I'm 6 months too late, but pps like Temu (along with Wish and ali express/ali baba use factories known for egregiously poor working conditions, egregious human rights violations, grossly inadequate pay, and child/forced labour. That's not even considering the terrible environmental impact these apps have. Yes, these apps will save you money, but at what cost?
The most enlightening part of this video is hearing you call certain tool heads useless. I have had these exact friggin tools for years and just kept thinking "maybe I'll know what the hell to do with a corkscrew shovel thing when I'm better??" Thank you.
Moriah Elizabeth did a video a LONG time ago where she was testing a clay kit, and it had that same kind of clay that was sticking to your fingers. When you get a good batch, that clay is pretty amazing, apparently. But what can happen with it, if I remember correctly, is that if it's somewhere where it heats up, then cools, that's what gives it that bubbly look in the packaging and makes it so horribly sticky. So all in all, not a bad product, you just got a bad batch. But with how cheap Temu is and that there is a lot of questionable quality from the stuff they offer, people are probably better off buying that kind of clay elsewhere.
I wonder if you added corn starch onto your hands and then worked some in if it would become less sticky. I would spread some out on my work surface and knead it with the corn starch, kinda like kneading bread dough. It would be worth a try. I’ll probably never order this from Temu. I’d rather make my own paper clay. There are lots of tutorials for how to make it (or cold porcelain clay too).
@@barbkeith2697 I'd have to find her video to confirm, but Moriah Elizabeth may have tried something like that, but it didn't work. I could very much be wrong, though, it's been a long time since I watched her video.
Your comment highlights one of the biggest problem with sites like Temu. There’s no quality control so they can, and will, sell defective or expired or damaged products. If you were to get that same type of clay from a source that specializes in art supplies, chances are they would be making sure you don’t receive defective products, or at least replace them if you do. From my understanding it’s impossible to get a refund or replacement with sites like Temu.
Highly suggest people to hit up thrift shops or pallet bin type stores (where they put tons of stuff that was returned to amazon or whatever out on big tables), I got my pasta/clay roller machine on $10 day and they always have some kind of stuff you can check out, Got a TON of silicone molds there too on 50c day.
This, definitely. I was talking to someone who went to our local Art Store (formerly Commercial Art Supply) where they put "damages" and amazon returns in the back room for customers to go through, and she got a ton of Golden acrylics for super cheap because the tubes were a bit squished
I bought a similar airdry clay once and was very disappointed with its stickiness, but I left it open for some time (an hour or two I think) and it got more manageable. I use it with silicone molds. You just smear it into the mold, leave it for a day and you get yourself a very lightweight, puffy and simple shape. I made a bunch of tiny bats that I used for decorating a doll. It can also be useful if you don't want to waste your good clay for making a terrain for a diorama or something.
I have that exact same clay extruder (although mine was from AliExpress). You say it feels flimsy, but I must say, I've used it pretty intensely over the years and it's still going strong! :)
Thats really good to know, I've gotten some stuff that started out working well, but broke after a few uses so I was wondering if that would be one of them.
@@niclzo8865 I also had one of those exact ones from ebay and it shredded the threads within a couple of months of use. I also found the gripping on the tube way too shallow so I couldn't hold it properly, tube was much lighter and cheaper feeling and overall the experience after the first month was just stiff and painful :( I replaced it with a rose gold extruder from Etsy and I've been using that one for over a year now and it's still great! Heavier than the green one, I could instantly tell the threads were much deeper and thicker so they won't shred immediately like the cheap one did, and not to mention it's just cuter. It's entirely possible that the green ones are made by different manufacturers so you may not have the exact one he reviewed, and I may not have had the exact one you have, but I was definitely disappointed with my cheap green one. I don't remember exactly how much my Etsy one cost but it wasn't much more than the cheap ones and I'd definitely recommend it over the cheap ones anyday.
I saw the same machine for 20€ on Amazon (at least it was the same picture), so I'm guessing it's just resellers who got it from Ali express, which is also a better platform to buy from compared to temu (which is just horrible).
The wooden handle sculpting tools are good for ceramics. Of course there's a tiny budget for public school art classes, but we used those when I was in high school and still the best tools always went missing when I needed to cut my slabs.
Oh hell yeah! I have a big antique doll sitting in the corner of my living room, wearing an actual child's sized gas mask I found at a flea market. Whovians always immediately recognise that it's my little nod to the Empty Child (others just run away screaming😂).
I like using bottle brush tools for texture. I make sculpted jewelry for my business and I feel its a great replacement for using a tooth brush (which a lot of people use for the similar effect). The white and black brushes are a different level of coarse (usually) and you can use the stiffer side to create deeper texture and the the softer side to lighter texture.
@@goilo888 LMAO Well I mean if you want to cut costs by using the same toothbrush for both you can. I but I highly don't recommend. Polymer tastes horrible. I think having a separate brush for your teeth and one in the craft supplies is a better suggestion lol
The final set you checked out I bought a few years back from Amazon. It's been okay in the long run, but the blue rubber tip tools have a tendency to fall apart. The metal tip separates from the handle quite easily and I've had to glue it back on a few times. The tool part has been great though!
