Help!!!!

[Mutated Turtle]

i use crayola air dry clay for customs,but when it dries it cracks and falls off the figure...how do i stop this?any help is apprceiated.

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

I am sure you could seal it with something. :tconfuse:

[Candy Kappa]

perhaps you dry them too fast, or it might not stay put on the type of material the figures have

[TMNT_Guy]

I don't know if any of this helps, but:
I had issues with that stuff and had the same problem, I took off as much as I could of the stuff and used paperclay. Paperclay air drys and if you need more time to work with it you can dip your fingers in water and use it to smooth your work and make the clay stay pliable. Once its dried, you can even sand it, it drys hard and lightweight. Its the only thing I could use that didnt get ruined, and you can put it on top of your crayola clay to smooth it out and fill in cracks, then build up from there.

Creative Paperclay Co. - air hardening modeling materials for artists & crafters

More tips here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100130132840AAScIF8

[Patraw]

A lot of cheap clays/play-dohs seem to crack when they dry--I'm not sure what the phenomena is that causes it though. My advice would be to try a different modeling compound.