Aida Chemical Industry Art Clay Silver 0.4 oz (10 g)

This was really easy to use for a first timer. It does dry out quickly, but adding a mist of water is easy enough. It is a fairly sticky clay, so using oil on hands and tools is probably a good idea.I found that I rolled the base thicker than necessary.When the clay is completely dry, it is very hard.I fired this with a propane torch in a maple arch. It was easy to over fire the edges, so you need to keep the flame moving. I then used a rotary tool with a wire brush at a low speed to burnish it. If I had had the time, I would have spent more time polishing and antiquing, but the item needed to be done RIGHT NOW.

The media could not be loaded. I was initially skeptical of the quality of this clay as I’d never used it and it had mixed reviews, after receiving it I was pleasently surprised by its easy of use, a lot of people complained of it drying out, I just added a touch of water and worked it until smooth, torch was really easy as well! It’s not the prettiest thing on the planet but I like the rough look:)

I used this to make a Christmas gift. It turned out great. Just make sure you have all the tools you need and you have done your research before opening. It dries out really fast.

But this stuff is amazing! I bought some to experiment for firing during a jewelry class…easy to work with. Set up beautifully. Fired amazingly. This is my first time working with it. Watched a YouTube tutorial. Had some garnet beads, thread on a silver wire, embedded in clay. Fired with butane torch for 5 minutes. Voila! Time to try more!!

Maybe it was a bad batch? But this dried out instantly even in a humid environment. Plastic wrap had nothing on it. Also, even when firing more 5-8 minutes, pieces broke? Again, maybe just a bad batch.

I was able to make one pendant with this precious metal clay. (I could probably make two small pendants.) Once I was set with my design in the soft clay, I used an embosser (kind of like a high heat hair dryer) to dry it quicker. After about 6 min, checked if it was dry and used my torch to fire it. A flame will appear briefly on the clay piece as the binder burns out, and then keep it at a peach color for about 4 min and then it will turn bright white. Use tweezers to place in little ceramic bowl of water to quench(cool) it. Then burnish (steel wool, or back of spoon) it to make it shine! I added a patina with liver of sulfur, then burnished it again to give shine and make the details stand out!

I’ve always wanted to try a PMC before and finally got two things to Amazon and their prices. The one thing thing you need to know about this clay is that don’t follow the instructions they gave you follow the instructions for a normal PMC.. you want to put it in a high heat kill or torture gently at about a peach color, For a few seconds and control the heat really well otherwise it’ll melt into a blob that’s what happens with Silver. I only tried a little sample piece. I can’t wait to try an actual piece. I’m so excited.

I was so excited for this, but it let me down on usability. I've used other brand before, but this one dried out and become a crumbled mess in seconds. There is no working time.