Which Modelling Clay for Stop Motion?
Plasticine is preferred, as it’s a type of modelling clay specifically designed not to dry out easily. As such, if you do use lights while you’re shooting the heat won’t dry out your figures (although they will become soft and limp, that’s normal with any putty). Don’t use Play-do, it becomes too brittle too quickly. Usually art stores sell cheap bricks of plasticine, along with higher end stuff, like Van Aken and Roma Plastelina. The cheap stuff will do fine if you just want to experiment and make your own films. I’ve found the cheaper bricks to be fine for stop motion animation. Van Aken is very soft, too soft I found. It’s definitely too soft if you don’t want to use armatures.
