How to make animals from salt dough. Hobby for beginner sculptors: beautiful crafts made from salt dough

Flour can be used not only to bake pies and cook dumplings. Try using this raw material for beautiful crafts made from salt dough. We invite you to master a new female hobby, the results of which will not be difficult to find practical application.

History does not know who first came up with the idea of creating sculptures from flour, water and salt, but there is a version that confectioners came up with beautiful crafts from salt dough. Creative chefs became bored with baking quickly stale buns and, having improved the recipe, invented a material that does not deteriorate over the years and does not lose its attractiveness. Today, testoplasty is a popular women's hobby that you should definitely try.

Testoplasty is a fun hobby with a serious approach

Salt dough is a plastic material from which you can make crafts no less interesting than polymer clay. Ready-made figurines can be easily painted and decorated, turning into real works of art that can easily find a place not only in the home and office, but also in a museum. The presence of salt in the dough preserves the finished product and protects it from various pests that are partial to flour products.

The main advantage of testoplasty is the availability of materials. The cost of the finished craft is mere pennies, and products for modeling, as well as for crafts, are always available in any home.

Having mastered modeling from salt dough, you will be able to make small souvenirs for sale and turn into new ones. You can sell figurines online, on social networks, or offer your masterpieces in public places: at train stations, in parks, on the beach.

Nowadays, many cities hold open fairs, where everyone has the opportunity to sell what they have lovingly made with their own hands. Charms, refrigerator magnets, and kitchen decor are in great demand.

Salt dough recipe for crafts

This versatile salted craft dough requires just three ingredients: flour, salt and water.
Flour should be used only of the highest grade, which does not contain bran or any improving additives. Never buy pancake, pancake or self-raising flour - during drying, the dough made from it will begin to rise, which will lead to cracks.

You should also take plain salt without iodine and other additives, but clean and white. “Extra” is ideal. If you cannot find finely ground salt, you can take pure coarse salt, dissolving it in water, taken in the volume according to the basic recipe.

Before mixing, the water must be passed through a filter and cooled. It is recommended to use ice water prepared in the freezer.

Ingredient proportions:

Flour – 300 grams;
Salt – 300 grams;
Water – 200 ml.

Video recipe from experienced craftsmen

Some craftsmen use additives to improve plasticity, such as starch, vegetable oil or glue. However, for the first masterpiece, it is better to prepare salted dough for crafts according to the basic recipe. It is important to consider that flour and salt are taken in equal proportions by weight, but salt is heavier than flour, so it turns out to be half as much in volume! For example, a glass of flour will require half a glass of salt!

Secrets of sculpting and shaping figures

Working with dough does not require any special talent, but it is unlikely that you will be able to sculpt something special the first time. In air, the mass of flour and salt quickly hardens, so you need to store it in a tightly closed jar, separating, if necessary, the required amount for sculpting a separate element. If the mass was painted in different colors, then portions of different shades should be stored in separate containers.

There are many techniques for working with dough. It can be rolled out into a layer, and then figures can be cut out and compositions can be formed from them, like flowers made from sugar mastic and cold porcelain. At the joints, the parts are moistened and gently pressed against each other. The same dough, diluted to a more liquid consistency, is also used as glue.

For large volumetric figures, wire frames are used or placed inside jars and boxes, which reduces the volume of raw materials and speeds up the drying process. To fasten the elements, you can use toothpicks, using them to secure the parts to be joined.

Finished works are dried in the open air or baked in the oven, which significantly speeds up the process of acquiring the required strength. During drying, the oven is turned on to the lowest temperature, and the door is slightly opened. At high temperatures, the craft may crack.

How to decorate dough products

To form reliefs and three-dimensional figures, you can use any available materials: stencils, coins, toothpicks, sushi sticks, combs, pocket knives, pastry syringe, cookie cutters, vegetable knives, etc.

Figures made from unpainted dough have a light beige tint, but the mass can be painted at the kneading stage, and the finished products can be coated with varnish, acrylic paints, watercolors or gouache.

