--- product_id: 41851484 title: "Monster Clay Premium Grade Modeling Clay (4.5lb)" brand: "the monster makers" price: "Β£46.35" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "The Monster Makers" url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/41851484-monster-clay-premium-grade-modeling-clay-4-5lb store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Oven-safe container - heat & remelt anytime Sulfur-free & non-toxic - safe for pro use 4.5lb tub - generous volume Monster Clay Premium Grade Modeling Clay (4.5lb) **Brand:** the monster makers **Price:** Β£46.35 **Availability:** βœ… In Stock ## Summary > 🎨 Mold your masterpiece with Monster Clay β€” where every detail counts! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Monster Clay Premium Grade Modeling Clay (4.5lb) by the monster makers - **How much does it cost?** Β£46.35 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/41851484-monster-clay-premium-grade-modeling-clay-4-5lb) ## Best For - the monster makers enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted the monster makers brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - β€’ **Safe & Compatible:** Sulfur-free formula works perfectly with platinum silicone molds - β€’ **Sculpt Like a Pro:** Medium consistency clay that holds ultra-fine details without extra tools - β€’ **Endless Creativity:** Re-melt and reuse indefinitely with oven-safe packaging for zero waste - β€’ **More Clay, Less Cost:** Lower density means 25% more clay per pound than typical oil-based clays - β€’ **Perfect for Precision:** Elastic when warm, firm when coolβ€”ideal for micro sculpts and life casts ## Overview Monster Clay Premium Grade Modeling Clay is a 4.5lb tub of professional, oil/wax-based sculpting medium favored by creature designers worldwide. Its sulfur-free, non-toxic formula offers high plasticity and low melting temperature, allowing artists to sculpt fine details without heating tools. Packaged in an oven-safe container, it can be melted and reused indefinitely, providing 25% more clay per pound than average oil-based clays. Ideal for life casts, micro sculpts, and platinum silicone mold compatibility, Monster Clay delivers unmatched versatility and precision for serious artists. ## Description Used by creature designers and monster makers across the globe, Monster Clay Premium Grade Modeling Clay is a re-usable professional oil/wax based sculpting medium featuring a super smooth, low tack, low melting temperature formulation. Monster clay is non-toxic and sulfur free, can be used with platinum silicone molding compounds, and can be re-used and re-melted indefinitely. Much like taffy, Monster Clay exhibits a unique elastic quality when warm. Monster clay melts easily to a pourable consistency and is great for making copies of life casts where changes are needed. Each 4.5lb tub of Monster Clay Premium Grade Modeling Clay is individually packaged in a convenient, oven-safe container. What’s more, Monster Clay has a lower density than average oil based clay, which means that in every tub of Monster Clay you get roughly 25% more clay per pound without the added cost. Review: Really nice! holds details relaly well, just love it! - love this clay/wax! its more like a combo between a aculpting wax and a firm clay. It holds details really nice and I really love how firm is is and how its nice and hard until you work some in your hands. A fellow sculptor had bought some and sent me a small peice to see if I liked it as I can't afford to be buying clays I can't use and I just wasn't sure I'd like this. So she sent the little sample and I just fell in love with how it works in your hands and I ordered this right away! I also found the price here to be the lowest I could find online and I did search for the lowest price. I had thought that like other types of cly or wax clay which is what this feels like I'd need to heat my tools to sculpt the fine details but you don't need to! I do use a solvent though ( goo gone) as a smoothing agent after I have smoothed with my fingers whch only takes a very light touch.. its not quite like a clay like plastalina at all so if thats what your looking for this is a lot different. And I also use the agent to dip the tip of my tool into to make it glide across the clay better to make sculpting hair or making a smoother area eaiser to sculpt. I also like how you can just melt it down over and over again or heat it up to get it really loose and soft. You can also microwave it ( follow directions if you do!) or put it under a heat lamp which is what I do. I have a small halogen bendy arm desk lamp I use just for heating sculpting waxes and I used it for this too. If I put it really close for very long it will melt it to a liquid which you don't want or hold it a bit farther away it keeps it perfect! Just warm and easy to pull off a small clump to sculpt with and stays nice and malleable and warm. If you do small work you will love this suff because it holds tiny detail and you don't necessarily need an armature. If its really thin like legs you can put it in the feezer to firm it up so it holds its weight. As long as the (legs) don't get too warm again they will hold up the weight of the sculpt if its not too large ( lets say a dog or horse) perfect for micro sized sculpts too! Review: Great customer service - Had a shipping issue, the seller was very patient and courteous. 