Worked with that super light air dry clay for a few months now(2-3years but not really active everyday so I say months lol). also called (slime clay, bouncy clay and foam clay - because it dries to a foam squishy like thing). I prefer if it comes out sticky than hardened, because reactivating it is tedious. Just scoop it out all gooey and sticky and keep rubbing your hands together until it stops being sticky. the air and the heat from your hands help remove the moisture so it becomes this really soft clay that will stop sticking to your fingers and adheres to other claybits without the need for glue (unless it's hardening). I keep forgetting to take a video of how to condition sticky clay before use ahaha... . It definitely has a learning curve and you can't sculp as you would pottery clay or air dry cold porcelain. Most Asian clayists I follow use it for anime figures because they're so light they can handle all that detail with little wiring/armature. . ruclips.net/video/-jMH5jkhfew/видео.htmlsi=-HO6LU5qlYCBDq89
Love the video. This was a cool idea. I do think a little 30 second or so recap at the end showing which were approved and which went in the trash would've been a nice addition. NerdE would be proud.
Please don’t buy from TEMU. They stole my cousin’s artwork that took hours to produce. A print would cost about $70 as I have bought one before. An original would be at least $200 dollars. A company selling to TEMU has appropriated his work and is selling it for absolute fractions of the price. Not only that but this is a culturally significant piece of work done by my cousin who is obviously Aboriginal, and is a piece that represents our mob and our ancestors. I am beyond disgusted and so upset for my cousin who puts hours of love into the work he does. TEMU should be ashamed but the sad thing is they don’t care!!!
That drill tool I actually use - it is great for crusty old paint bottles and opening up the hole to get the paint out. Seriously I keep it around exclusively for that purpose haha
4:40 Im in a ceramics class, and I feel like having multiple ones actually help a lot. Like if one needs clean, and you dont feel like cleaning it yet, or if its multiple people using them
Don't forget to check out the FlexiSpot Black Friday Sale on bit.ly/40LWSvQ and use my code in the description for an extra discount. Let me know what you think of this video! I had a lot of fun trying something different. I will be back sooner than you think with the next sculpt too! See you then 😁
Please educate before promoting stuff from someone as unethical as TEMU. Please don’t buy from TEMU. They stole my cousin’s artwork that took hours to produce. A print would cost about $70 as I have bought one before. An original would be at least $200 dollars. A company selling to TEMU has appropriated his work and is selling it for absolute fractions of the price. Not only that but this is a culturally significant piece of work done by my cousin who is obviously Aboriginal, and is a piece that represents our mob and our ancestors. I am beyond disgusted and so upset for my cousin who puts hours of love into the work he does. TEMU should be ashamed but the sad thing is they don’t care!!!
That goopy clay is foam clay... it takes a bit of a light touch when it first comes out of the pouch. But trust me, it's a great material to work with once you get the hang of it.
First time watching/first time commenting. Great video! The bottle cleaner tools are made to put into holes of bone dry clay to clean up any rough edges when you cut them out of leather hard clay (wheel thrown clay Artist). Great video 🤗
I have made quite a few of my own tools using polymorph plastic beads from Temu! They melt in hot water. I shape them to suit my purpose on a dowel,and then dip into cold water to return them to hard plastic! Love this video I’m following you now
I love your videos but I’m a bit conflicted over whether I should watch this one or not. I personally don’t support Temu or SHEIN, but at the same time I understand why some people purchase from them. It’s only ever really a problem when someone is doing tons of hauls and then trashing it all afterwards. Along with the history of design theft and lack of quality. I think I will watch this video since it’s not promoting mass consumption of the products and I do really enjoy your content and you as a person. Just please be careful with giving your information to shops like this. -Best Wishes 🌻
I have ordered from TEMU for months and had zero problems. Even one package didn’t turn up and they refunded my money immediately. It’s all relative, use your brain, depending on what your buying some will be crap. Just use your head and think about what your buying. And remember yes China does make a lot of cheap mass produced items but equally China makes a lot of quality items and also luxury items.
Lots of stuff sold on temu is mass produced and sold unbranded. Some of it ends up branded in box stores here. People don't realize how much cheap goods here are mass produced and privately labeled
totally a really good resource if you don't mind your harmful footprint on the earth or have no other affordable options. Although the data stealing shops like Shein and Temu do is the most concerning factor I feel like people don't focus on. Not trying to feed into the "china's watching us" conspiracy since a lot of these craft supplies are bought by big craft stores like Joans and Micheals.
21:10 My ceramics teacher has every single one of those, and I am beyond amazed. Now I kind of wonder where she got hers, but obviously you can get the same ones from different places
What is the clay press you were referring to with the rubber rollers? All I can find is the stainless steel ones. When I run any oil based clay, (other than Monster Clay, which I love) they stick to the rollers and I have to constantly clean the rollers, even with a little Vaseline on them. It's very annoying!
