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I have a school project due in a couple weeks and I need to make a life size sculpture of a camera. I don\'t want to make it solid because that would use a lot of clay and wouldn\'t evenly cook. Can I put something inside like [url=http://www.aluminium-foils-cn.com][url=http://www.aluminium-foils-cn.com][url=http://www.aluminium-foils-cn.com][url=http://www.aluminium-foils-cn.com]aluminum foil[/url][/url][/url][/url]?The aluminum will not allow the clay to shrink as it dries. The clay will crack. Also, the aluminum will melt around 1200* so you need to know how hot you will be firing the kiln. You should be able to make the camera body by the slab method and make a box and add the lens and knobs. This will give you a hollow body.Assuming you mean polymer clay - [url=http://www.aluminium-foils-cn.com][url=http://www.aluminium-foils-cn.com]aluminum foil[/url][/url] is fine and is commonly used. In fact you almost have to use it to have uniform thickness because solid will crack from shrinking during baking. Fired ceramic clay, nope - [url=http://www.aluminium-foils-cn.com][url=http://www.aluminium-foils-cn.com]aluminum foil[/url][/url] melts much too low a temp.I assume so, since it can go in ovens when you cook. I\'d just make sure its in a relatively smooth shape, like folded until it forms a rectangle, before putting it in the clay.What kind of clay and what kind of cooking?yaOther related question