Natural products, such as cocoa or beet juice, can be used as dyes. If dyes require dilution with water, the total volume of liquid indicated in the recipe should be reduced.

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Look at the selection of beautiful crafts, perhaps you will fall in love with this creativity and make it your hobby. Try making a simple figure first - or a colorful one. If you have small children, make casts of their arms and legs; in 20 years this craft will be of great value.

Beautiful crafts from dough: photos for inspiration

Master classes on creating figurines

If you are interested in this simple technique, try starting with simple crafts. We have prepared several master classes available for beginners.

We invite you to immerse yourself in the world of art without leaving your apartment! To make it easier for you to learn a new activity, we have prepared useful tips and master classes.

The origins of this type of creativity are deeply rooted in the history of our culture. The same Kolobok is an excellent artistic example of a product made from salt dough.

Anyone can work with the dough. Surely you have a handful of flour at home! In addition, the dough is much more plastic than gypsum and more durable than plasticine.

How to prepare play dough

If you have finally decided to master the process of making crafts, then it would be useful to learn how to make salt dough. We offer several recipe options from which you can choose any one you like.

1 tbsp. fine salt;
1 tbsp. flour;
5 tbsp. l. sunflower oil;
water;
colored gouache or natural juice.

Thoroughly stir the dry ingredients in a deep container, pour in the oil and a little water. To give the dough a certain color, carefully stir in juice (for example, carrot or beetroot).

1.5 tbsp. flour;
1 tbsp. salt;
125 ml water.

Mix everything and knead the dough like dumplings. To sculpt thin relief figures, add one more thing to choose from: 1 tbsp. l. PVA glue, 1 tbsp. l. starch or a mixture of wallpaper glue and water.

2 tbsp. wheat flour;
1 tbsp. salt;
125 ml water;
1 tbsp. l. hand cream (vegetable oil).

Combine all ingredients and knead thoroughly until smooth. You can use a blender or mixer to speed up the process. The dough turns out very soft and pliable.

1 tbsp. flour;
1 tbsp. finely ground salts;
125 ml water.

This is a recipe for salt dough for sculpting large products. First of all, combine the salt with the flour, and then add water little by little, kneading until an elastic mass is obtained.

1.5 tbsp. flour;
1 tbsp. salt;
4 tbsp. l. glycerin (sold at the pharmacy);
2 tbsp. l. wallpaper glue + 125-150 ml of water.

This dough is well suited for making delicate works. We recommend using a mixer for mixing - it makes the task much easier.

Tools you need for creativity

In addition to the fact that you need to learn how to make salted dough for modeling, it is also important to prepare the necessary tools and a set of accessories:

a small rolling pin or bottle of water (you can’t live without it!);
modeling board;
knife;
ballpoint pen refill (for creating holes and patterns);
brush;
container with water;
shaped cookie cutters;
buttons, beads, rings, lace, etc. for making impressions;
paints.

All this will be useful to you for creative work with the dough.

Basic drying methods

When the product is ready, it must be properly dried. There are several methods. Let's look at the most popular of them.

Method 1 - In the oven (preheated)

Drying in a slightly open oven at a temperature of 55-80 °C (the craft is placed in a preheated oven). Place the product on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or in a heat-resistant bowl. The process may take about an hour or longer depending on the size of the figurine.

Method 2 - Natural conditions

This means drying in the open air (but not in direct sunlight). This method takes longer than the first, but is more effective. It is best to place the product on a wooden or plastic surface. Air drying takes about 3-4 days. But we do not recommend drying it on a radiator - this can lead to the craft cracking and crumbling.

Method 3 - In the oven (cold)

According to this method, crafts made from salt dough must be placed in a cold oven and only then turned on, eventually heating up to 150 °C. The products should cool there while the oven cools down.

Figures made from unpainted dough are attractive in themselves. However, after drying, they can be decorated with gouache, watercolor or acrylic paints. They are good because they dry quickly, do not smear and do not leave marks on your hands.