1:05 as someone who works in logistics and has seen a lot of stuff from Temu.. I can confirm that almost all of their stuff comes in bags (though I'm honestly surprised by all that tape, almost makes it look "secure" and not like it's going to tear open and spill all its insides immediately like circa one third of the bags we get seem to do..)
those rubber-shaping tools that were too flimsy (red rubber not blue)? i've seen them sold for acrylic painting...they work like an eraser by taking still wet paint off in case of accidents (I get drips/splatters on my finished backgrounds that these tools take out like an assassin). Makes sense why they aren't as sturdy, they don't need to be to remove a random drip of paint. Also sold as blending tools in acrylic painting.
I have that air dry clay set that I bought from amazon (was less expensive, but didn't come with the body parts and things. I didn't want that anyway) and the clay is amazing. It's fun to play with, dries really nicely without cracking, and bounces when it's dry. 😂 It's really easy on my weak, painful hands, too. Polymer clay is too difficult for me to handle. Obviously, you can't make anything near as detailed as with polymer clay, but you can make nice things. I think yours must have been stored improperly by temu or gotten too hot in transport, making it sticky and unusable like that. Such a shame.
Okay- but the stainless steel pottery rib from the pottery set is one of my FAVORITE things. 😋I still have my original pottery set from college (from 1995)....😆 It's awesome for de-molding clay. It's flexible but provides enough surface to stick to when you flex the mold and pop out the clay without distortion. That desk looks awesome though. Fun video! That air dry clay looked so gross. lol YIKES! Just the slurpy gush of it and the visual was too much for me. lol You're right, the kit had a neat concept, but that clay.. yuck!
The extruder packaging is always crap, even when you buy the expensive one from the art store thanks for your review.if I needed supplies this would come in handy.for a starting sculpture this would be great information for an affordable beginner set.
I ❤ reading these reviews. I am a multi media Fiber Artist. Which means I use all different types of products. What this boils down to is I use everything, fabrics, paper, beads, clay, buttons, paints, stamps and other weird things. I have ordered from TEMU since before they became so popular and have bought a lot of stuff from them. They are a bunch of vendors coming together to sell. They are based out of New York State 🇺🇸. Nearly everything we buy comes from Chinese parts. Cars, computers, appliances and even our meats are processed in China 😮😂. I buy my ink for my printer from Amazon, from a manufacturer in China! It’s cheaper, works great and I use my printer a lot so I want the best bang for my $. I have to smile when I see “stolen”, I have heard this many times. Do you steal or duplicate? I have hundreds of quilts I have made and entered in shows, has this design been used before? I am sure it has, but with some variation. That word is the absolute key to the world of whatever your art form is. My advice love what you do, buy from wherever you want and the reviews are always helpful even on Amazon!
Wait what??? That's a PASTA MACHINE!!! 🤣 I guess you all knew that, but I never worked with clay so... Signed: an Italian who has had exactly that machine forever (my mum has had it since the 70's 🤣) but using it for its original intent. Well done on adapting 😊, I guess I'll consider clay art 😁
OK, so now I have an extruder coming, pin tools and those nifty sculpting blades. I've always used those little blue tools and a few other bits, but looking forward to using all this new stuff
That pasta maker thing looks EXACTLY like the sculpy brand one that I have, even down to the plastic handle. It costed $40. The only thing I would caution about that one is it is not very durable and will break if you put too large a lump of clay or if you dont pre-condition the clay you’re rolling.
I think I got the exact same kit off Amazon years ago. They are cheap as crap. The nibs will come out and you have to glue them back in. They will do the job I guess, but I'd upgrade to better when you can.
I have airdry clay that's similar to that one, I had good and bad batches - can agree with other commenters, it's luck based, but the good batch really is good. works well for small lightweight parts, or making thin cloth parts for polymer :)
I bought that junky wooden set at an art store, I was a beginner and my first thought was how most of the tools seemed useless! I’ll be getting rid of them in place of some of the nicer tools you’ve shown here :)
The stainless steel needle tools I got had both tips bent, making them useless out of the packet. I had to file and buff them straight again before I could use them.
Im just starting out with ploymer clay also just came across Ace of clay, watched alot of sculpture videos of his. Does anyone know if he has any beginners tutorial videos I follow?
Im new to this like i want to get into it The one you said like what are you going to drill with this Would you not use that after something is baked and you want a thin hole to add like horns or wings after its baked? Asking for personal experience cause i had one in a pack just trying to find how out to use my tools lol
I got those rubber shaper-tools at 11:30, an im here to report that they’re useless. If you put enough pressure on them to indent the polymer clay then the rubber head just pops right off. I’ve moved them into my oil painting studio, aka my real job, and they will live out the rest of their lives as tools with the rubber heads duct taped back on as texture tools for painting things like metal armor and/or forest foliage and things like that.
