I am a Fairy doll maker for 35 years… I have just found Cernit… it by far surpasses the other clays. I feel it’s the best clay I’ve worked with. Definitely the strongest.
Haha the "Guimauve" pronounciation was perfect and so cute ! :D I'm glad that you've enjoyed Cernit clay ! Now you can understand why I've proposed to test it when I saw your translucent red rose tutorial ! (and it's still hard to believe that my card was on your crafting desk
I love your instructional videos so much, Cindy. Thank you for helping all of us learn. Have you considered doing another one of these comparison videos, with all the new cernit lines?
Many months ago I found Cernit to be much more expensive than other clays. I'm in USA by the way. I'll look again to check prices. Thanks for the very in depth review.
oh what a wonderful videos! I just got some cernit clay at my guilds Christmas tag sale. Still haven't tested it out but this make me excited. Thank you so much for this demo Cindy :)
I'm from South Africa and Cernit is the only clay I use, as Premo and the other brands associated to it are very difficult to find unless you buy online and it's very expensive. I managed to get a few bricks of Premo and I way prefer Cernit in both price and quality. I find it gives a lovely porcelain finish which is great as I use it predominantly to make jewellery.
Hey! I'm in Cape Town. I managed to find Cernit in stores too. Havnt tried it yet but struggling to find polymer clay supplies in general. Any tips?? 😊
Firstly, I love Emeline from Sergent Guimauve! Secondly, I have had four packs of different Neon Cernit colours sitting around here for a while. I bought them in a sale and put them away... I need to think of a project now! Thanks Cindy, great vid, as ever. xx
I commented before, but I take it back...now I can see why you love premo, oh wow, its just amazing...it was a happy accident, I went to micheals one day and they ran out of the yellow fimo colors, so I was forced to purchase premo cadmium yellow and I'm SO glad I gave it a chance, when mixed with fimo its less gooey but the gooeyness makes the colors mix a lot better (to make browns, so it takes all 3 primaries + more I've added to my recipe), and its the best mix so far!!! Just gorgeous - I am so excited I've been doing trial and error for months - and I have so much "wrong colored" clay left over for my doll house structure - so no worries about "waste" (I am making a round shaped dollhouse so clay is better to use instead of wood, with reinforcements of course) I don't really want to leech my clay I'm worried the colors might leech out as well, I'll just use cornstarch a bit to keep fingerprints and things at bay, its not too soft its good I am happy with it.
Hey, speaking of softener,, I have some of the Fimo one, I think, and it says on the wrapping to only mix one third softener to two thirds clay, and I was wondering why. Can you do a video on what happens if you change the proportion? Does the softener even cure if baked on its own?
Hello Cindy, thank you very much for the nice review. We moved from The Netherlands to the Caribbean 3 years ago and I have been waiting for Cernit to cross the ocean now that I have to order everything in the US. I was wondering if you could try a mica shift with the Cernit? I have seen on one of the Dutch sites (craftliners blog) that apparently the mica in the Glamour series is a bit too little to achieve a good mica shift, but that adding the powder manually improves the shifting? It is not clear as to how much mica powder should be added, so perhaps it would be something to delve into? Thanks again for all your reviews. I always enjoy the structured approach very much.
Hi Cindy, have you noticed differences in the texture of the different colors of clay in both premo or fimo (I know you don't use fimo, so I guess this question is for premo)? I've noticed especially with premo, the colored clays are very gooey and squishy, same with fimo darker colors like browns, but the lighter more primary colors are not, same with white. When I run them through the pasta machine it becomes more noticeable...I haven't tried to leech it, but not sure if that will help. Thanks!
I was trying to find Cernit in Canada so that I could try it but it's very expensive via Amazon. I hope someone starts to carry it now after your review!
Hello, I was wondering if you could review the Mother of Pearl Paper Sheet. I was thinking of using it for making a doll. Since it is quite pricey, I am not sure if it is worth the cost. Hope you have the time to take my request. Have a Wonderful Day♡
What a wonderful review! Looks like this is a definite clay to use. You didn’t mention the price comparison to premo or other brands, although I believe you said these were gifted to you. You are so thorough! Katie Gordon is an artist who has been working in pmc for 1-2 years? I can’t really recall. She loves the Cernit clear translucent the best, and it shows in her work. Can we use our food ovens for pmc?
