Sculpey is the brand name for a type of polymer clay that can be molded and put into a conventional oven to harden, as opposed to typical modeling clays, which require a much hotter oven, such as a kiln. Until it is baked, Sculpey has a consistency somewhat like Plasticine. It is sold in many colors, though it can also be painted once fired. It has become popular with modeling artists, children and even been used in Hollywood Productions such as The Lord of the Rings. The company Polyform have been producing this polymer clay since its accidental discovery back in the mid nineteen sixties and if you are interested in finding out more about this product then it would be recommended that you visit there web site at www.sculpey.com. The site is well designed with bright and colorful information about how Sculpey can be used by modelers young and old.