We use air clay - my nieces and I - a lot - it is sticky at first - you take the whole batch out of the package and work it for a min or less and it starts to combine and work great. It does dry pretty quick so I think they try to go the more watery route to start with, to give you more time although all that "extra time" is trying to get it to a point where you can use it lol
I bought polymer clay as I wanted to try it for my first time but there was no instructions on how to use it so haven’t a clue what temp to use on oven.
When you’re a sculptor EVERYTHING is a tool lol. Im constantly picking stuff up off the ground and hoarding it like a trash goblin. A capri sun straw is one of my favorite “tools” 😂
Maybe there are those who lose things so you have repeat shaper tools? I mean I had a nice scissors, misplaced it, got another and found the old one so got two pairs of scissors.p so it doesn’t matter which I grab they both work the same though the bigger one is slightly sharper. Although I don’t do what you do when I get my supplies I buy a lot of bottles of glue. So when one clogs I can use another.
I use fondant tools from temu for sculpting clay/ceramic. I love the textures and shaping i can do with them. Also got the same set of silicone shapers that I use all the time. Honestly temu is pretty good for craft supplies overall in my experience anyway Edit definitely gonna order the set of 3 steel sculpting tools
Is Temu spyware? Temu is facing another class action lawsuit which alleges that the fast fashion giant misled consumers about the scope and reach of its data access and collection and intentionally loaded dangerous malware and spyware onto users' devices, according to court documents filed last week. careful with it..
"Screw it in until it comes out." 😏 that's what He said 🤭 On a serious note. I really appreciate these Hinest Reviews before investing in such materials and tools. So Thanks a Bunch Ace!
yo compre ahí tardaron en llegar 32 días y el servicio de entregas me fotografió o no me entregaría mi pedido pese a darle la clave y nombre, fuera de eso que fue raro y no me gusto, los productos fueron buenos y eran como lo indicaban, claro lo clásico revisar la reseñas como valoraciones.
I ordered the wax sculpting tools. Only 3 but they’re metal and I got a spoon tool as one of the tools. I’ve used the heck out of them. I bought a set with that crazy brush like you showed not on temu, paid more but hardly use so many of them. The blue tipped tools are nice put the tips pop out of the handles grrrr.
A friend bought a few of those pasta machines for a workshop. We had to take them all apart, most weren't much better after. A waste of money. I hope you got lucky on yours 🤞
That clay is always gummy like that. I bought Nickelodeon air dry clay from Michael's, and it was the same way. Just horrible stickiness all over. It has too much moisture in the mixture to keep it from drying out too soon. If you let it sit out for a bit, it becomes very manageable.
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I'm 6 months too late, but pps like Temu (along with Wish and ali express/ali baba use factories known for egregiously poor working conditions, egregious human rights violations, grossly inadequate pay, and child/forced labour. That's not even considering the terrible environmental impact these apps have.
Yes, these apps will save you money, but at what cost?
The most enlightening part of this video is hearing you call certain tool heads useless. I have had these exact friggin tools for years and just kept thinking "maybe I'll know what the hell to do with a corkscrew shovel thing when I'm better??" Thank you.
The only thing i could even think of is opening the bottle of wine after long hours of sculpting 😂
Moriah Elizabeth did a video a LONG time ago where she was testing a clay kit, and it had that same kind of clay that was sticking to your fingers. When you get a good batch, that clay is pretty amazing, apparently. But what can happen with it, if I remember correctly, is that if it's somewhere where it heats up, then cools, that's what gives it that bubbly look in the packaging and makes it so horribly sticky. So all in all, not a bad product, you just got a bad batch. But with how cheap Temu is and that there is a lot of questionable quality from the stuff they offer, people are probably better off buying that kind of clay elsewhere.
I wonder if you added corn starch onto your hands and then worked some in if it would become less sticky. I would spread some out on my work surface and knead it with the corn starch, kinda like kneading bread dough. It would be worth a try. I’ll probably never order this from Temu. I’d rather make my own paper clay. There are lots of tutorials for how to make it (or cold porcelain clay too).
@@barbkeith2697 I'd have to find her video to confirm, but Moriah Elizabeth may have tried something like that, but it didn't work. I could very much be wrong, though, it's been a long time since I watched her video.
@@kateworkman921 I can tell, you present her like your project boss.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar I just love her videos, 🙂
Your comment highlights one of the biggest problem with sites like Temu. There’s no quality control so they can, and will, sell defective or expired or damaged products. If you were to get that same type of clay from a source that specializes in art supplies, chances are they would be making sure you don’t receive defective products, or at least replace them if you do. From my understanding it’s impossible to get a refund or replacement with sites like Temu.
Highly suggest people to hit up thrift shops or pallet bin type stores (where they put tons of stuff that was returned to amazon or whatever out on big tables), I got my pasta/clay roller machine on $10 day and they always have some kind of stuff you can check out, Got a TON of silicone molds there too on 50c day.