Thank you! The prices change all the time for Clay depending on availability and where you're buying it, but Cernit is becoming more available all over the world now, so you will see it is quite comparable to the other brands. Some Googling will help you find where to buy it at the best price for where you're at. As far as curing PMC in a home oven, that is not possible. Home ovens only go up to 500F or so and PMC needs 800F-1600F depending on the type of PMC you're using. You'll need a kiln, torch or I think there is even a tool that works inside your microwave that works for one of the types of PMC but don't quote me. I haven't worked with that myself.
I purchased the Cernit Oplaline and it is so soft that is pretty much useless. I am going to try putting it the fridge for a few hours but I am doubtful. I did do a test piece and rubbed mica power on it , baked it and after baking the mica power rubbed off immediately. Not good.
The Shiny range do seem quite squishy compared to the rest. I've used quite a lot of Cernit and none of the ranges seem as squishy overall as the Shiny.
I love Cernit but it's so hard to get all the colours in Australia same with Prado I am hoping that as they get popular here then it will be easier to find 🙃
I tried cernit, but it was damn sticky to the roller and the acrylic board 😞and flowy, Just ruined the shape when tried to pick up to put. In baking tray. Not sure if i was doing anything wrong. Never happened with premo
I'm finding that cernit will stick oddly to my acrylic roller at times as well as to my mammoth rollers. It seems to like my atlas metal rollers just fine. I'm wondering if that's why there is a cernit stainless steel roller sold on the clay factory site? It also seems to gum up a bit with water. That said, I'm still enjoying my cernit quite a bit! Learning how to work with it is helping quite a bit!
Hi Katy, those results are interesting! It is really amazing how different each brand of polymer clay is, isn't it? I actually plan on playing more with Cernit and getting to know its quirks, so that I cna share with everyone, my own tips and tricks. Stay tuned for more testing!
You can usually mix brands of clay to create your own new hybrid... but you will have to experiment with amounts, brands, baking temps and times to get something you will like to work with. Each brand behaves a little differently, so your results will vary!
PolymerClayTutor Thank you! I love watching your vids, that little tinkle at the beginning and knowing you’ll be there with your happy cheery greeting! Just what we all need 😊
I followed your amazon link and wow 40 bucks per package >.< I have worked with CERNIT before and it was really good clay. I perched it from Fire Mountain Beads , they sell the nature line for around 5 dollers per 2 ounce block. So I would Suggest geting it there if you live in the US.
$40 per package? That is insane! It wasn't that high when I got the link. I wonder if that is a mistake? It should be around $3-5 per package. Thanks for letting us know!
I'm having a hard time with the translucent bc it's so ridiculously soft. It comes out if the package so soft that I can set it down and it will start flattening on its own. After working with it, it turns so soft that it's almost a liquid. I've tried mixing regular premo with it, and mica, and chalk, etc. I can't get it solid enough to even hold a shape. With normal clay you can put between paper and it will harden it up a little by leeching the oils. With cernit translucent it will just stick hard to the paper and be impossible to remove. Do you have any tips for hardening it some? I've been putting it in the freezer, but that isn't ideal. I've not made anything successfully with it yet bc it's so soft. 😭
I received the same kind of translucent Cernit today. I thought it might be so soft from transport and left it alone for now. Hopefully I won't run into the same problems.
Probably yes. All polymer clays can be mixed if their baking temperatures are in the same range (110-130C in this case), so all except Kato. I've mixed Cernit, Fimo and Pardo and observe no problems.
I have wanted to try this clay for a while now, after this review I am even more interested. The only problem is that it is way to expensive. For one 56 gram block of black it is almost $10.00 with shipping. I found other colors for much more than that. This makes me very sad, because if this was more cost effective and easier to purchase I would definitely use this clay.
