you can with polymer clay but not with air dry or other kinds
You don't bake air dry clay...so, no problem!
you can do both ,but i don't no how long you have to bake it, or leave it.
I would suggest any air dry clay because with polymer clay you would need to bake it and use tls instead of glue. You will need to wait longer for your decoden piece to dry but it's much safer than putting the thing you are goin to decoden in the oven.
you cannot bake ordinary plasticene clay. what make is the clay? if it is Fimo or Sculpey you can bake it, otherwise be careful or you will end up with toxic fumes! you can also buy clay called Darwi which dries hard in 24 hours .
hobby craft has a range of clay, air hardening and normal. I'm guessing all arts and crafts shops should have clay.
To cook in the oven with dry heat means to bake.
Hope this helped! No....Polymer Clay and Reg. Clay are not the same. For One Polymer Clay can be 'cured' in your home oven where other clay need either air to dry them or a High Fire Kilm.
you buy air dry clay and it drys in 10 secs by air
It should be safe to dry clay in a microwave, but it would not be practical. The clay won't get dry at all. Using a regular oven, or just leave the clay on a shelf would be the best bet to dry clay.
Clay is pretty waterproof already, but to make it truly so, dry it and bake a glaze on it inside and out.
Air dry or kiln depending on the clay type