Cold porcelain without cooking. Manufacturing methods

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Real flowers are so beautiful that almost no one is left indifferent. Wonderful bouquets are made from them and presented as a gift or just to cheer up. But a cut plant cannot live forever. Many people grow flowers, but not everyone succeeds. Therefore, man invented artificial flowers. They are made from plastic, beads, clay, paper, etc. Today, more and more interest is shown in such material as cold porcelain.

A bit of history

Cold porcelain appeared recently, in the middle of the 20th century. There are several versions about where this material appeared. Most often called Argentina and Japan. However, there is a lot of information that cold porcelain was invented in different countries at about the same time. This amazing fact is explained by the fact that it is not at all difficult to make the material. It is based on PVA glue and starch. Gradually, florists began to add other ingredients to the composition, trying to improve the properties of cold porcelain. But where does this name come from? The point is that the materialdrying outwardly resembles porcelain. Its main difference is that the material dries quickly and does not need to be fired in furnaces. Cooking cold porcelain without boiling is done in 2 ways. In the first case, the ingredients are mixed and heated. The mixture must be constantly stirred, but this is difficult to do due to its density. Therefore, this method is problematic. The other way is much simpler because it does not require heat treatment. They call it that - cold porcelain without cooking.

Recipe 1

Making cold porcelain without boiling does not cause any difficulties. Even a beginner can handle it. First you need to take a dry, clean dish, put 2 tablespoons of starch in it with 1 tablespoon of petroleum jelly. The components must be thoroughly mixed. Add a little soda to the resulting mass (at the tip of a teaspoon). Then mix again. After that, PVA glue must be added to the mixture. It is poured in in parts, stirring the mass until it reaches the desired consistency. The mixture is quite sticky. To work with it, hands must be lubricated with cream or petroleum jelly. Store the mixture in the refrigerator, pre-lubricated with oil and wrapped in polyethylene.

Recipe 2

To make cold porcelain, you can use another method. For it you will need wallpaper glue, water, baking soda. All ingredients should be taken in 1 spoon. Often, the composition includes a few drops of detergent. To all the components you need to add a little Vaseline, then mix. As a resultyou get a snow-white mass, perfect for sculpting. Store cold porcelain in the refrigerator.

Little tricks:

1. Corn starch is more suitable for making the mixture. Thanks to this component, you will get snow-white cold porcelain without cooking. Potato starch gives a yellowish tint to the mass. It can be used if the product does not require white and will be dyed in dark colors.
2. When buying glue (PVA or wallpaper), you need to pay attention to the presence of a plasticizer in the composition. Otherwise, the mass will not be elastic.
3. To add flexibility to the product, you can add an automotive plasticizer to the mix.
4. If cold porcelain without cooking does not hold its shape well, then starch must be added to it.
5. Glycerin or vaseline oil can be used instead of Vaseline.
6. Wallpaper glue must contain modified starch.
7. If the mixture cracked and began to crumble, then you can restore its original appearance by adding glue.
8. By adding a few drops of perfume to the mass, you can get flavored cold porcelain without boiling.

Master class. Cold Porcelain Flowers

Rose is the queen of flowers. Make it easy. To make you will need:

• cold porcelain;
• toothpicks;
• PVA glue;
• paint;
• styrofoam (can be replaced with a dish sponge)

First you need to make cold porcelain colored. For thisSuitable for oil or watercolor paints. It is not necessary to paint all the material at once. It is better to take a small piece. Add a little dye to it and knead well. Shades can be mixed if necessary. The intensity of the color depends on the amount of paint. Before you begin to sculpt, it is recommended to dry a piece of cold porcelain in order to look at the final version. Often the color becomes darker. Another method of dyeing is to apply paint to the finished product.

Having decided on the color, you can start modeling. During operation, cold porcelain obtained without boiling should be kept in polyethylene so that it does not dry out. First you need to roll a small ball and make a drop out of it. The resulting part is placed on a toothpick dipped in glue, so that the sharp end looks up. This will be the core of the rose. Dry the workpiece. In order not to hold a toothpick in your hands, it is stuck into the foam. After drying, you can begin to sculpt the petals. You need to make another drop, put it on the palm of your hand and flatten it with your finger. Make the edges thin. Then smear the base of the petal with glue and attach it to the flower blank. He should "hug" the core of the rose. Each next petal overlaps the previous one, but only after it has dried. To make the product more similar to a real flower, you need to pinch in the middle of each petal and give the edges a rounded shape. From a large number of such roses, you can make beautiful decorations or topiary.

Flowers made from a material such as cold porcelain without boiling are beautiful and very lifelike. But this does not mean at all that the material is suitable only for ceramic floristry. From it you can create animal figurines, dolls and other products. The main thing is to show imagination, because success in creativity partially depends on it.