Have you ever reviewed Craft Smart Polymer clay? I've looked through your clay demos but I don't see it. It seems to be available @ Michaels. Here's a couple of links to look at it on their US website... www.michaels.com/premium-polymer-clay-by-craft-smart/M10511816.html?dwvar_M10511816_color=White www.michaels.com/craft-smart-polymer-clay-1lb/M10183358.html?dwvar_M10183358_color=White
I am a Fairy doll maker for 35 years… I have just found Cernit… it by far surpasses the other clays. I feel it’s the best clay I’ve worked with. Definitely the strongest.
It's wonderful for jewellery as well...
Haha the "Guimauve" pronounciation was perfect and so cute ! :D
I'm glad that you've enjoyed Cernit clay ! Now you can understand why I've proposed to test it when I saw your translucent red rose tutorial ! (and it's still hard to believe that my card was on your crafting desk
I love your instructional videos so much, Cindy. Thank you for helping all of us learn. Have you considered doing another one of these comparison videos, with all the new cernit lines?
Wow, I really like the translucent clay. Thanks for the review.
Thank you! I'm increasing my clay knowledge as I go along. Hugs.
I believe this is one I've seen in videos that was used to make rings and bracelets. I really want to try it even more now after watching your review.
Many months ago I found Cernit to be much more expensive than other clays. I'm in USA by the way. I'll look again to check prices. Thanks for the very in depth review.
oh what a wonderful videos! I just got some cernit clay at my guilds Christmas tag sale. Still haven't tested it out but this make me excited. Thank you so much for this demo Cindy :)
thank you did it like you said so happy my first piece that dident crumble sooooo happy
Good review can't wait to see what you do with it.
I enjoyed this review, I've never worked with this product so this review satisfied my curiosity. Thank you ! 💞
I'm from South Africa and Cernit is the only clay I use, as Premo and the other brands associated to it are very difficult to find unless you buy online and it's very expensive. I managed to get a few bricks of Premo and I way prefer Cernit in both price and quality. I find it gives a lovely porcelain finish which is great as I use it predominantly to make jewellery.
Hey! I'm in Cape Town. I managed to find Cernit in stores too. Havnt tried it yet but struggling to find polymer clay supplies in general. Any tips?? 😊
I really appreciate this post ♥️
I agree, Karen! Even six years later. I'm also a fan of Pardo clay.
I've yet to try Cernit, but you're making my decision easier. Thanks!
This is my most favourite make of clay!
Thank you so much Cindy! This review is very useful for me now :)
Thank you
What a great review! Thank you! I will definitely give this brand a go now :)
Firstly, I love Emeline from Sergent Guimauve! Secondly, I have had four packs of different Neon Cernit colours sitting around here for a while. I bought them in a sale and put them away... I need to think of a project now! Thanks Cindy, great vid, as ever. xx
Well done ! Now I have an idea how Cernit works. Fun to experiment................
I commented before, but I take it back...now I can see why you love premo, oh wow, its just amazing...it was a happy accident, I went to micheals one day and they ran out of the yellow fimo colors, so I was forced to purchase premo cadmium yellow and I'm SO glad I gave it a chance, when mixed with fimo its less gooey but the gooeyness makes the colors mix a lot better (to make browns, so it takes all 3 primaries + more I've added to my recipe), and its the best mix so far!!! Just gorgeous - I am so excited I've been doing trial and error for months - and I have so much "wrong colored" clay left over for my doll house structure - so no worries about "waste" (I am making a round shaped dollhouse so clay is better to use instead of wood, with reinforcements of course) I don't really want to leech my clay I'm worried the colors might leech out as well, I'll just use cornstarch a bit to keep fingerprints and things at bay, its not too soft its good I am happy with it.
Great review. I see this clay all the time, but never buy any. I will stock up now. Thanks for sharing.
I really appreciate you doing this video. I want to order some Cernit and I have no way to look at it or sample it first. ☺👍
Hey, speaking of softener,, I have some of the Fimo one, I think, and it says on the wrapping to only mix one third softener to two thirds clay, and I was wondering why. Can you do a video on what happens if you change the proportion? Does the softener even cure if baked on its own?
