MAKING COLD PORCELAIN FOR SCULPTING

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Necessary materials:
- white PVA glue,
- disposable tableware (a pair of spoons and a glass deep bowl),
- potato or corn starch,
- oilcloth or unnecessary paper,
- hand cream,
- acrylic paints or gouache.

Let's get started. To begin with, pour 3 tablespoons of PVA glue into a disposable cup.

Then with a dry spoon add 5-6 tablespoons of starch.

Mix thoroughly the resulting mass. First, gently “drown” the starch in the glue, otherwise it will rise like a cloud of dust.

First, mix the mass with a spoon in a bowl, then you can continue to do this with your hands. Depending on the quality of the materials, you may need a different ratio of ingredients, but in the end the resulting mass should be smooth in appearance and not stick to your hands. It is also necessary to add a small amount of hand cream, this will not only give a pleasant smell, but also reduce the “stickiness” to the hands.

Now you can start the fun part. While the porcelain has not yet dried, we form various figures out of it, here it is hearts, cat faces and just round blanks.

We leave it all to dry for about 3-4 hours, after two hours you can put the blanks on the battery, so they do not crack, as if you did it immediately after sculpting.
On dried figures with a pencil, we make sketches of patterns and faces.

Now is the time to use paint.

Also at the final stage you can varnish the work.

Depending on your wishes, you can easily turn these products into fridge magnets, a collection of painted "pebbles" or funny muzzles.
Good luck in the work!

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