unused, Cernit will remain workable for more than a year, even out of the package.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #218764 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Cernit

Features

• Popular doll flesh color
• Heat sets in your oven in only 15-30 minutes
• Great for doll-making and other creative modelling
• Can be sanded, filed or carved
• Easy to work with

Customer Reviews

Easy to use--better than Sculpey or Fimo
Cernit is favored by most high-end OOAK (one of a kind) doll-makers. It has a porcelain like quality when baked.

What separates Cernit from the other polymer clays is its ease of use with tiny details. It feels slightly oily in comparison to Sculpey or Fimo, allowing you actually smear it over already baked structures without "pulling" and having it roll off. Once baked, you can carve and sand it, and it seems to cut pretty cleanly without chipping. Many people use Genesis heat-drying oil paints as finishing touches on their Cernit dolls.

Cons: like any polymer, it picks up dust and any teeny hairs or fabric pieces--you need to be very meticulous with your workspace. It's also very easy to overbake. Unless your oven is well-calibrated or you have an internal thermometer, it's often advised to bake longer at a slightly lower temperature than recommended. The "flesh" tone is slightly darker than I anticipated. If you are interested in making caucasian dolls/fairies, then I would suggest using the porcelain tone and blushing it after it's been baked. There's a darker brown flesh for darker skins.

**If you're interested in art dolls or doll-making, I'd suggest doing a search for "Cernit, OOAK, dolls, fairies"--some of the artists out there are extremely talented.