5 star customer service. Product is great, too "MEDIUM" may be a touch misleading- I heated this up in a crock pot to make it liquid, then let it set a bit and it was PERFECT, but in the cold it turns into a brick. Perfect for fine detail capture and multiple textures to work through. Not too-too sticky even after liquidating. ## Features - 4.5lb Tub - Medium Consistency - Sulfur Free - Oil/Wax Based - High Plasticity - Comes in Oven-Safe Container ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0722NKKYF | | Age Range (Description) | Adult | | Age Range Description | Adult | | Best Sellers Rank | #24,638 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #133 in Pottery & Modeling Clays | | Brand | The Monster Makers | | Brand Name | The Monster Makers | | Color | Brown | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,842 Reviews | | Educational Objective | Creative Skill, Dexterity, Hand-Eye Coordination | | Included Components | Clay | | Item Dimensions | 9 x 4.5 x 7 inches | | Item Weight | 5 Pounds | | Manufacturer | Monster Clay | | Manufacturer Part Number | MonsterClay5lbStandardMedium | | Material | Clay | | Material Type | Clay | | Model Number | Monster Clay | | Number of Items | 1 | | Other Special Features of the Product | Non-Toxic | | Recommended Uses For Product | Modeling | | UPC | 821079268739 | | Unit Count | 4.5 Count | ## Product Details - **Age Range (Description):** Adult - **Brand:** The Monster Makers - **Color:** Brown - **Educational Objective:** Creative Skill, Dexterity, Hand-Eye Coordination - **Included Components:** Clay - **Item Weight:** 5 Pounds - **Material:** Clay - **Number of Items:** 1 - **Recommended Uses For Product:** Modeling - **Special Feature:** Non-Toxic ## Images ![Monster Clay Premium Grade Modeling Clay (4.5lb) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71b2ZCkD23L.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: Does anyone have experience with the Prima Plastilina clay? Wondering how the two compare in working/holding details for casting? Thanks!!** A: A.T.Lee, hi. The "Monster Clay" is what I have sworn by for over 10yrs. yes, the composition is the sister chemical to Plasticine, or commonly called C-4. (without the explosive dust). as well, it has been formulated with additives for molding, casting needs. having a low melt point, it can be brushed, or spread as a liquid, or spatula'd as a solid clay when cooled. very workable when warm. when I finish my sculpts, "to retain detail", I will actually Chill my work (The Monster Clay) in the fridge overnight, or soak in very cold water. this will turn it into a Plastic, hard, Moldable piece. some molding materials have a degree of heat they produce when curing. in most, if not all applications, there is no need for a release agent, although I prefer to use a very light dusting of cooking spray to save the sculpt from de-molding damage. as well, this stuff can be used ..Indefinently !!! I am the proud owner of over 100lbs. of this stuff, & will not use anything else. one last thing, I also use this as my Mold-Wall dividing clay. having the chilled sculpt piece, building the mold wall with M.C., (at room temp, pliable, warm ), it will literally leave hardly no seam line at all on the sculpt. Hope this Helps in your search, & good luck in your projects.Sincerely, TM. Walters / EPS. **Q: its pretty big then?can you sculpt a head free hand with this?will it harden if left out or will it stay soft?is it the brown shade** A: Its not HUGE but its around medium size tub. you can scult a head hands free, but you have to heat it up. it comes in a tub and right out of the box it is hard but not dried out hard, just hard. microwave for 20 seconds and it will be moldable like air dry clay. leaving it out will just get hard like before, a little heat will soften it up again. yes it is brown. **Q: can you use this right out of the package?can you start sculpting right when you take this out of the tub?** A: You can absolutely work with it right out of the package. It does NOT have to be warmed up or heated. The heat from your hands will soften it considerably after just a few minuted of use. I use canned air to freeze it when it gets too warm (soft) It comes in a large block and is easier to work with if you cut it up and keep it in .50" sheets or bars. **Q: Hi! Can or has this be used successfully as an alternative to wax when making a lost-wax casting mold for jewelry pieces?