Cold porcelain own hands

Cold china is called used for artistic molding a mixture of starch, glue, oil and glycerin. There are several recipes for preparing cold porcelain with your own hands, suitable for beginners. Before the manufacture of cold porcelain it is important to know that the shade will depend on the composition of the products and the recipe itself. Products made from corn porcelain are transparent and airy, have a slightly yellowish tint, and from potato - more dense and grayish.

How to make cold porcelain?

Recipe number 1 - Cold porcelain own hands

It will take:

• 150 ml of PVA glue;
• 100 ml of water;
• 1 tsp white hand cream;
• 1 tsp glycerol (petrolatum);
• 150 g (1 glass) of cornstarch and a little for stirring.

Preparation:

1. All liquid ingredients are mixed in a saucepan.
2. We put on medium fire and mix it to a homogeneous consistency.
3. Add portions of starch and continue to stir continuously, so that the mass is not burnt.
4. At first the mixture will be like liquid curd, and then it will look like mashed potatoes. We get in the way until the whole mass is gathered in a coma around the spoon.
5. We remove from the fire, we put the hot mass on a damp clean kitchen towel and wrap it in it.
6. We knead and mix the mass with hands through the towel until it cools down.
7. After removing the towel, continue to mix the mass with your hands, constantly lubricating them with cornstarch, so as not to stick.
8. When the mass becomes soft, plastic and stops sticking, put it in a plastic bag or tightly closed container. Our cold porcelain is ready for use.

Often the craftsmen change the composition and improve the recipe for cold porcelain in the process of work.

Recipe # 2 - Improved recipe for cold porcelain

Ingredients are taken from prescription number 1.

Preparation:

1. Mix all the liquid components.
2. Add the sifted starch, stir to a homogeneous mass and strain.
3. We put it in a water bath and warm it up, stirring constantly.
4. Starch begins to be brewed in places with the highest temperature. If we do not have time to mix in a bath, then we take off and mix it, and then put it again on the bath. We do this until we get a lump on the spoon.
5. Spread the mixture on a damp towel, wrap and mix the mass through it, until it cools.
6. After removing the towel, continue to mix the mass with your hands, if necessary, lubricating them with starch.
7. When the mass becomes plastic and stops sticking, we remove it into the container.

This porcelain is more homogeneous and smooth. In the picture on the left - the mass made according to the second recipe, and on the right - on the first.

Recipe # 3 - Making cold porcelain from potato starch without cooking

You will need:

• potato starch;
• Vaseline or petroleum jelly;
• baking soda;
• PVA glue.

Preparation:

1. In clean and dry dishes, carefully grind two tablespoons of starch and one spoonful of petroleum jelly.
2. Add baking soda on the tip of a teaspoon and mix.
3. Stirring the mixture, gradually add the glue PVA, starting with 1 teaspoon.
4. When the mixture becomes soft, grease with petroleum jelly and knead the resulting mass to the full.

How to paint cold porcelain?

Painting cold porcelain can be using various paints (oil, acrylic, oil, etc.) and food colors, for this you need to add color to the finished mass and knead, so that the color is distributed evenly.

For painting the finished frozen product, apply a dry food paint to the element with a brush, then it is kept above the steam from the kettle. In this case, porcelain absorbs the dye and produces a more natural color.

How to work with cold porcelain?

• after mixing, the mass must lie for at least 24 hours;
• Before work, grease your hands with cream;
• use special tools (stacks-sticks, rolling-pin, etc.);
• stored in a sealed package.

How long does cold porcelain dry?

The drying time of cold porcelain depends on the thickness of the product and varies from one to several days, while the product size is reduced. When drying, the flat figures must be turned over so that they do not deform. To speed up the drying process, you can use the oven, where the products are baked at minimum temperature.

Cold porcelain is a very plastic material, it is possible to mold anything from it. To decorate your masterpieces you can use different materials: beads, beads, threads, shells, pieces of cloth, etc.

For modeling, you can use other masses made with your own hands: clay or salted dough .