The fascinating art of sculpting is called “hand dance”. The material for this type of plastic can be clay, wax, plasticine, and gypsum. A special choice is dough: inexpensive, convenient, environmentally friendly and docile material. Dough figurines have been known since ancient times: they were sculpted by both the ancient Romans and the ancient Incas. Today, dough plastic is a popular technique of folk craftsmen and just a hobby of amateur craftsmen dear to the heart, making life more elegant, more fun and brighter.
It is necessary
- Flour - 3 cups
- Salt - 1.5 cups
- Water - 185-200 ml
- Roller for rolling out dough
- Stacks
- Molds
- Dough rolling pin
- Gouache or acrylic paint
- Brush
- Toothpick
- File
- Varnish
Instructions
Step 1
Knead the dough (flour, salt, water) to the consistency of softened plasticine. Separate the part necessary for making the craft (put the rest in a plastic bag and store in the refrigerator).
Step 2
Create details of the future conceived product (for example, roll sausages, balls, cut out the necessary elements with a stack or confectionery molds from the rolled dough-cake, etc. - everything that requires a model of the future product, be it a figurine, a relief panel or something else according to your idea).
Connect the parts by wetting the joints with water using a brush. If necessary, make a stack of veins, a toothpick - punctures.
Step 3
Dry the craft.
Option 1 - in the sun (in summer). Drying time: 1 mm layer - one day.
Option 2 - in the oven.
The oven heats up gradually: with a "step" of about 25 degrees every half hour. The upper temperature limit is 100-120 degrees (for optimal conditions in some ovens, you will have to open the door periodically). Control the drying: the craft itself should move away from the baking sheet and at the same time not have time to acquire a brown tint.
Option 2 - combined drying: first in the air, then in the oven.
Step 4
Paint the craft with gouache or acrylic paint (the surface of the product will get wet from watercolors). After drying, treat the unevenness with a file (you can use a nail file). Cover the sample with varnish (you can use colorless furniture or boat varnish). The varnish will add shine and keep your handmade gift from moisture. Its uniqueness will be one hundred percent!