Hello Cindy, thank you very much for the nice review. We moved from The Netherlands to the Caribbean 3 years ago and I have been waiting for Cernit to cross the ocean now that I have to order everything in the US. I was wondering if you could try a mica shift with the Cernit? I have seen on one of the Dutch sites (craftliners blog) that apparently the mica in the Glamour series is a bit too little to achieve a good mica shift, but that adding the powder manually improves the shifting? It is not clear as to how much mica powder should be added, so perhaps it would be something to delve into? Thanks again for all your reviews. I always enjoy the structured approach very much.
Hi Cindy, have you noticed differences in the texture of the different colors of clay in both premo or fimo (I know you don't use fimo, so I guess this question is for premo)? I've noticed especially with premo, the colored clays are very gooey and squishy, same with fimo darker colors like browns, but the lighter more primary colors are not, same with white. When I run them through the pasta machine it becomes more noticeable...I haven't tried to leech it, but not sure if that will help. Thanks!
I was trying to find Cernit in Canada so that I could try it but it's very expensive via Amazon. I hope someone starts to carry it now after your review!
If you add a bit of translucent to a clay (Premo Fuchsia for example) that darkens when baking, will it stay truer to its raw color when it is baked?
I used cernit in 2004 to make some doll house furniture. It is very strong and withstood years of kids playing with it.
Thank you for another very informative and useful video! 😊👍
super duper video EVER!??!!?
cernit polimer clay need som special condition for depositing?(sorry for my bad english):)
Is their Translucent clay even better than the Fimo translucent? Is it clearer and more transparent?
Is it good for cane work ?
our Guild (Montreal Polymer Clay Guild) loves Cernit!
Hello, I was wondering if you could review the Mother of Pearl Paper Sheet. I was thinking of using it for making a doll. Since it is quite pricey, I am not sure if it is worth the cost. Hope you have the time to take my request. Have a Wonderful Day♡
What a wonderful review! Looks like this is a definite clay to use. You didn’t mention the price comparison to premo or other brands, although I believe you said these were gifted to you.
You are so thorough! Katie Gordon is an artist who has been working in pmc for 1-2 years? I can’t really recall. She loves the Cernit clear translucent the best, and it shows in her work.
Can we use our food ovens for pmc?
Thank you! The prices change all the time for Clay depending on availability and where you're buying it, but Cernit is becoming more available all over the world now, so you will see it is quite comparable to the other brands. Some Googling will help you find where to buy it at the best price for where you're at.
As far as curing PMC in a home oven, that is not possible. Home ovens only go up to 500F or so and PMC needs 800F-1600F depending on the type of PMC you're using. You'll need a kiln, torch or I think there is even a tool that works inside your microwave that works for one of the types of PMC but don't quote me. I haven't worked with that myself.
I have a question about cernit is it flexible like fimo once it is baked? Thank you.
Yes if it is thin. All polymer clays are pretty flexing when thin.
I purchased the Cernit Oplaline and it is so soft that is pretty much useless. I am going to try putting it the fridge for a few hours but I am doubtful. I did do a test piece and rubbed mica power on it , baked it and after baking the mica power rubbed off immediately. Not good.
The Shiny range do seem quite squishy compared to the rest. I've used quite a lot of Cernit and none of the ranges seem as squishy overall as the Shiny.
I love Cernit but it's so hard to get all the colours in Australia same with Prado I am hoping that as they get popular here then it will be easier to find 🙃
I just purchased approx 20 packs of both Cernit and Pardo from @The little Craft House in Perth West Australia. The prices were great same as premo !
I tried cernit, but it was damn sticky to the roller and the acrylic board 😞and flowy,
Just ruined the shape when tried to pick up to put. In baking tray.
Not sure if i was doing anything wrong.
Never happened with premo
I'm finding that cernit will stick oddly to my acrylic roller at times as well as to my mammoth rollers. It seems to like my atlas metal rollers just fine. I'm wondering if that's why there is a cernit stainless steel roller sold on the clay factory site? It also seems to gum up a bit with water. That said, I'm still enjoying my cernit quite a bit! Learning how to work with it is helping quite a bit!
