AIR DRY CLAY BY CRAFTIVITI

Craftiviti Ultra Light Air Dry Clay comes in 24 brilliant colors to choose from. 

Each pack weight 20g and retails for only RM3. 

With its size, choice of colors and not to mention its affordable price, it's a great beginners clay especially for those who have never tried working with clay. 

We find learning to work the basics with this clay allows you to grow your skill before moving on to more expensive and technically complicated clays like polymer clays. 

Our Ultra Light Air Dry Clay is a lot like paper clay except it is feather light and unlike paperclay which dries hard, the Air Dry Clay has a slight bounce and flexibility when dry. 

Here are some of its characteristics:

• Very light
• Easy to mold and sculpt
• Odour-free
• Non-toxic
• Does not leave residue on fingers
• No baking required
• Dries with minimum shrinkage
• Dries with no cracks
• Great for amateurs, kids and beginner sculptors
• Comes in 24 brilliant colors 
• Comes in a zip lock bag for easy storage 

Available in 24 amazing colours:

• White
• Black
• Brown
• Flesh
• Mud Grey
• Primary Blue
• Dark Blue
• Light Blue
• Leaf Green
• Green Apple
• Lemon Green
• Light Green
• Purple
• Lavender
• Bright Orange
• Neon Yellow
• Yogurt Yellow
• Yellow Gold
• Bright Yellow
• Red Hot Red
• Soft Red
• Hot Pink
• Baby Pink
• Bubblegum Pink

See photos below for some tests we did on it.

Crack free during molding and very pliable

When spread, pressed, rubbed and pulled, it does not leave any residue on this skin.

Wonderfully stretchable and slightly flexible when dry.

Rolls and shapes easily. Here we tried to make our version of some sort of berry. 

Tadaaaa! The options and opportunities are endless with what you can do with this clay!

Craftiviti Ultra Light Air Dry Clay also comes in 500g packs available in 6 colors for only RM35. 

 For further enquiries, write to us at enquiry@craftiviti.com or visit our outlet to have a look. 

Visit our website: www.craftiviti.com

HELLO GESSO - WHAT IT IS AND WHY WE USE IT

Confused of what gesso is all about? You don't need to wreck your brains out to know what it is. Let me break it down for you.

What is gesso?

Pronounced as 'Jesso', Gesso is a thinner version of acrylic paint. It is used as a primer, to make your painting surface slightly textured so that it can accept your acrylic paint.

Gesso is also useful to protect the fibers of your canvas so that it won’t crack if rolled.

Originally it only comes in white but nowadays gesso comes in a wide variety of colours. You can also colour them using watercolour or acrylic paint or even using KoolAid!

There are different grades of gesso, artist grade and student grade. Artist grade is more expensive, thicker and has more pigment to it compared to student grade.

Student grade is cheaper and has more filler than pigment.

How to use gesso?

In applying gesso, you will need a wide, flat brush. The size of your brush depends on how big your surface is.

You can follow these steps to gesso a canvas for acrylic painting

1.  Stir your gesso tub or shake it before using it.

2.  Dilute it with water for the first coat. Some suggest that you add a little bit of acrylic medium to prevent cracking but it’s optional.

3. Wait for it to dry to apply the second coat. For the second coat, apply it thinly and you don’t need to add water to it. Add another layer if you want a more absorbent surface.

4. In order to get an even coverage, make sure you turn the canvas 90 degrees between each coat while you gesso it.

5.  For the final coat, use the pure undiluted gesso.

6.  You can use a decorator’s brush to gesso your canvas for the final coating. Try to work from top to bottom, in parallel strokes.

7. Wash your brush using water and brush cleaner to get the gesso out from your brush.

Tip: You can sand your gesso using sandpaper (240 grit) in between coats in order to get a super-smooth finish.

 For further enquiries, write to us at enquiry@craftiviti.com or visit our outlet to have a look. 

Visit our website: www.craftiviti.com

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