Old Potters Premium Air Dry Clay, Terra Cotta, 10 lbs

I’m used to clay but not without a pottery wheel, I was pleasantly surprised how well things worked out without one, it does dry out fast so have to keep that giant block covered for sure, but really easy to work with, prob even better with a pottery wheel. Only took 1-2 days to dry totally and I made dense figurines, there was some cracking but I found that the one that was more cracked was my first go and once I got the hang of it the others were fine, I found I had to is get the water/clay ratio down, I think the cracking was bc I didn’t use enough water, once I painted it it was fine though, I recommend covering it with a glaze at the end

Great quality we love this clay have bought several times & plan to keep buying it. Able to paint it, won’t crack, good value for price, doesn’t smell bad at all, kid friendly, keep spray bottle to keep moisture. soft enough to mold but can be messy.

Works great for a new adult crafter. Went through one box and bought another. Dries within a day or a few depending on size of creation. My one complaint is that I keep breaking my pieces after they are dry. But that may be a Me issue more than a Clay issue.

THIS CLAY IS A WONDERFUL PRODUCT EVEN FOR BEGINNERS. YOU CAN'T MESS UP AND WASTE IT NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. BECAUSE EVEN AFTER IT HAS DRIED IT CAN BE RESTORED TO USABLE PRODUCT AGAIN WITH MINIMAL LOSS SIMPLY BY PUTTING IT TO SOAK IN WATER. DEPENDING ON THE THICKNESS OF THE DRIED PROJECT IT MAY TAKE A WHILE BUT IT WILL MELT BACK DOWN. TO RESTORE A PROJECT TO USABLE CLAY: I RECOMMEND BREAKING THE PROJECT INTO SMALLER PIECES AND COVERING IT IN WARM OR HOT WATER. (I LIKE TO USE AN OLD MARGARINE TUB WITH A LID) THEN ONCE IT HAS MELTED DOWN, WITHOUT DISTURBING THE CONTAINER A LOT, POUR OFF THE EXCESS WATER AND KNEED THE CLAY TOGETHER TO REMOVE ANY LUMPS AND REGAIN CONSISTENCY, FOLLOWED BY ALLOWING IT TO AIR DRY JUST UNTIL IT IS BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL FORM. ON A SIDE NOTE** THE KID IN ME LOVES THIS BECAUSE IT IS LIKE BEING A CHILD AGAIN AND PLAYING IN THE MUD AND AS IT IS NON-TOXIC IT DOESN'T HARM THE SKIN! AS FOR FINISHED PROJECTS, I HAVE FOUND IT TO BE VERY SATISFACTORY IN SCULPTING THINGS WITH AN EXCEPTION: WHEN MAKING ITEMS THAT ARE THICK AND SOLID THERE CAN BE CRACKING AS THE ITEM DRIES FROM THE OUTSIDE IN. THIS CAN BE REMEDIED USUALLY BY: 1. ALLOWING IT TO DRY SLOWLY AWAY FROM HEAT AND SUNLIGHT. 2. WATCHING IT CLOSELY FOR SIGNS OF CRACKING AND MOISTENING ANY CRACKS WITH WATER RUBBING THEM OUT AS THEY APPEAR. 3. FOR THICK PROJECTS USE SOME SORT OF FILLER FOR THE CENTER SPACE AND ADD THE CLAY AROUND THE FILLER KEEPING THE CLAY THICKNESS TO A MINIMUM EVEN WADDED NEWSPAPER CAN WORK AS FILLER, I HAVE USED STYRAFOAM AND EVEN OLD PILL BOTTLES TO BUILD ON. 4. THICK PROJECTS CAN ALSO BE BUILT IN LAYERS ALLOWING EACH LAYER TO DRY BEFORE ADDING THE NEXT, JUST DON'T FORGET TO DAMPEN THE FIRST LAYER BEFORE ADDING MORE CLAY OR IT WON'T ADHERE AND CAN COME APART AS THE NEW LAYER DRIES. 5. KEEPING THE OUTER LAYER DAMP CAN HELP WITH CRACKING I USE A DAMPENED PIECE OF CHEESECLOTH TO COVER MY PROJECTS WHILE THEY DRY SLOWLY DON'T FORGET TO REDEMPEN THE CLOTH AS NEEDED!

maybe don’t buy 10 lbs right away, I used this to make Christmas gifts and still have so much left over! put a wet paper towel in the bag and it seems to hold up well. I dried it out with a humidifier running nearby and it turned out okay. I had fun making little jewelry dishes and embedding little trinkets//shells//jewels on them. they embedded items came off and I had to glue them back on but I think that was user error. I also set the inside with mod podge which I would recommend to anybody else. overall, do your research on air dry clay usage and I was happy with the quality

I don't make crafts, I SHOOT them, lol! But I've done some pottery in High School, and I'm slightly confident this would work great! It feels very smooth, moldable, and has good moisture to it! Just appears nice quality, and seems very clean. For shooters (lol!!), also "reacts" great to bullet rounds to assess effectiveness.

I purchased this for our art studio at school. They have made some amazing projects with it, for our art show. It’s a great product.

I bought this clay to use in my sculpture class, to make small sculptures for Christmas gifts, and to have some for this semester. None of that happened because the clay was horrible. It arrived dried out. I built a small dinosaur with it and the figure crumbled after drying. I rehydrated the clay, I tried using wet towels to slow down the drying time. Nothing has worked, the clay still cracks and. Crumbles. I would not recommend purchasing this vlay