And it is good for semi-translucent effects. It’s also nice to add a bit to mica clays so that there’s even more visual depth to them (particularly good for mica shift techniques!). Kato Translucent buffs up to a super high shine, so I do sometimes add it to other clays to enhance their final shine. Saying all of that, I don’t use Kato Translucent _as_ translucent because it’s the least clear of the translucent clays I’ve tried (I usually apply the “can you read through it” test for that, which up close also shows the internal imperfections that some brands get too). (I know of one well-known polymer clay artist whose signature pieces require strong clay her Kato baking time recommendations were the same as what I’d come up with independently, and it was nice to have them confirmed that way.) The strength of the newest formulation might be different, but the older Kato is by far the strongest of all the clay brands I’ve tested. There will be less discolouration than when baked for that time too, although it will still have yellowed somewhat. I use about 40-50 minutes for Kato, and on the shorter side of that for thin or flat pieces. Note that the package recommendations for Kato are only 10 minutes baking at 150C/300F, so while an hour of baking is double the package recommendation for Premo, it is SIX TIMES the package recommendation for Kato! I’m still using the older formulation of Kato, but an hour of baking time is definitely too long for that, and it is actually weakening again by that stage according to my own testing.
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