Modeling from salt dough or dough plastic is a hobby that does not require a lot of money. For children, it is interesting and useful in that it develops hand motor skills and imagination. Adults, by constantly practicing, can make real masterpieces out of dough. But in order for this hobby to bring pleasure, and for the figures to stand for a long time, you need to know how to make dough for modeling.
You can find many dough recipes on the Internet, but it is important to keep the proportions correctly. In addition, you can buy ready-made sculpting material, but make homemade dough cheaper.
In order for the figures to be of high quality, you need to know how to make a dough for modeling.
To make salty dough, cook and mix the following ingredients:
- 200 gram of flour;
- 200 grams of salt;
- 120 milliliters of water.
Choose good, lump-free salt so that the dough is smooth.
Follow these steps:
- Prepare a smooth dough;
- Roll it out;
- Prepare the figures, or come up with what you will sculpt;
- Implement the idea;
- Place the figurines in an unheated oven and then turn it on 120 degrees;
- Take out the figurines, let them cool;
- Sandpaper;
- Start painting the figures.
- Polish if desired.
The sculpting process is very simple, and both adults and children can handle it.
In the process of sculpting, you may encounter certain difficulties that can be solved:
- After drying, cracks and bubbles appeared on the figurine. This could be due to improper flour or non-compliance with drying rules. Buy regular rye or wheat flour and check if you dry the products correctly.
- The figurine cracked after you covered it with paint. This happens when you start painting the product while it is still wet. Wait until it dries next time.
- The paint peels off the product and it becomes dull. This problem can be solved by varnishing after painting.
If you run into difficulties, then understand what you are doing wrong and try again.
With practice, you will eventually learn how to make really good figures. For children, this is just an interesting activity and an exciting hobby. This is more interesting than sculpting from plasticine, because the result of sculpting can be baked, and it will always delight the eyes. You can do modeling with your baby, as well as you, and it will be interesting for him. You can make gifts together for relatives on different holidays, for example, grandparents.