Craft Works :Chinese Ceramic Instructions

visalamkrishnan · Jul 18, 2008

Hi,
some craft lovers asked me for the Ceramic art procedure .
Materials required:
1. Ceramic powder-
2.Corn flour
3. plaster of paris.
4. cotton
5. Fevicol S.H
6 Clear varnish
7.Paint brushes.
8. Acrylic colors
9 . Pot, Plates, Tiles, etc. ( to fix the flowers, fruits, )
10. vaseline ( any petroleum jelly to avoid sticking in hands)

Mixing method for Flowers.

Take the above all three powders in the ratio of 4:1:1
Sieve three powders well. In a large bowl take this powders and add fevicol little by little and mix very weel without any lumps. mash it throughly till it becomes very soft like Atta dough.
Beat this dough with a weight on a hard surface well. then spread this dough like a chapathi ( with hand) . Now make a cotton net and spread this cotton on the dough( chapathi) , roll this gently. beat this roll again . beat very well till the cotton mix well with the dough. this step is very important to avoid cracks on the finished works.
Now make a ball & keep this in an air tight palstic covers. Now this mixture is ready to mould. Do what ever shape flowers or fruits , leaves etc. after drying fully give colours. Fix the finsihed thing on desired surface.after a day apply varnish.

Another method for doing fruits.

use only ceramic powder and diluted fevicol 2;1 2 fevicol , 1. water
no cotton for this mix.
pound very well with a hard object ( like hammer)

hope i explained the method properly and easy to understand. for any doubt please feel free . ready to clarify the doubts.
all the best,
visalamkrishnan

Anus · Jul 19, 2008

thanks for sharing the procedure.now i am ready to do this work.good job........
bye:clap
Dear Visalam,
Thanks for the detailed procedure. Will try to go to the store and get all the materials required and will try to do. BTW how many days can we save the prepared dough, in case we have extra?
Thanks
Shree.
Hi thanks for the post!
If you can post any pic of that would be great..
Dear Visalam,
Thank you so much for sharing this info with us....................
hi visalam thanks for sharing the procedure,,so nice of u
Hi senorita,
i have posted some of my ceramic work in my previous thread. please see that.
V.k.
hi Visala,
thanks and all the best. Please post your works.
visalamkrishnan
Hi, lakshmi, padmavathy thanks for your encouraging comments. :thankyou2:v.k.
thanks for sharing............
Dear Visalam Maam
Thanks for posting the procedure.:bowdown I had done this kind of work some 4 - 5years back and had forgotten the proportion in which the mixture had to be prepared. Thanks again.Bow
Manjula
Hi, Very good instructions for those who want to know about ceramic fruits and flowers.I have also done a lot.
Hi :thumbsup:thankyou2:very much!! I'll give a try in future. Regards.:cheers
chitra.
thanks for the procedure.
thanks,
Ambika
Thanks for the instructions............and thanks for sharing with us...........
Hi Vishalam Ma'am,
Thanks for sharing. This gives me project ideas to keep my daughter occupied in this Christmas break. Thanks again.
Regards
Jayashree
hi,
thanks a lot.its really informative
Hi Visala,
Thankyou very much for sharing a new :thumbsupkind of ceramic paint with us.
The procedure was very clear...and i wentt through your replies and my queries were answered.:cheers thanks for sharing.
Pooja.
Hi Visalam
Thanks for explaining the procedure in detail.
But I have a doubt, what is the cotton net u mentioned.
Could u explain
Looking forward to ur reply
Premaja
Thanks for the procedure.
Thanks for sharing.you are great.
Hi ANus,
Thanks for ur nice cmments.
Thanks for the procedure and tips...will give a try.......:thumbsup
Thanks for this useful and informative post.

vijikrishnan · Jul 19, 2008

Dear Shree,
you can store this dough for a week. in an Air tight container. if you expose it outside, it will become very hard. if you keep it in fridge, then it may stay for 10, 15 days. When you use, bring it to room temp, hammer it and bring it to soft dough, then use. totally it should be very soft or else it will crack.
All the best.
visalamkrishnan

Dear Visalam,
Very nice explanations.
I never used the cotton.
Now this seems to be a new procedure.
I will try it out.
viji

Dear Viji mam,
Cotton gives a nice hold and it will never crack. mainly for Flowers, leaves and for for decorative pieces like Bonsai, it is better to use cotton.
thank you,
visalamkrishnan

JustAni · Sep 29, 2008

Thank you for sharing.

I was looking around for the ratio & procedure & mighty glad got it soon

I had done gone shoppping to get some craft stuffs, & wanted to get ceramic powder, but wasn't able to do so. Could you tell me which kind of shop will have it - those who sell hardware or paints? I had been to a builders/constructing material shop. He had plaster of paris & told me that we can use plaster of paris for crafts too. I was confused whether to take that or ceramic powder.

What is the difference between plaster of paris & ceramic powder?

Awaiting you answer!

Deepali_deepali · Dec 12, 2008

Dear Visalamkrishnan,

Thanks a lot for such an interesting way to make ceramic flowers. This is quite different from the conventional method we use. But I am little confused about the cotton net step. Can u please elaborate or paste some pics for it. Actually want to know how thick this net should be and how can it be mixed by just beating. Will it give a finished look or will it be unseen in the finished flower. Your pics will surely make us understand it better.. Please consider..

Thanks,

Deepali

Deepali_deepali · Dec 24, 2008

Craft Works : Ceramic Works - Methods for making elastic dough

Hello Friends,,

These are the different recipes for making elastic dough, which can be used for making ceramic / porcelain flowers, figures, small sculptures and rest on your imagination. I have found and collected this from various sources like internet, friends, books..

Recipe No.1-
[FONT=&quot]1 cup cornstarch
[FONT=&quot]1/2 cup of water [/FONT]
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]3/4 cup of white glue
[/FONT][FONT=&quot]1 teaspoon of glycerin

Method -

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Mix wet ingredients until smooth over medium heat. Cook for a few minutes and add cornstarch. Stir continually until it forms a ball, remove from pan and mix thoroughly with hands.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Keep in an airtight bag. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Use cold cream to moisten mold and/or when you are working with it, if it becomes sticky.. Or ..dust with cornstarch...adjust ingredients for more or less. You can add colour of your choice while kneading or can paint after drying.[/FONT]

Recipe No.2

1/4 cup of water
1/4 cup of cornstarch
1/4 cup of Bicarb soda

Method

Same as above.

Recipe No. 3

maida-2cup
salt-1 cup
oil-1 tbs
water- little

Method

1)Mix salt and maida along with oil using little water.(be careful when adding water as salt with letour water when kneading)
2)knead well to make nice dough.(just like chappathi)
3)Make any desired shape and bake it in conventional oven at around 250. Baking time will varie according to size and thickness of the work.
4)When done cool it.
5)colour it .

Hope it helps

Thanks,
Deepali

swathi14 · Dec 24, 2008

Re: Different recipes for flower modelling

Thanks for the tips.

Andal

Bhanvi · Dec 24, 2008

re: Craft Works : Ceramic Works - Methods for making elastic dough

Hi Deepali,

Thanx a lot for the receipes.However i have a small doubt and that is about the cornstarch,is it the ordinary starch which is used to starch clothes or could u pls suggest as to were we could get it.

Rdgs

Deepali_deepali · Dec 24, 2008

re: Craft Works : Ceramic Works - Methods for making elastic dough

Hi Bhanvi,

Cornstarch is nothing but cornflour which we use to thicken soups and gravies. And I have made it yesterday itself, it came out very elastic and smooth..Try it..

Thanks,
deepali