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Art Clay™ Copper - 50 gram

Art Clay™ Copper - 50 gram

ACS-600

Sold by clay weight (50g = 45g bronze weight, 50g clay weight)

Made in Japan

$26.95 USD
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Kiln Fire: 1778°F / 970°C - 30 minutes (open shelf)
Shrinkage: 10%

Torch/Hold Time: Red Glow/5-7 min

**Pieces smaller than a silver dollar can be torch fired.

Art Clay Copper

Art Clay Copper is a clay material that can make a wide range of pieces such as jewelry, craft designs, and objects like sculptures and models. Art Clay Copper can be fired in an electric kiln without using carbon, with the resulting fired piece being 100% pure copper. Art Clay Copper is a water-based clay, and dries naturally in the air. To avoid drying, when starting your piece, use the amount needed to make your desired piece, and store the rest in a clay hydrator.

Product Tips

After opening your package of clay, the surface of Art Clay Copper will naturally start oxidizing and the color will darken if left in the air. If you see a darkened surface, scrape off the darkened layer and use the internal clay to make your piece.

After firing in the kiln, the surface layer of the piece will oxidize similar to soldered sterling silver. You will need to take away the oxidized surface with pickling solution such as powder-form pickling compound to obtain a pure copper color.

After firing, take out the fired piece with tweezers or tongs from the kiln, and quench immediately with water, so that most of the oxidized layer which occurs during firing will peel off. Work in a well ventilated area. Wear safety glasses. For your safety, immediately place a fiber cloth over the piece. The oxidized layer on the surface will fracture and at times small pieces can fly into the air.

To make paste, apply a small amount of distilled water to some soft clay or the ground powder of dry clay, and blend well while crushing and blending in any hard pieces. Use this paste for filling up any cracks in the dried clay of your piece, and for joining clay parts.

After firing and the oxidized surface is removed, the piece is now pure copper. You can enjoy its beautiful metal luster by polishing with a metal brush, burnisher, polishing points and a tumbler.

 

INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS

We are authorized only to ship Art Clay products to the following North American locations: United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, the U.S. territories and military bases ONLY. For international customers outside our territory, please purchase from your local distributor.

Certified Customers: If you have a certified account with us, please note this in the special instructions box before check out and we will adjust the discount for you. 

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Overall rating: 3.9404762 / 5 from 84 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

Art Clay Copper is a versatile water-based clay suitable for creating jewelry, craft designs, and sculptures. Customers appreciate its ease of use, quality, and the pure copper finish after firing. However, opinions on the firing process are mixed, and some customers recommend using a pickling solution to remove the oxidized surface post-firing.

Summary topics

  • Firing Process (10%): Customers have mixed opinions about the firing, with some finding it good and others not recommending it.
  • Working Time (13%): Customers loved the Cyprus Copper Clay as it has an amazing working time and doesn't become brittle.
  • Finished Pieces Texture (11%): In general, customers mentioned that the finished pieces came out nice and had a bendy texture.
  • Clay Quality (42%): A significant amount of customers expressed appreciation for the ease of use and quality of the clay.
  • Art Clay Copper Quality (7%): Customers raved about the Art Clay Copper clay, describing it as the only copper clay they will use anymore.

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Review highlights

  • "This Art Clay works well for larger projects and repairs nicely" — Marie
  • "I do like working with this clay better than the silver I tried but I'm not 100% sold on it." — Suz
  • "I teach metal clay and this is a nice product for someone who is just learning the basics of metal clay." — Sursea's

Reviews

The only copper clay for me!

"Absolutely love this copper clay! It is fireable with a torch for small pieces or on a shelf in the kiln! You do not have to mess with charcoal! It was a total game changer for me and my students."

— Denise A. (5/5)

This copper clay is amazing!

"This copper clay is amazing! Opens up many voids!"

— Marci G. (5/5)

Works very well

"Works very well"

— Lloyd M. (5/5)

Disappointed

"I was surprised to see how little I would like working with this since Art Clay Silver is such a great product, I thought they would have put forth the same quality with their copper clay. If you are going to try Copper Clay I would recommend Cyprus Copper Clay, it has an amazing working time and doesn't become brittle, I found that Cyprus was much easier to work with than Art Clay Copper."

— Tina P. (3/5)

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