Hi Katy, those results are interesting! It is really amazing how different each brand of polymer clay is, isn't it? I actually plan on playing more with Cernit and getting to know its quirks, so that I cna share with everyone, my own tips and tricks. Stay tuned for more testing!
I'll definitely be interested to see what you find!
Que aplicas para ablandar la arcilla,?
Watch this video on Softening Polymer Clay with Oil. It should help. czcams.com/video/31UQd5e3QzY/video.html
Can you mix the Cernit translucent with any colour or brand, please Cindy?
You can usually mix brands of clay to create your own new hybrid... but you will have to experiment with amounts, brands, baking temps and times to get something you will like to work with. Each brand behaves a little differently, so your results will vary!
PolymerClayTutor Thank you! I love watching your vids, that little tinkle at the beginning and knowing you’ll be there with your happy cheery greeting! Just what we all need 😊
Potty Moon Thank you sweetie!
I followed your amazon link and wow 40 bucks per package >.< I have worked with CERNIT before and it was really good clay. I perched it from Fire Mountain Beads , they sell the nature line for around 5 dollers per 2 ounce block. So I would Suggest geting it there if you live in the US.
$40 per package? That is insane! It wasn't that high when I got the link. I wonder if that is a mistake? It should be around $3-5 per package. Thanks for letting us know!
I just bought some from clayfactory.net in the US and the prices are not bad. :) You inspired me to buy some!
Hi
I'm having a hard time with the translucent bc it's so ridiculously soft. It comes out if the package so soft that I can set it down and it will start flattening on its own. After working with it, it turns so soft that it's almost a liquid. I've tried mixing regular premo with it, and mica, and chalk, etc. I can't get it solid enough to even hold a shape. With normal clay you can put between paper and it will harden it up a little by leeching the oils. With cernit translucent it will just stick hard to the paper and be impossible to remove. Do you have any tips for hardening it some? I've been putting it in the freezer, but that isn't ideal. I've not made anything successfully with it yet bc it's so soft. 😭
I received the same kind of translucent Cernit today. I thought it might be so soft from transport and left it alone for now. Hopefully I won't run into the same problems.
I just purchased the Cernit Oplaline and the same thing. So soft and pretty much useless :( Also the mica power rubbed off after baking LOL.
Can these be mixed with Premo! clay?
Probably yes. All polymer clays can be mixed if their baking temperatures are in the same range (110-130C in this case), so all except Kato. I've mixed Cernit, Fimo and Pardo and observe no problems.
Thanks
The link to buy is not leading to the proper page. Could you share it again?
Hi Maria, thanks for letting me know! I fixed it, but here it is if you need it: amzn.to/3d5kfIl
@@PolymerClayTutor thank you!!!
@@mcgouveia No problem!
Is Cernit vegan friendly? I have not been able to find any information on that.
That I don 't know, but I do know that Cosclay is Vegan Friendly. I have talked with the inventor about that and he assured me it was.
@@PolymerClayTutor Thank you!
I have wanted to try this clay for a while now, after this review I am even more interested. The only problem is that it is way to expensive. For one 56 gram block of black it is almost $10.00 with shipping. I found other colors for much more than that. This makes me very sad, because if this was more cost effective and easier to purchase I would definitely use this clay.
It doesn't cost that much elsewhere, I was surprised to see it so expensive on amazon.
Try clayfactory.net, I just purchased some there and it isn't nearly that expensive.
fire mountain gems sells the nature series. check them out. i think its 6 blocks for about $18, if i remember correctly.
and ur beautiful
10:19 shimmy blue? that's green
Have you ever reviewed Craft Smart Polymer clay? I've looked through your clay demos but I don't see it. It seems to be available @ Michaels. Here's a couple of links to look at it on their US website...
www.michaels.com/premium-polymer-clay-by-craft-smart/M10511816.html?dwvar_M10511816_color=White
www.michaels.com/craft-smart-polymer-clay-1lb/M10183358.html?dwvar_M10183358_color=White
So early.......
cernit number one is too hard breaks when i want to work with it, abouth 45 minutes trying to work is quite frustrating. will not recommend
Sounds like your blocks were old. Fresh Cernit Number One is actually quite soft.
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