** A: If you mean molding it to jewelry to make broken pieces I don't see why not. It is very stiff and waxy when it isn't heated, and I believe it has wax in it. I am clearly not sure as I have never tried to use it for this exact purpose, but I can't see why it wouldn't work as long as you don't have to heat i on the process, as it would melt. Hope that's helpful! ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really nice! holds details relaly well, just love it! *by R***R on January 26, 2015* love this clay/wax! its more like a combo between a aculpting wax and a firm clay. It holds details really nice and I really love how firm is is and how its nice and hard until you work some in your hands. A fellow sculptor had bought some and sent me a small peice to see if I liked it as I can't afford to be buying clays I can't use and I just wasn't sure I'd like this. So she sent the little sample and I just fell in love with how it works in your hands and I ordered this right away! I also found the price here to be the lowest I could find online and I did search for the lowest price. I had thought that like other types of cly or wax clay which is what this feels like I'd need to heat my tools to sculpt the fine details but you don't need to! I do use a solvent though ( goo gone) as a smoothing agent after I have smoothed with my fingers whch only takes a very light touch.. its not quite like a clay like plastalina at all so if thats what your looking for this is a lot different. And I also use the agent to dip the tip of my tool into to make it glide across the clay better to make sculpting hair or making a smoother area eaiser to sculpt. I also like how you can just melt it down over and over again or heat it up to get it really loose and soft. You can also microwave it ( follow directions if you do!) or put it under a heat lamp which is what I do. I have a small halogen bendy arm desk lamp I use just for heating sculpting waxes and I used it for this too. If I put it really close for very long it will melt it to a liquid which you don't want or hold it a bit farther away it keeps it perfect! Just warm and easy to pull off a small clump to sculpt with and stays nice and malleable and warm. If you do small work you will love this suff because it holds tiny detail and you don't necessarily need an armature. If its really thin like legs you can put it in the feezer to firm it up so it holds its weight. As long as the (legs) don't get too warm again they will hold up the weight of the sculpt if its not too large ( lets say a dog or horse) perfect for micro sized sculpts too! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great customer service *by G***H on December 29, 2025* Had a shipping issue, the seller was very patient and courteous. 5 star customer service. Product is great, too "MEDIUM" may be a touch misleading- I heated this up in a crock pot to make it liquid, then let it set a bit and it was PERFECT, but in the cold it turns into a brick. Perfect for fine detail capture and multiple textures to work through. Not too-too sticky even after liquidating. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Well worth the price!! *by N***N on September 28, 2020* incredible stuff. I use med. Grade for bases for casting resin blank masks. Depending on how much you heat it up, the more pliable it becomes. I'll throw the whole tub in the microwave for 4 or 5 mins, and it softens right up like taffy, oil based clay, so it doesn't stick to your hands or dry them out, and doesn't leave your hands feeling overworked. Lighter fluid is a great smoother for this as well, to eliminate unwanted fingerprints, scratches, or bubbles that happen during sculpting - weather you're a pro or just starting out, i HIGHLY recommend this product, VERY user friendly, forgiving, and reusable, over and over again! ## Frequently Bought Together - Monster Clay Premium Grade Modeling Clay (4.5lb) - Blisstime 18PCS Clay Sculpting Tools, Basic Clay Pottery Carving Tool Kit with Wooden Handles and Tool Bag - TecUnite Aluminum Craft Wire for Sculpting Armature Bendable Craft Wire for DIY Jewelry Making (1 Roll,Silver,10 M X 3 mm) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - πŸ›’ **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** β€” Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** β€” Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - πŸ’° **No Hidden Fees** β€” All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - πŸ”„ **15-Day Free Returns** β€” Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - πŸ”’ **Secure Payments** β€” Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** β€” Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/41851484-monster-clay-premium-grade-modeling-clay-4-5lb](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/41851484-monster-clay-premium-grade-modeling-clay-4-5lb) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-29*