DAS White 1 kg Air Hardening Modelling Clay, Non Bake, Ready To Use, Suitable for All Ages, Ideal for Professionals & Hobbyists

This was such a great block of clay for so little money. It held its shape nicely during modelling, and without any cracking during the drying! Nor any noticeable shrinking! No need to put it into the oven, it'll dry on its own.I've used it to make a sort of slab about 1 inch thick: it took 3-4 hours of work before the surface started to solidify, 1 day before it was solid enough to be handled without risking to change the shape, 2 days before I could turn it upside down, and by day 7 it was 100% solid throughout (room humidity: 45%, about 20 Celsius). The rest of the clay is still in the bag and -- it's been many days -- still soft and malleable, ready to be used as fresh.To be safe, I've applied gesso to the surface of the clay, once dried, and I've not had any issue painting over it with acrylic paint. There wasn't any absorption or anything unwanted.Overall, if you want to get started with clay, this is a good one. It's genuinely fun, relaxing, (cheap), and not that messy!

Great for relaxing and making clay objects. Nice and easy to work with. Ideal for children and adults

I thought this was light clay as I was going to use it for an easter bonnet. Had to buy some light stuff for the bonnet. My kids and nieces had a great time building stuff with this though even though it didn’t end up on the bonnet. Was easy to make things with and was cheap.

for the size this product is great. The quality is good, Functionality and it is easy to sculpt with.

Good self drying clay, easy to handle and work with. Dries very quickly when handled so keep it wrapped up until you need it. Nice results.

Good value for money and a decent quality clay for my 9 year old to make pots etc. No obvious cracks in anything that’s been made so far. Easy to paint when dry.

This was bought for my children to make models with. It's not the easiest clay for younger children to use unaided but then I believe it was a great learning curve and they gained lots from learning to use this. I think my more independent nine year old was expecting to just take it from the block and produce a masterpiece.The good things about this clay are- the plasticity and pliability whilst retaining it's shape once moulded;- the smooth texture;- the fact it was less messy than some other brands, as it didn't deposit itself excessively into hands and surfaces and didn't crumble little bits everywhere as it dried onto hands;- it dries white so great for painting true colours on top;- with just a tiny amount of water the surface will slick allowing pieces to more easily adhere together- water and manipulating the clay surface gave a smooth finish and helped prevent "dry cracking" as the piece dried;- if you make impressions, or produce fine details, they remain in place so the dried piece is exactly like the piece you made- no visible shrinkage as it dries- it dries quickly; our models were quite small and were dried and fully hardened within the day- we used an armature made from scrunched up tin foil and found that the clay adhered to this really well, keeping the amount of clay used to a minimum and making the end model lighter.The poor points- the smell, although to me not entirely unpleasant, was very strong. You could smell it as soon as you entered the room and it does cling to your hands too- adding tiny amount of water and working the clay to the desired malleability seems to be important. It's not as straight forward as putting a lump down and making something, you do need to work this clay first.- when dampening the surface to make it stick with other pieces of clay, it becomes very slippery for a few seconds. That can make it hard to handle and position, especially for children-the acrylic paint we used afterwards was easily chipped and peeled off. I suspect that you need to treat your pieces in the same way you treat a newly plastered wall and let a thinned down top coat soak in before giving it a proper layer of paint. I'll test this one out next time and will probably white wash the dried clay with some thinned down normal cheap white wall paint. I think that painting on poster paints mixed with pva glue night make paint finishes more durable. I put a layer of varnish on my children's models but I don't think that it was enough.Overall I'm really pleased with this product; a big block like this will go a long way making it cost effective. Much more cost effective than something like polymer clay (although it's more brittle than polymer clay so it depends on what you're using it for, whether this is a suitable alternative). It's also nice to be able to paint the end product and get more variety in the finished item.I will confess that I enjoyed helping the children with their models and can see lots of potential craft and art uses for this clay. After all, it was a big block and there's lots left!End note: store in a sealed container to stop it drying out!

Used this product to make air dry tree decorations/trinket dishes/ candle holders. You get a lot of product for a cheap price, however it is hard to work with. It’s difficult to smooth the surface of it and it is hard to stick two pieces together. I found that the Mont Marte clay is much easier to work with.