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Mix FIMO professional colours yourself - The FIMO professional colour mixing system

STAEDTLER FIMO professional

Whether for modelling techniques like mokume gane and Skinner blend or for filigree canes with a kaleidoscope or millefiori pattern: FIMO professional is the ideal material for detailed works of art and sophisticated patterns. FIMO professional's core range comprises 24 colours, but that's not all: The newly developed FIMO professional ‘True Colours’ ensure perfect blending results.

Available in pure yellow, pure red, pure magenta, pure green and pure blue, the True Colours possess pure colour pigments for the creation of truly brilliant blends. Developed in line with high scientific standards, the FIMO professional colour wheel not only shows at a glance the 175 different shades that can be created using FIMO professional True Colours but the respective mixing ratios too.

The FIMO professional colour mixing system is based on seven colours: The five True Colours and black and white. These make it possible to create a rainbow spectrum of a total of 168 harmonising shades. All of which are blended using the five True Colours and then gradated using either black or white. Each and every colour is defined by an exact mixing formula.

To achieve the desired shade, the two True Colours to be blended need to be rolled out to two uniformly thick sheets in the clay machine. Next, a shaped cutter is used to cut pieces out of the individual sheets in line with the mixing formula. These are then kneaded together until a uniform colour is achieved.

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The FIMO professional colour mixing system is based on the LAB colour wheel. The basis for this colour model is provided by Ewald Hering's opponent colour theory which embraces all colours visible to the human eye.

FIMO professional is available in two versions: 85 grammes and 454 grammes. The new block size is of particular advantage to artists who work with FIMO a lot. The FIMO professional blocks are resealable which means that modelling clay that has already been opened can be stored in its original packaging, clean and safe from dirt and dust until next use.

Sabine Backer

Sabine Backer talks about her experiences with FIMO professional and shows ready-made pieces that can be made with it.

Bettina Welker

Bettina Welker talks about her experiences with FIMO professional and shows ready-made pieces that can be made with it.

Christine Dumont

Christine Dumont talks about her experiences with FIMO professional and shows ready-made pieces that can be made with it.

Lisa Pavelka

Lisa Pavelka talks about her experiences with FIMO professional and shows ready-made pieces that can be made with it.

You need the following STAEDTLER products:

FIMO® professional 8003FIMO® professional 8003Oven-bake modelling clayColour pack ''True Colours'' in cardboard box with 6 standard blocks à 85 g (white, true yellow, true red, true magenta, true blue, true green), 1 colour mixing leaflet, 1 instruction
FIMO® professional 8004FIMO® professional 8004Oven-bake modelling claySingle product true yellow
FIMO® professional 8004FIMO® professional 8004Oven-bake modelling claySingle product true red
FIMO® professional 8004FIMO® professional 8004Oven-bake modelling claySingle product true magenta
FIMO® professional 8004FIMO® professional 8004Oven-bake modelling claySingle product true blue
FIMO® professional 8004FIMO® professional 8004Oven-bake modelling claySingle product true green
FIMO® professional 8004FIMO® professional 8004Oven-bake modelling claySingle product white
FIMO® professional 8004FIMO® professional 8004Oven-bake modelling claySingle product black
FIMO® professional 8041FIMO® professional 8041Oven-bake modelling claySingle product true red
FIMO® professional 8041FIMO® professional 8041Oven-bake modelling claySingle product white
FIMO® professional 8043 CFIMO® professional 8043 COven-bake modelling clayColour Pack ''Basic Colours'' in cardboard box with 12 half blocks à 25 g (assorted colours), 1 instruction
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