Figurines, jewelry, bouquets of artificial flowers made of cold porcelain (plastic) look beautiful and realistic. Examining them, it seems that only a very skilled and talented craftsman can make such a product. In fact, the technology for working with this material is quite simple, and everyone can master it.
Where to start a novice master? First of all, you need to stock up on stucco material. It can be bought at a needlework store, or you can make it yourself. Readers can learn how to make cold porcelain at home, how to decorate it in different colors, as well as the basics of making a simple flower from the information presented in the article. And viewing photos of beautiful products from this stucco material will certainly give a charge of positive emotions and inspiration for creativity.
Interesting facts about cold china
The molding of plastic products is considered a new type of needlework. In fact, this craft appeared in the middle of the last century in Argentina. Why is this material called "cold porcelain", because it does not contain components that make up the natural ceramic mass? The fact is that plastic products, drying out, become very similar in appearance to porcelain. And "cold" - because compositions made from it do not require heat treatment. They dry very quickly in a natural way.
How to make cold porcelain at home: method number 1 (hot)
In order to make stucco material with our own hands, we prepare the following set of components:
- corn starch - 1 large (200 grams) glass;
- pharmaceutical glycerin - 2 small spoons;
- PVA glue - 3.5 large glasses;
- water - 100 grams.
How to make cold porcelain yourself, we learn from the following instructions. Pour clean cold water, glue and glycerin into a saucepan with a thick bottom. Mix the components. We put the vessel on a low fire to warm up. The solution is constantly mixed. Then, in small portions, pour starch into the pan. At this stage of the work, it is necessary to increase the intensity of mixing the hot mass, otherwise the starch will be lumped. The consistency of the workpiece will become thick.
Cook the plastic until it becomes like a dough. Once the mass has gathered in a lump, put it on a wet towel and wrap it. Next, knead the plastic directly in it for about 10 minutes. When the cold porcelain cools to the point that it can be picked up, mash it well again and divide it into pieces. At this stage, the plastic is painted in the desired colors. We will talk about how to make cold porcelain color later.
Do it yourself plastic: method number 2 (cold)
This stucco material can be made without heat treatment of its components. Let's get acquainted with the recipe for preparing plastics in a cold way. To work, you need the following components:
- corn or potato starch - 200 grams;
- petroleum jelly or baby massage oil - 1 large spoon;
- PVA glue - 200 grams;
- perfume or eau de toilette - 1 small spoon;
- Vaseline - 2 large spoons.
How to make cold porcelain at home, we read in the description of the process. Mix glue, oil and petroleum jelly in a bowl. In small portions we add starch to them. Knead a mass of homogeneous consistency. Pour the starch until the workpiece becomes like a lump of dough. Next, we wrap the resulting material in a plastic bag or cling film and leave it in a cool place for 12 hours, or even better for a day. After this time, you can sculpt products from plastic.
How to make cold porcelain color?
You can paint homemade plastics with different materials: acrylic paints, oils, food colors. To do this, they are added to the finished mass at the stage of kneading.
If you need to paint a ready-made frozen product or individual parts, then you need brushes, cotton buds and dry food paint. On plastic elements, paint is applied. Then the part is picked up with tweezers and held for a minute or two above the steam from boiling water. Thus, cold porcelain absorbs dye.
Storage of homemade plastics
How to make the coldest china, you already know. But how to save it for some time? Wrap a lump of plastic tightly in the plastic wrap and place it on the shelf of the refrigerator (not freezers). Storage in this way allows the material to maintain its properties for about 2 weeks.
Modeling lesson: rose flower
The following is a master class that describes how to make a rose from cold porcelain. From a small lump of plastic we make a blank in the form of a droplet. We lubricate the tip of the toothpick with PVA glue and put this part on it. Next, we sculpt a few more blanks of this kind, only a little larger in size. Flatten them, giving the shape of the petals. Lubricate their base with glue and wrap around the "core-droplets." The edges of the petals slightly bend down.
Each such detail is slightly imposed one on top of the other. Thus, we perform the desired number of petals. We insert a toothpick into the household sponge and leave the product to dry. Such a flower can be used to make jewelry, trinkets, bouquets.
How to make cold porcelain at home? We hope that in this article you have received a complete answer to this question. Enjoy your work!