Coloring methods:

Mix watercolor paints with water with a brush and apply to the product so that they do not spread.
Mix gouache with PVA glue and evenly cover the craft with this mixture.
You can give the dough a certain color while kneading. Divide it into parts - there should be as many of them as the shades you need to paint. Roll them into balls, make a hole in the middle of each and drop a couple of drops of food coloring diluted in water there. After this, knead the dough so that it colors evenly.

Modeling from salt dough also allows you to use various elements for decoration. These can be cereals, pasta, buttons, shells, beads, all kinds of threads and ribbons. The scope for imagination is unlimited!

Why is varnishing needed?

Finished products are varnished so that the paint does not fade or wash off, and the appearance of the work does not deteriorate over time. Varnishing is used if necessary and solely at the request of the author.

You can add shine to the product with varnish:

liquid - you need to cover the product with it in several layers, the result is ruddy and natural;
thick - it better protects the craft from moisture; you can use either a varnish that imparts a mirror shine or a matte one.

It is preferable to use aerosol varnish. A single application is enough for the colors to sparkle brighter and the work to become protected from damage.

Although, practice shows that proper drying allows you to not even resort to varnishing - the product will retain its original appearance for many years.

Possible problems and their solutions

Here is a list of problems that may arise when drying or decorating a toy made from salt dough:

The dough has bubbles or cracks after drying. This may be caused by the wrong choice of flour or failure to follow drying rules. The simplest and most inexpensive flour for modeling is suitable - low-grade rye or wheat. And the product should be dried without undue haste in a slightly preheated oven with the door ajar. In general, it is better if the craft dries naturally.
The product is cracked after painting. This can happen if you start painting a craft that has not yet dried enough. Let it dry in the fresh air, smooth out any rough edges with sandpaper and repaint.
The product is cracked due to its large thickness. In this case, you need to remove excess dough from the back or bottom. In order for a large product to dry evenly in the oven, it must be turned over periodically.
An element has broken off. You can try gluing it with PVA glue, but it’s better to just smooth out the unevenness and decorate it with some kind of decoration.
The craft has faded after painting. An additional coating of varnish can restore the color to its former richness and make the craft brighter.

Crafts made from salt dough

According to some assumptions, the first dough moldings were used by cooks to decorate baked goods. Today, you can sculpt anything from such a wonderful material: paintings, souvenir figurines, and toys.

So, when you already know how to make salt dough, let's start creating crafts from it.

2015 is the year of the wooden sheep, so the most popular souvenir is a sheep made from salt dough. We offer you a workshop for making such a figurine.

Want something interesting?

You will need:

fine table salt;
wheat flour;
cold water;
foil;
brush;
whitewash;
gouache;
black marker.

Step-by-step sequence of actions:

Combine flour and fine salt in equal proportions, add a little water.
Knead the elastic dough and send it to cool in the refrigerator for two hours.
After this time, you can start sculpting. Make 4 balls from salt dough. These will be the sheep's feet. Place them as shown in the picture.
Roll up a piece of foil and place it in the dough ball. Then you need to roll a ball out of the flatbread - this is the body of the sheep, it needs to be laid on top of the paws.
Now use pieces of dough to form a head, curled horns, ears and eyes.
To get something like curly sheep's wool, roll a lot of small balls and place them evenly on the back of our animal.
The workpiece is ready. All that remains is to place it in the oven, preheated to the minimum temperature. The sheep should dry thoroughly without cracking. At a temperature of 50 °C it will take about 3 hours to dry and up to half an hour to cool.
Then cover the entire surface of the figure with white. Wait until they are completely dry.
Color the sheep with gouache. And using a permanent marker you can draw eyelashes, a mouth, outline horns and other details as desired.
Finally, varnish the lamb. The varnish will add shine and smoothness, giving the craft a finished look.

Testoplasty allows you to create not only small voluminous souvenirs, but also entire paintings from salt dough. Of course, creating them will require some skills, patience and perseverance. However, the result can exceed all expectations, becoming a wonderful gift for loved ones or decorating the interior of your home.

