Translucent Polymer Clay Guide - Premo vs Fimo vs Sculpey III 

I'm pretty sure that the plastic molecules need a certain amount of time to fully bond. So baking at a higher temp for shorter time might not allow it to fully cure and the results could be really weak. Also, try baking the translucent for no less than then minimum time listed to get the clay to clear up.

Such a detailed and well organized analysis of the different transparent clays! Thank you for taking the time to review all of these for us!

Thank you Lingling Crafting! I love your videos, and this one answered all my questions about the translucent! I’m just starting out with making polymer clay opals, and your video confirms which product to use. 🤓

I am so glad someone else has to condition translucent Premo! like that! I've never read or seen anyone else say something about that but DANG it is hard fresh out of the package haha.

I loved the info but I also use this video to fall asleep as it's so relaxing

Thank you! I'm trying to make a cola bottle candy and I've been struggling to get the right translucency right.. you have helped me decide the clay I need.. Thank you!

Great video, well done, thanks!

Thank you for mixing all that clay for science ❤️❤️ you are appreciated

I really enjoyed this video. I found it very helpful and informative. Thank you

Very helpful, thank you!

thank you, that was really helpful. :)

Excellent coverage...

Useful thanks👍

thank you!!

Wow where did u get the Premo Opal one? So pretty! Couldn’t find it on Amazon

Wondering how "Kato Polyclay " would hold up to your testing.

Where are your hexagon cutters from? They’re perfect for what I want to do.

Hmmm - interesting, but there's a few things off about these tests. 1 - your test pieces that you cut are super tiny, so you can't get a sense of translucency or strength with such tiny pieces. Maybe try doing this again with 1 or 2 inch squares. 2 - the thicker the clay the less translucent it becomes. It looked like your pieces were rolled 1/8th thick and they were tiny as well. Maybe roll them out to paper thin (or as thin as you can roll them without breaking). Of course it will be hard to see through those tiny little hard pieces. 3 - when talking about translucency - you are talking about the ability for light to go through something or the amount of light that passes through. You set the pieces on top of red paper on a table and then said none of them were translucent. They weren't translucent because you didn't hold any pieces up to the light to see if you could see the red paper and words through them. 4 - you didn't bake the clay according to the package directions. It says clearly to bake anything to the 1/4 inch for 30 minutes and you put it in for only like 2 mins. That probably wasn't enough time. And, again, your test pieces were way too small, too. You might want to try this test again. I like the different ratios you tried when you added the red clay - that was a cool idea, but because of the tiny dots/balls of clay you tested and you didn't follow the baking instructions - I'm sure all your results might not be valid. Please try this again with pieces big enough to see and thin enough to see through.

Your music is a little too loud when you're talking :)

You can bake clay in microwave?

Hi can I ask you something

All clay bake or not🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 please tell

My fimo translucent is soft tho

great advice but please NO music