This, definitely. I was talking to someone who went to our local Art Store (formerly Commercial Art Supply) where they put "damages" and amazon returns in the back room for customers to go through, and she got a ton of Golden acrylics for super cheap because the tubes were a bit squished
Oooo this would be awesome, wish they had something like this where I live
Never heard of a pallet bin type store note would I know how to find one. And thrift stores these days are charging as much as regular stores. 😢
Wonder if we have anyone here who does that 👀
Yes. I got a Italian made pasta maker for $5
I bought a similar airdry clay once and was very disappointed with its stickiness, but I left it open for some time (an hour or two I think) and it got more manageable. I use it with silicone molds. You just smear it into the mold, leave it for a day and you get yourself a very lightweight, puffy and simple shape. I made a bunch of tiny bats that I used for decorating a doll. It can also be useful if you don't want to waste your good clay for making a terrain for a diorama or something.
I have that exact same clay extruder (although mine was from AliExpress). You say it feels flimsy, but I must say, I've used it pretty intensely over the years and it's still going strong! :)
Thats really good to know, I've gotten some stuff that started out working well, but broke after a few uses so I was wondering if that would be one of them.
@@niclzo8865 I can definitely recommend this one for long term use. 👍
Lube the threads with super lube, no more squealing.
@@niclzo8865 I also had one of those exact ones from ebay and it shredded the threads within a couple of months of use. I also found the gripping on the tube way too shallow so I couldn't hold it properly, tube was much lighter and cheaper feeling and overall the experience after the first month was just stiff and painful :( I replaced it with a rose gold extruder from Etsy and I've been using that one for over a year now and it's still great! Heavier than the green one, I could instantly tell the threads were much deeper and thicker so they won't shred immediately like the cheap one did, and not to mention it's just cuter. It's entirely possible that the green ones are made by different manufacturers so you may not have the exact one he reviewed, and I may not have had the exact one you have, but I was definitely disappointed with my cheap green one. I don't remember exactly how much my Etsy one cost but it wasn't much more than the cheap ones and I'd definitely recommend it over the cheap ones anyday.
I saw the same machine for 20€ on Amazon (at least it was the same picture), so I'm guessing it's just resellers who got it from Ali express, which is also a better platform to buy from compared to temu (which is just horrible).
The wooden handle sculpting tools are good for ceramics. Of course there's a tiny budget for public school art classes, but we used those when I was in high school and still the best tools always went missing when I needed to cut my slabs.
I would love to see you version of the empty child from Doctor Who! Creepy gas mask zombie child seems right up your alley!
Oh hell yeah! I have a big antique doll sitting in the corner of my living room, wearing an actual child's sized gas mask I found at a flea market. Whovians always immediately recognise that it's my little nod to the Empty Child (others just run away screaming😂).
Yes!!!
I like using bottle brush tools for texture. I make sculpted jewelry for my business and I feel its a great replacement for using a tooth brush (which a lot of people use for the similar effect). The white and black brushes are a different level of coarse (usually) and you can use the stiffer side to create deeper texture and the the softer side to lighter texture.
The problem with using a toothbrush is getting polymer clay in your teeth the next morning.
@@goilo888 LMAO Well I mean if you want to cut costs by using the same toothbrush for both you can. I but I highly don't recommend. Polymer tastes horrible. I think having a separate brush for your teeth and one in the craft supplies is a better suggestion lol
The wooden tool with drill bits is for teapots, you drill a bunch of holes on your vessel when is leather hard and then glue the spout on top.
The final set you checked out I bought a few years back from Amazon. It's been okay in the long run, but the blue rubber tip tools have a tendency to fall apart. The metal tip separates from the handle quite easily and I've had to glue it back on a few times. The tool part has been great though!
i found the exact same thing with the rubber tip tools, although i think it is a world breaker, mine broke the first time i used it -rubbish
Worked with that super light air dry clay for a few months now(2-3years but not really active everyday so I say months lol). also called (slime clay, bouncy clay and foam clay - because it dries to a foam squishy like thing). I prefer if it comes out sticky than hardened, because reactivating it is tedious. Just scoop it out all gooey and sticky and keep rubbing your hands together until it stops being sticky. the air and the heat from your hands help remove the moisture so it becomes this really soft clay that will stop sticking to your fingers and adheres to other claybits without the need for glue (unless it's hardening). I keep forgetting to take a video of how to condition sticky clay before use ahaha...
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It definitely has a learning curve and you can't sculp as you would pottery clay or air dry cold porcelain. Most Asian clayists I follow use it for anime figures because they're so light they can handle all that detail with little wiring/armature.
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Love the video. This was a cool idea. I do think a little 30 second or so recap at the end showing which were approved and which went in the trash would've been a nice addition. NerdE would be proud.
Please don’t buy from TEMU. They stole my cousin’s artwork that took hours to produce. A print would cost about $70 as I have bought one before. An original would be at least $200 dollars. A company selling to TEMU has appropriated his work and is selling it for absolute fractions of the price. Not only that but this is a culturally significant piece of work done by my cousin who is obviously Aboriginal, and is a piece that represents our mob and our ancestors. I am beyond disgusted and so upset for my cousin who puts hours of love into the work he does. TEMU should be ashamed but the sad thing is they don’t care!!!
