Modeling from plasticine is quite an interesting, exciting and useful activity that develops fine motor skills of hands, imagination, creativity, imagination, perseverance and even speech. This type of handicraft is suitable for children of all ages, since you yourself can choose the complexity of the applications being made.
In this article you will find detailed instructions for children on how to make an application of any kind from plasticine.
Before you start working with plasticine, you need to prepare, for this - carefully clean the board with a special knife, and also place a vessel with cold water next to you. When working, dip your hands there so that the plasticine does not stick to your hands.
There are several types of plasticine applications. Here is some of them:
- Smear technique.
- Quilling technique or flagella technique.
- Mosaic technique.
- Volumetric applique technique.
- Combined technique.
Let's take a look at each technique separately.
Smear technique
The complexity of this technique lies in the fact that here it is necessary to carefully work on the contours. To apply this technique, you will need:
- A sheet of paper or cardboard already with a ready-made drawing. You can draw yourself, print or take from coloring pages.
- Plasticine.
- A special knife for plasticine.
- The little board.
How to make this applique correctly? Here is a handicraft lesson for kids:
- Take plasticine and knead it thoroughly so that it becomes flexible.
- Now decide where what color will be used in the picture.
- Mark with small strokes in the form of strokes each area on the paper with the color that will be used.
- Now start smearing. Be careful on the contours. Make sure that the plasticine does not go beyond the border of your site. Smear the plasticine strictly in a certain direction, otherwise the composition will not turn out quite neat.
- If you go beyond the contour, then clean the sheet of paper in this place with a knife. In its place, spread the clay of the desired color.
- Decorate the design with small cuts with a plastic knife.
Quilling technique or flagella technique
The applications made in this technique have a rather unusual look. After reading this instruction, you will learn how to make a fairly simple plasticine applique.
Here you will need:
- Plasticine.
- The little board.
- Knife.
- Cardboard.
- Syringe if you have
Instructions for implementation:
- Take cardboard and think of what exactly you will create, sketch out a sketch. Or use a ready-made drawing.
- Roll out thin sausages of different lengths and colors on a plank. Before doing this, do not forget to thoroughly clean the board so as not to mix the colors, which will ruin the look of the composition.
- If you have a syringe, you can put small pieces of plasticine into the syringe. Then place it in hot water to make it easier to squeeze the flagella out. After five minutes in the water, you can start squeezing out the clay. This will give you pretty neat flagella of the same thickness and length.
- Now fill the drawing with plasticine, wrapping the flagella along the contour. If the flagellum breaks off, then it's okay, just take a new one and continue gluing.
- Press down on the plasticine a little so that it sticks to the cardboard.
- The background can be painted with watercolors or using a smear technique.
Voila, your composition is ready.
Mosaic technique
This technique is suitable for the smallest because there is no need to apply force when rolling.
You will need the same set as before:
- Plasticine.
- The little board.
- Knife.
- Paper with a finished design.
Master class for beginner needleworkers:
- Mash the clay thoroughly.
- Cut small pieces of plasticine and roll them into balls.
- Now glue them one by one onto a sheet of paper, pressing down a little.
- Fill the entire sheet of paper with plasticine balls of different colors.
- So the plasticine application is ready.
Volumetric applique technique
Here you will need:
- A lot of plasticine.
- The little board.
- Knife.
- Your imagination and creativity.
- And, of course, skillful hands!
Instructions on how to create a masterpiece:
- First, decide on the composition. You can create your own applique or repeat a scene from cartoons and books.
- Before you start creating, knead the plasticine well.
- Decide on a color. You may have to mix it somewhere.
- Roll up the necessary figures, the cylinders will fit the torso, arms and legs, and the balls will fit the head.
- Connect the parts together. You can smooth the seams between the parts with a knife or fingers and additional plasticine.
- Place the composition on hard cardboard, let it freeze and be content with the result!
Combined technique
This type of applique is quite interesting to perform, since it includes all of the above sculpting techniques at the same time.
Here is a step-by-step instruction on how to make such an application from plasticine:
- Use a sheet of paper with a ready-made drawing.
- Blur the background using the smear technique.
- Circle the contour of the details with the help of thin flagella - remember the quilling technique.
- You can also circle the perimeter of the sheet with plasticine in order to add volume to the composition.
- Small details - eyes, mouth, nose, fingers, and so on - can be made using small circles. This is a mosaic technique.
- You can also use cereals, beads or other improvised means to add some charm to your composition.
- Decorate your work with patterns that you can make with a knife or various seals.
And you can also come up with something of your own, for inspiration, look at photos and videos of various plasticine applications. Perhaps you will find or come up with a new plasticine sculpting technique. And remember that plasticine sculpting is quite a safe activity for children.
It develops fine motor skills of hands, perseverance, fantasy and imagination. And also finger work stimulates the child's speech development and develops coordination.
Photo of plasticine applications
