BQEQ
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2025
Sculpey Ultralight is a fabulous product that I use regularly in my polymer clay sculping projects. It is a very different consistency than normal polymer clay, so I don't recommend it for fine detail work. However, it's excellent for many other applications. It bakes up very lightweight but harder than normal polymer clay, so it's excellent for bulking out armature wire or aluminum foil structures that will be covered with normal polymer clay and re-baked later. It also has a fluffier almost foam-like consistency that works perfectly for creating details like marshmallows or cool whip in food items. However, my two absolute favorite applications are using it to make clouds or smoke by flaking/crumbling it and then pressing the pieces together, and for making bones by mixing it with ecru colored Sculpey Premo, because that creates a bone-like color, and the resulting clay mixture has a natural tendency to "crackle" a little bit on the surface to give the bones a realistic aged effect. I'm including a couple of photos of projects I've made that included clouds and bones made from Sculpey Ultralight to show what I mean.
Aaron
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2025
I buy a package of this to keep on hand and use for paw prints whenever I lose a dog. I’d rather make them myself than pay huge prices at the crematory. The clay is soft enough to make a vivid paw print without having to push extremely hard into the surface. If you need it with your hands for a few minutes before rolling out and using, it has a soft consistency similar to thick ginger snap cookie dough. I’ve tried making paw prints with my living dogs several times, and this is the only clay that they will tolerate; the others require you to push too hard on their little paws, or they have a nasty smell and residue. This one doesn’t. Plus it is lightweight. So if you are planning to hang the paw print on the wall by itself or in a shadowbox, or if you were planning to hang it off a Christmas tree branch, it won’t be too heavy. It’s a perfect product to use as a memory clay.
Monica Doss
Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2024
Light and airy. Seems to be good quality. Works well for armatures.
Ken
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2024
This stuff is great. Far lighter than normal sculpey, and takes even less effort to work. My 10 y/o loves this stuff. Only real downside is heating it is.. not as exact of a science as you might think. Aside from ovens being able to vary from their set temperature rather significantly, the thickness of the clay has a huge effect. You'll know if it's too hot or if it's been in too long because you'll eventually smell a burning plasticy smell. That part isn't pleasant and it's probably not good for you, it might take a few test bakes before you figure out what the correct time and temp for your oven is. Since it can also harden to the surface of a baking sheet and become extremely difficult to remove, I'd recommend having a dedicated baking sheet for this stuff that doesn't get used for food and also using something like baking parchment.
1hope
Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2024
I often get the a cheaper, weaker clay (because of price). I mix this with with the weaker clay and strengthen it. I usually come out with a lot more strong clay for less than buying the expensive strong clay that cost a fortune. I do also like to make light, small projects life flower hair ornaments. I love this for do many reasons.
Dana Lawshe
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2024
I bought this product after a youtuber I follow recommended it. I am a first time sculpter and this clay is everything he said it would be. Very easy to work with and it never sets up so you have plenty of time to finish your project.
Mary A. Murphy
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2024
I’m a multimedia artist, and have tried many different varieties of polymer clay- they each have their own unique strengths and weaknesses.Ultralight sculpey feels kind of like sculpting with stale marshmallows: it’s gritty, squishy, doesn’t hold detail well, can be kind of crumbly, and doesn’t stick to itself as much as most other polymer clay varieties do. Originally, I hated it!However, it works well as part of an under-structure to keep larger pieces from becoming too heavy. It also works shockingly well for dollhouse-sized breads and pastries (the crumbly texture helps create a convincingly bread-y appearance).Don’t plan to sculpt detailed figurative work with it; you’ll give yourself a headache. It’s a useful material to have on hand if you need something that plays to its strengths.
Olivia
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 10, 2024
I was struggling to sculpt larger projects due to weight of clay, this is really good for building a foundation to build on top of and is much easier as smoother to work with than tinfoil.The only thing I don’t like about this is some parts are sticky and some parts are very dry, this means it sticks to your hands, when storing clay, I would keep this well away from coloured clays etc as the white will stick to other lumps of clay!I have got 3 sculptures of about 30cm in height out of one packet of this clay! (Bare in mind, I only made the base structures.
suzanne vieira
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2023
I bought this clay to make keepsake Christmas tree ornaments of my baby's handprints and my dog's paw prints. I wasn't sure how much product I would get or how many ornaments it would make. I ended up making 3 six-inch ornaments and 2 three-inch ornaments with the 8oz package. The clay was overall easy to kneed, but very sticky. I ended up brushing the tops of the ornaments with avocado oil prior to pressing my baby's hands in the clay, and that really reduced the stickiness. The clay captured some of the finer details of the paw and hand prints, and they came out well. The clay baked easily in 30 minutes, and they seem fairly durable.
Ari
Reviewed in Mexico on December 28, 2021
Es muy ligera y el color realmente es muy blanco a diferencia de otras. Se puede mezclar con otras arcillas para obtener otras tonalidades o colores
Daniela
Reviewed in Italy on August 20, 2019
Ottima
VICTORIA
Reviewed in France on August 10, 2019
ok
Renate Engel
Reviewed in Germany on February 25, 2018
Der Verkaufsabwicklung war schnell und zu meiner vollsten Zufriedenheit. Mir gefällt besonders gut, dass man diese leichte Modelliermasse im Ofen härten kann. Leider gibt es diese Art sonst nur noch lufttrocknend.