That drill tool I actually use - it is great for crusty old paint bottles and opening up the hole to get the paint out. Seriously I keep it around exclusively for that purpose haha
I’ve been buying so much on temp from the beginning and every single thing so far has been brilliant xx
4:40 Im in a ceramics class, and I feel like having multiple ones actually help a lot. Like if one needs clean, and you dont feel like cleaning it yet, or if its multiple people using them
Don't forget to check out the FlexiSpot Black Friday Sale on bit.ly/40LWSvQ and use my code in the description for an extra discount.
Let me know what you think of this video! I had a lot of fun trying something different. I will be back sooner than you think with the next sculpt too! See you then 😁
Please educate before promoting stuff from someone as unethical as TEMU.
Please don’t buy from TEMU. They stole my cousin’s artwork that took hours to produce. A print would cost about $70 as I have bought one before. An original would be at least $200 dollars. A company selling to TEMU has appropriated his work and is selling it for absolute fractions of the price. Not only that but this is a culturally significant piece of work done by my cousin who is obviously Aboriginal, and is a piece that represents our mob and our ancestors. I am beyond disgusted and so upset for my cousin who puts hours of love into the work he does. TEMU should be ashamed but the sad thing is they don’t care!!!
The polymer clay and the sculpting set near the end and the paint brushes AND the needle tools are DEFINITELY incredible buys.
That goopy clay is foam clay... it takes a bit of a light touch when it first comes out of the pouch. But trust me, it's a great material to work with once you get the hang of it.
First time watching/first time commenting. Great video! The bottle cleaner tools are made to put into holes of bone dry clay to clean up any rough edges when you cut them out of leather hard clay (wheel thrown clay Artist). Great video 🤗
I think with the sculpting tools you don’t use/like you should create characters with them using them as weapons/tools or like robot parts!
I love the chaotic vibes of your editing this week
I have made quite a few of my own tools using polymorph plastic beads from Temu! They melt in hot water. I shape them to suit my purpose on a dowel,and then dip into cold water to return them to hard plastic! Love this video I’m following you now
The rubber sculpting tool is meant for nails. The one you got. Helps apply the chrome powder onto the nail
This is one of the best review videos I've ever seen. Very valuable and well edited to show the item on the website. Fantastic, Anthony!
I love your videos but I’m a bit conflicted over whether I should watch this one or not. I personally don’t support Temu or SHEIN, but at the same time I understand why some people purchase from them. It’s only ever really a problem when someone is doing tons of hauls and then trashing it all afterwards. Along with the history of design theft and lack of quality. I think I will watch this video since it’s not promoting mass consumption of the products and I do really enjoy your content and you as a person. Just please be careful with giving your information to shops like this.
-Best Wishes 🌻
That and Temu has been known to use slave labor.
@@athenarocks7657get over it
You too
Amen, someone with a brain.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Ace of Clay!
I have ordered from TEMU for months and had zero problems. Even one package didn’t turn up and they refunded my money immediately. It’s all relative, use your brain, depending on what your buying some will be crap. Just use your head and think about what your buying. And remember yes China does make a lot of cheap mass produced items but equally China makes a lot of quality items and also luxury items.
Lots of stuff sold on temu is mass produced and sold unbranded. Some of it ends up branded in box stores here. People don't realize how much cheap goods here are mass produced and privately labeled
totally a really good resource if you don't mind your harmful footprint on the earth or have no other affordable options. Although the data stealing shops like Shein and Temu do is the most concerning factor I feel like people don't focus on. Not trying to feed into the "china's watching us" conspiracy since a lot of these craft supplies are bought by big craft stores like Joans and Micheals.
21:10 My ceramics teacher has every single one of those, and I am beyond amazed. Now I kind of wonder where she got hers, but obviously you can get the same ones from different places
honest info much appreciated, temu is blowing up
The repeating tools are really useful if you're planning to do it with friends. If you aren't using any of the extra tools I'd be down to have them! 😂
What is the clay press you were referring to with the rubber rollers? All I can find is the stainless steel ones. When I run any oil based clay, (other than Monster Clay, which I love) they stick to the rollers and I have to constantly clean the rollers, even with a little Vaseline on them. It's very annoying!
Love the shade being thrown by the editor 😂
I feel like the drill bit ones make a good texture tool. And also the one that looks like a calligraphy tip.
You’re actually really good at reviewing things
I am new here😅 and I'm so thankful that you can say what you do this is my first time watching you
1:05 as someone who works in logistics and has seen a lot of stuff from Temu.. I can confirm that almost all of their stuff comes in bags (though I'm honestly surprised by all that tape, almost makes it look "secure" and not like it's going to tear open and spill all its insides immediately like circa one third of the bags we get seem to do..)
