AMACO Air Dry Clay 10 lbs. CLAY AIR DRY

it came dry like stone

Good quality clay

Bought it for this sculpture, it was a great purchase. Don't let the reviews fool you with inaccurate reviews defaming the product. I got it really quickly as I bought it on prime and it was only $15 per box. And it is truly worth every last penny You have to know what you are doing or else you will get cracks and that goes without saying for any air dry clay. Make your sculptures and wrap the finished product in a bag for a week in a room filled with sunlight. Also make sure you unwrap it for around 30 mins in the day for the first week. Then after leave it in the open to dry and in a matter of a week or 2 (depending on the size of your sculpture) it will dry up and not crack up. Just follow this routine and you will see a miracle result. - don't let the reviews undermine the product. I don't know why ppl buy this item who don't know much abt paper based clay and then get disturbing results. - the sculpture in the picture is a few months old and as you can see it has not cracked up. It need a little sanding but the end results are not bad at all for a $15 box of clay.

I tested a cat planter, before handing it off to my children. It's pretty easy to use for someone who doesn't do any type of sculpting or pottery, but is willing to try for an affordable price. The only issue is thinner areas break easy. I had to super glue an ear back on. Overall it's a nice airdry clay and easy to smooth with a bit of added water.

Good quality clay, great for beginners, kids, or people who haven't worked with clay in a long time. I like that since it's air dry clay, it can be reconstituted if a piece doesn't turn out. It can be fragile if you make pieces too thin, but it can be reinforced and made more water resistant with a good sealant (several layers of waterproof mod podge worked for me) I would not use this for flower pots or anything else that would get a lot of exposure to moisture, even with a sealant, though. It paints well once dried.

THIS IS THE BEST CLAY SO FAR! VERY strong, seems super soft at first but it's fun and easy to work with! Takes a little bit longer to dry maybe about 4 days but it's worth it. It doesn't really have a smell and at first it seems like it's going to make your hands messy but it does NOT make a sticky mess trust me! I see the bad reviews and I honestly see imperfections on their half's that would make the clay crack. This clay never cracked ONCE on me. I don't advise adding water unless ABSOLUTELY necessary! Very good buy and it's my brand new go to clay.

Bought this for my daughter, who was making a skeleton for a group school project. You get a lot of clay for the price, and it feels good enough to get the job done. The quality felt good (but have felt better) and it seemed suitable enough. The brought it to school and it worked just fine for the school project. When it got hard, it did get fairly brittle. It was more brittle than other clays we have used in the past, but not the worst by any means. The kids used a combination of additional clay and a bit of glue to further strengthen the skeleton. The amount was more than enough to complete a fairly large scale skeleton (not 1:1 scale, but close enough). I have tried using some myself for some basic clay modelling as well, and I am confident in saying that this is great for students and novices who are just getting into the idea of clay modelling, but if you are looking at something more 'professional', for pros or bigger, more intricate projects, you may be better off with a slightly higher quality clay.