A relatively new polymer clay on the market. Dont BEE left behind !
It has a slightly more waxy consistency than other polymers, its great for very fine detail work, sticking to armatures and easy on the hands, with little conditioning needed.
"My name is Stefan Niehues, I have invented BeeSPutty and here comes the WHY ?
I am a sculptor for the toy industry for over 15 years now.
I have started working with 2 part epoxy putties. They work fine, but as in my case, may cause skin irritations due to its toxic components.
I have tried polymerclays very often but I did not get into it.
Let me explain my problem with other polymer putties.
Polymer putty is based on PVC. PVC in softener has equal physical properties as cornstarch in water. It's a nonnewtonian fluid (anomalviskos), that's the reason why it's not good for sculpting like a waterbased clay for example. If you put waterbased clay or a soft sculpting wax around an armature and work on its surface with a sculptingtool you only affect the area you are working on with your tool.
If you do this with a polymer putty you first will have problems to get it to stick firmly enough to your armature, if you managed that and try sculpting on an area of the surface you will move the whole block of polymerputty around your armature, which is frustrating.
With inventing BeeSPutty I have solved both of those problems to a possible maximum. BeeSPutty is a bit sticky, if you have previously conditioned it with your warm hands by kneading, it can be applied directly onto an armature or to itself, cured or uncured.
The second thing is I have had the properties of beeswax in mind and tried to get something similar to the sculptingproperties of natural beeswax. I also wanted to have a material, that once baked could also be carved, sanded and polishd in the best possible way.
All this is based on the best ingredients I can get to make BeeSPutty Plastic, no compromises on price with fillers or other components.
If you get a pack of BeeSPutty Plastic, put the needed amount of BeeSPutty out of the box and condition it by kneading it with your warm hands until you feel the wonderful plasticity, now you're good to go and can just start your project.
For sculpting always use an armature e.g. aluminium wire fixed to a cork or wooden base. That makes it easier for you to handle the sculpt.
You can smooth your sculpture using petrolium jelly (Vaseline/Melkfett). Just put a little bit on the back of your hand. That will warm it up to body temperature, apply it in very small amounts with a tool or a smooth brush.
To cure, bake BeesPutty in an oven at 115°C and leave it inside until it has cooled down to room-teperature. That will prevent cracking. BeeSPutty can also be baked several times, should you like to work in layers, just repeat the previous steps from the baking instruktions. The baked and cooled sculpture can be easily polished with a smooth brush to get a shiny, wax-like finish. Enjoy sculpting with BeesPutty!"