Beginner Air Dry Clay Sculpting Kit with Tools
Everything to start hand-building with clay at home. No kiln needed.
This kit puts together 2.5kg of Mont Marte air hardening clay, a banding wheel and two sets of tools. In your first weekend you could make a pinch pot, a small coil vase, a trinket or jewellery tray and a few decorations, then paint them once they're dry.
The clay doesn't need baking. It air dries over about 24 hours (thicker pieces take longer), and once it's dry you can sand, drill, paint or varnish it.
What's in the kit
- Mont Marte Air Hardening Modelling Clay, White 2kg
- Mont Marte Air Hardening Modelling Clay, Terracotta 500g
- Mont Marte Pottery Banding Wheel 18cm
- Mont Marte Clay Tool Set 11pc
- Mont Marte Mini Boxwood Modelling Tools 10pc
About each piece
The clay is heavy-bodied and pliable once kneaded. It dries slowly, so you have time to shape and fix things before it sets.
The banding wheel turns smoothly, so you can work on every side of a piece without picking it up. It has a cast iron body, aluminium base, heavy-duty bearing and non-slip rubber base. 18cm across and 10.5cm high. It's a hand-turned wheel for building and decorating, not an electric throwing wheel.
The 11pc clay tool set has clear varnished hardwood handles and steel blades for carving, cutting and cleaning up, on soft clay or on dry, unfired pieces. They work on polymer clay too.
The 10pc mini boxwood tools are double-ended, giving you 20 shapes for cutting, carving, smoothing and adding texture.
Tips for a first project
- Keep the clay you're not using wrapped in plastic so it stays soft.
- To join two pieces, scratch both surfaces, add a little water, then press them together.
- Dry pieces slowly, away from heaters and direct sun, to cut down on cracking.
- Air dry clay isn't waterproof, so vases are for dried flowers, not water.
More clay and tools are in air dry clay.
