I baked all samples on a ceramic tile inside of a covered foil pan. I baked these in a full size oven which has been checked for temperature accuracy. Premo White Translucent, 275☏ (135☌) for 30 minutes.Premo Translucent, 275☏ (135☌) for 30 minutes.Pardo Professional Art Clay, 250☏ (121☌) for 30 minutes.The brands of translucent polymer clay I tested, and the temperatures/times used were: All of the clay I used was recently purchased and appeared to be fresh, with the exception of the Cernit. I baked all brands according to the directions on the package (which I have to say don’t give the best results). The thick setting is about 1/8″ (3mm) and the thinnest is about the thickness of a playing card. I rolled sample sheets in the thickest setting (#1) on my Atlas pasta machine and the thinnest (#8) that I could make (the machine goes to a #9, but I’ve never had clay come through that alive). I conditioned each clay, carefully avoiding the introduction of bubbles. I compared every polymer clay brand’s translucent that I could find. For more info about working with translucent clays, check out the Translucent Clay FAQ.The less clear brands of translucent polymer clay work nicely for faux stone effects and to give a less chalky effect to your colors.The clearest translucent polymer clay brands work well for faux glass effects.Pardo has two types of clear translucent and they’re not the same.Pardo, however, becomes much more clear when baked hot and is remarkably heat tolerant with little browning.Most translucents will brown easily if your oven’s temperature is incorrect. Any translucent will be cloudy when thick, none are perfectly transparent.Fimo, Sculpey III, and Kato have translucent clays that are not very clear.Premo’s translucent polymer clays are quite clear, but have a beige color cast.Pardo and Cernit’s translucents are the most clear by far, and have little color cast.Each brand’s translucent clay has its own characteristics.What’s the Clearest Translucent Polymer Clay?
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