How To Make Ceramic Clay Dough

Mouse make an oval add flattened dough balls for ears curl a piece of plastic coated wire into a tail and press it into the backside of the dough.

How to make ceramic clay dough.

Mix these ingredients and heat over a low heat just until the clay begins thicken and become lumpy. If you have several crafters working at once lay down a square of parchment paper for them to work on with their dough. In this video i m sharing with you how to make clay like shilpkar clay. Baking must be done at a low temperature of 250 f or 120 c to ensure that the clay doesn t burn.

If you don t feel comfortable attaching your pieces while they are still wet you can stick them together with glue after they dry and put on sealant for protection. Petroleum jelly 1 teaspoon. Leave your salt dough clay on the parchment paper and start your craft. Slowly by hand add 3 cups white glue 1 tablespoon white vinegar 2 tablespoons canola or vegetable oil and 1 tablespoon glycerin.

Use a craft stick or pencil tip to draw designs into the dough and punch a hole through the top. First shape clay into water droplets number of petals will depend what flower you want. White poster colour teaspoon. Ceramic powder 1 cup.

Thereby using fine sandpaper varnish the clay surface and it will smoothen out well. Knead the dough about 5 minutes until it s smooth. Bake one side of it for 30 minutes and then turn the clay around. Hey i hope you all are doing well.

When the dough looks smooth mix the poster colour in it very well. Roll your salt dough clay out on parchment paper otherwise it may stick to the surface. Put some of the dough on the baking paper use your rolling pin and use your cookie cutter to make various shapes for hanging decorations or napkin rings. Divide the dough into 10 pieces with one piece slightly larger than the others.

Bake or dry the clay and then paint it with fun designs. Add the cooking oil to make the dough soft pliable and smoother. Cat mouse cat press 2 balls side by side for the body and head make oval legs add a fat rope for the tail. Bake it for another 90 minutes.

You can also mold the dough to make figurines or sculptures. Use food coloring to dye each portion the color of your choice. Shilpkar clay is very good clay but whenever we do big clay art work that time we think. Mix all the things very well except poster colour by your hands about 40 min.

After baking your clay cool it. Use dough balls for the cheeks and nose and add triangles for the ears. Ceramic glue 1 cup.