I also used some tools until I made my own tools from wire and guitar strings, but good video as always, thanks for that.😊
those rubber-shaping tools that were too flimsy (red rubber not blue)? i've seen them sold for acrylic painting...they work like an eraser by taking still wet paint off in case of accidents (I get drips/splatters on my finished backgrounds that these tools take out like an assassin). Makes sense why they aren't as sturdy, they don't need to be to remove a random drip of paint. Also sold as blending tools in acrylic painting.
They are also good for popping resin bubbles or removing hair.
You might think that having more then one something is redundant with how quickly things get lost in my apartment it’s actually a good thing.
Seeing this, I’d honestly love to see you review or try Nara clay’s various types of clay
I have that air dry clay set that I bought from amazon (was less expensive, but didn't come with the body parts and things. I didn't want that anyway) and the clay is amazing. It's fun to play with, dries really nicely without cracking, and bounces when it's dry. 😂 It's really easy on my weak, painful hands, too. Polymer clay is too difficult for me to handle. Obviously, you can't make anything near as detailed as with polymer clay, but you can make nice things.
I think yours must have been stored improperly by temu or gotten too hot in transport, making it sticky and unusable like that. Such a shame.
i just love finding little comments hidden throughout te video. Really the best editing easter eggs :))
The wet clay tools look exactly like the kit for ceramics my college class got from the college's little store... XD
Thank you you’re video helped me a lot as a beginner ❤
Okay- but the stainless steel pottery rib from the pottery set is one of my FAVORITE things. 😋I still have my original pottery set from college (from 1995)....😆 It's awesome for de-molding clay. It's flexible but provides enough surface to stick to when you flex the mold and pop out the clay without distortion. That desk looks awesome though. Fun video! That air dry clay looked so gross. lol YIKES! Just the slurpy gush of it and the visual was too much for me. lol You're right, the kit had a neat concept, but that clay.. yuck!
The rubbershapers are great for air dry clay
The extruder packaging is always crap, even when you buy the expensive one from the art store thanks for your review.if I needed supplies this would come in handy.for a starting sculpture this would be great information for an affordable beginner set.
I ❤ reading these reviews. I am a multi media Fiber Artist. Which means I use all different types of products. What this boils down to is I use everything, fabrics, paper, beads, clay, buttons, paints, stamps and other weird things. I have ordered from TEMU since before they became so popular and have bought a lot of stuff from them. They are a bunch of vendors coming together to sell. They are based out of New York State 🇺🇸. Nearly everything we buy comes from Chinese parts. Cars, computers, appliances and even our meats are processed in China 😮😂. I buy my ink for my printer from Amazon, from a manufacturer in China! It’s cheaper, works great and I use my printer a lot so I want the best bang for my $. I have to smile when I see “stolen”, I have heard this many times. Do you steal or duplicate? I have hundreds of quilts I have made and entered in shows, has this design been used before? I am sure it has, but with some variation. That word is the absolute key to the world of whatever your art form is. My advice love what you do, buy from wherever you want and the reviews are always helpful even on Amazon!
Could the brush thing be meant to clean out clay extruders?
I am a digital artist that makes content around ilustration but here I am 😂 I really enjoyed this! 😊
I had fraud purchases on my card within 72 hours after giving temu my card # . They have a problem with their employees security. Won't use it again.
Wait what??? That's a PASTA MACHINE!!! 🤣
I guess you all knew that, but I never worked with clay so...
Signed: an Italian who has had exactly that machine forever (my mum has had it since the 70's 🤣) but using it for its original intent. Well done on adapting 😊, I guess I'll consider clay art 😁
The one time i made pasta. It absolutely felt like i was making little scultures!
@@breannathompson9094 point of view is everything!!! 😆
1:54 good grief. that’s a fresh pasta maker! My mum used it in the 80’s to make tagliatelle 🤣
OK, so now I have an extruder coming, pin tools and those nifty sculpting blades. I've always used those little blue tools and a few other bits, but looking forward to using all this new stuff
I support locally small businesses, but thanks for the review.
I use a ton of the “useless” tools 😭
Most are really good for geometric shape sculpting
That pasta maker thing looks EXACTLY like the sculpy brand one that I have, even down to the plastic handle. It costed $40. The only thing I would caution about that one is it is not very durable and will break if you put too large a lump of clay or if you dont pre-condition the clay you’re rolling.
I think I got the exact same kit off Amazon years ago. They are cheap as crap. The nibs will come out and you have to glue them back in.
They will do the job I guess, but I'd upgrade to better when you can.
I have airdry clay that's similar to that one, I had good and bad batches - can agree with other commenters, it's luck based, but the good batch really is good. works well for small lightweight parts, or making thin cloth parts for polymer :)
8:51 My sister got one of those a year ago! It doesn't fit in her space and is just used as empty space
I bought that junky wooden set at an art store, I was a beginner and my first thought was how most of the tools seemed useless! I’ll be getting rid of them in place of some of the nicer tools you’ve shown here :)
Ace, I just want to say thank you so much for making me into polymer clay again
The brush thingies are to create texture 💡
That air dry clay looked yucky 🤮 glad you tested it ❤
The stainless steel needle tools I got had both tips bent, making them useless out of the packet. I had to file and buff them straight again before I could use them.
