Claymation Resources

For clay, we will use Van Aken - the colors are nice and it is easier to get and less expensive than Caran D'Ache. We will use Magic Sculpt for making armatures and puppets. Van Aken is carried at pearl on South Street.

Caran D'Ache	Van Aken	Magic Sculpt	Sculpey Premo or Super Sculpey	Newplast Plasticene	Vinton Clay	Plasticene / Plastalina
high translucency - due to high wax content?	opaque	opaque	opaque	opaque	?	more opaque
light weight - 1/2 the weight of plasticene	Average	Average	?	?	?	heavier
excellent for claymation characters that are human-like --> mostly b/c the translucency works well for skin tones	used in the Will Vinton studios according to Vince Brackberg - Isn't good until it has aged for 2 years.	Best option for parts that will NOT need. We will use this for armature building.	Can be baked hard - so it is good for parts that will not need to flex.	used in Aardmans Animation (but not in chicken run)	?	becomes slightly shiny when molded
less effected by heat than other clays	nice colors	can contaminate clay color if you do not paint it w/ acrylic	When baked, then it is no longer effected by heat of lights	?	?	melts under heat of lights
non-hardening	non-hardening	Hardens in 30 minutes - becomes very hard overnight.	Hardens w/ heat Super Sculpey stays more workable until heat	non-hardening	?	non-hardening
aprx. $10 per pound	$3 per pound	$23 per quart $82 per gallon	medium expensive	inexpensive	?	less expensive
imported (purchased in bulk from NY )	Mister Art Van Acken or Pearl	Douglas and Sturgess Inc. or MagicSculpt	Mister Art, Utrecht or Pearl	Found in the UK?	Vinton Clay for Claymation	from Utrecht or Pearl