Hand-made with colored mud

There are also many handicrafts made of colored mud, such as animals and plants, handmade bags, handmade candles, birthday cakes, Barbie dolls and so on.

Colored clay is an educational toy used by children to make creative shapes, but its technology and material are much better than plasticine, and it is soft but not sticky. After the colored mud is dried, adding a proper amount of water can restore its softness, which has environmental protection effect and is suitable for pinching creative works. Colored mud has various colors, such as red, yellow, blue, green, pink, orange and purple, which can be mixed in pairs to create colored mud of other colors, such as red+yellow = orange and yellow+green = grass green.

Colored clay is renewable and can be kneaded into various shapes at will. According to different shapes of molds and templates, colored clay can be made into various articles, or you can create your own works under the guidance of teachers or parents, which has a unique educational effect on the coordinated cultivation of children's hands, brains and eyes, as well as the cultivation of color recognition and creative thinking ability. At present, colored clay is divided into two categories: granular and non-granular.

Preparation of colored clay creation

Painted clay sculpture tools mainly include plastic knives, pressure plates, scissors, combs and so on. If it is a brand of colored mud, it will be equipped with corresponding molds, such as trays, presses, rollers, extruders, single-sided molds and so on. Fans can make the most suitable tools according to their own needs. The method is: select 3-4 mm thick transparent plexiglass, draw the outline of the plastic knife on the plexiglass with a pencil, and then hook the plastic knife with a hook knife.

Then roughly trim the edge of the plastic knife with a file, then polish it with water sandpaper, and finally wipe it repeatedly with a piece of coarse cloth squeezed with toothpaste or sesame oil until the surface of the plastic knife is round, bright and smooth. Of course, from the perspective of education and convenience, parents can buy branded clay for their children in the market. Depending on the theme of colored clay, corresponding molds are usually attached.