Im just starting out with ploymer clay also just came across Ace of clay, watched alot of sculpture videos of his. Does anyone know if he has any beginners tutorial videos I follow?
What made you choose what type of clay you like to work with?
Im new to this like i want to get into it
The one you said like what are you going to drill with this
Would you not use that after something is baked and you want a thin hole to add like horns or wings after its baked?
Asking for personal experience cause i had one in a pack just trying to find how out to use my tools lol
I got those rubber shaper-tools at 11:30, an im here to report that they’re useless. If you put enough pressure on them to indent the polymer clay then the rubber head just pops right off. I’ve moved them into my oil painting studio, aka my real job, and they will live out the rest of their lives as tools with the rubber heads duct taped back on as texture tools for painting things like metal armor and/or forest foliage and things like that.
I have followed the links for some of the tools and they are surprisingly good
We use air clay - my nieces and I - a lot - it is sticky at first - you take the whole batch out of the package and work it for a min or less and it starts to combine and work great. It does dry pretty quick so I think they try to go the more watery route to start with, to give you more time although all that "extra time" is trying to get it to a point where you can use it lol
I bought polymer clay as I wanted to try it for my first time but there was no instructions on how to use it so haven’t a clue what temp to use on oven.
Yes it works.
But if you use it often, it doesn't last too long.
If you buy cheap, you buy twice
Thanks for the video. Have you made any of your own tools or modified some tools you have used? It would be an interesting video to watch if you did.
When you’re a sculptor EVERYTHING is a tool lol. Im constantly picking stuff up off the ground and hoarding it like a trash goblin. A capri sun straw is one of my favorite “tools” 😂
New favorite channel ❤😊
Maybe there are those who lose things so you have repeat shaper tools? I mean I had a nice scissors, misplaced it, got another and found the old one so got two pairs of scissors.p so it doesn’t matter which I grab they both work the same though the bigger one is slightly sharper. Although I don’t do what you do when I get my supplies I buy a lot of bottles of glue. So when one clogs I can use another.
I use fondant tools from temu for sculpting clay/ceramic. I love the textures and shaping i can do with them. Also got the same set of silicone shapers that I use all the time. Honestly temu is pretty good for craft supplies overall in my experience anyway
Edit definitely gonna order the set of 3 steel sculpting tools
Is Temu spyware?
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careful with it..
8:39 I used a tool like that once to create a rolling texture stamp of scales, I'm sure there are other uses but thats all i got.
"Screw it in until it comes out." 😏 that's what He said 🤭
On a serious note. I really appreciate these Hinest Reviews before investing in such materials and tools. So Thanks a Bunch Ace!
I’m 2.30 minutes in and your clay press looks exactly like a pasta machine I had about 35+ years ago that I got from the PX
yo compre ahí tardaron en llegar 32 días y el servicio de entregas me fotografió o no me entregaría mi pedido pese a darle la clave y nombre, fuera de eso que fue raro y no me gusto, los productos fueron buenos y eran como lo indicaban, claro lo clásico revisar la reseñas como valoraciones.
I ordered the wax sculpting tools. Only 3 but they’re metal and I got a spoon tool as one of the tools. I’ve used the heck out of them. I bought a set with that crazy brush like you showed not on temu, paid more but hardly use so many of them. The blue tipped tools are nice put the tips pop out of the handles grrrr.
A friend bought a few of those pasta machines for a workshop. We had to take them all apart, most weren't much better after. A waste of money. I hope you got lucky on yours 🤞
The plastic smiley face tool in the last tool set he opened im pretty sure is actually used for carving
I really appreciate videos like this 👌
That pasta clay model you got from Temu is the same version they sell at Acmoore and micheals
The "Sounds of Mordor" typed line made me laugh. I'm still laughing. I don't know why, but I found that to be hilarious.
Humorous things often make you laugh, welcome to the basics of a joke.
The half circle smily face thingy makes really nice half snakes when you pull it across a slab. 😉
Very informative ! Love the desk!
I was thinking of proposing to my girlfriend with a sculpture that holds an engagement ring, would that be a nice idea or not really?
Awesome video Anthony, great tips for beginners on some affordable starter tools, and of course which ones to avoid 😅
😮Could you test that clay for Lead?
"It's a cat... dressed as a shark" 🤣🤣🤣
That clay is always gummy like that. I bought Nickelodeon air dry clay from Michael's, and it was the same way. Just horrible stickiness all over. It has too much moisture in the mixture to keep it from drying out too soon. If you let it sit out for a bit, it becomes very manageable.
I stan for shark cat 😊❤
Hi Ace I shared a figure i created with that airdry clay on your ig. Very nice clay when you mastered it. And its cheap
Try adding corn starch to that air dry clay.
Where can I find firmer silcone tools????
I have this little shark cat, too and I love it with all my heart. :D
I have a fewof those tools. Bought them of Amazon. Price want to bad. Thanks for sharing😊👍