We act in stages:

Creating a painting, like any other dough craft, begins with preparing the dough itself. There are many different variations of recipes, but the most popular is this: 1 tbsp. finely ground salt, 2 tbsp. flour, 200 ml water. Knead elastic salted dough for crafts, pack it in a plastic bag and put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
Take out the finished material and you can start creating by pinching off a piece of dough from the bag (it crusts quite quickly in the air).
To connect parts together, use water rather than glue.
It is most convenient to create a picture on foil. It is necessary to dry the result: in the oven or in the air.
When the craft is dry, paint it with gouache and cover it with two layers of varnish.
Finally, attach the picture to canvas or any other fabric in the frame.

All kinds of cats, birds, snowmen, bears, dachshunds, flowers and much more look very beautiful. You can create paintings based on the plot of a particular fairy tale - this will be especially interesting for children. You can see some examples of work for inspiration in the pictures.

Symbolic mucous figurines

Salt dough is a great alternative to clay. And crafts made from it can become a unique decoration for your home or an original idea for a gift. It has long been believed that flour in the house is a symbol of prosperity and family well-being.

Regardless of what kind of figures you plan to make, the dough for them can be prepared according to one of the recipes given above.

Roll out the dough with a rolling pin until it is 0.5 cm thick.
Make imprints of any cookie cutters on this sheet. These are future salt dough figures.
Turn on the oven and line a baking tray with baking paper.
Using a wooden spatula or simply using your hands, transfer the figures to the baking sheet.
Using a cocktail straw or a toothpick, make a hole in each of the figures so that you can then thread a thread through it and hang the figures, say, on a Christmas tree (or hang around the house).
Bake the products in the oven at minimum temperature for several hours.
Transfer them to a flat surface and let cool.
Color the toys as you wish.

Here are some more examples of mukosolek designs that are easy to make and look amazing!

Each recipe for salted dough for crafts involves using exclusively wheat or rye flour (but definitely not pancake flour) and finely ground salt (not iodized, since the dough will not be homogeneous, but with large inclusions).
The mixing water should be very cold. Add it in portions, carefully kneading the dough. Depending on the flour you choose, different amounts of water may be required.
The dough should not stick to your hands or crumble. If it doesn't stick well, add a little water, and if it sticks, add a little flour.
Salt dough is perfectly stored in the refrigerator in a plastic bag or in a container with a tight-fitting lid. Use it piece by piece as needed, because the finished dough in the air quickly becomes covered with a dry crust, which spoils the appearance of the products. The test shelf life is 1 week.
Crafts made from small elements look more elegant. To ensure that the parts adhere well to each other, moisten the joints with water using a brush.
To tint the dough itself, add a little food coloring diluted in water (for Easter eggs). You can create new shades from dough of different colors: to do this, simply knead the multi-colored pieces with your fingers.

Testoplasty is not just children's fun, but also a correctional activity that allows you to develop fine motor skills, perseverance and imagination of children, cultivating aesthetic taste. And for adults, this is a great way to express themselves and recuperate. We wish you inspiration, and let creativity be only a joy!

There are many recipes for creating dough, but the basis is always the same. To prepare it, all the ingredients can be found in any kitchen. All you need:

Flour (one glass)
Salt (one glass)
Water (1/2 cup)

To prepare, take a deep bowl and mix all the dry ingredients. Add water and mix all ingredients thoroughly. The dough must be kneaded until it stops sticking to your hands, it should not crumble. If you do everything correctly, you will have an elastic, dense dough.

For all kinds of crafts, it can be of varying density and consistency.

Thick dough is suitable for creating three-dimensional crafts; it holds its shape perfectly;
A universal dough suitable for beginners; it makes excellent crafts, figurines and small paintings;
Softer, more pliable dough is intended for making flowers.

Drying salt dough crafts

To ensure that the product does not crumble and hardens well, it must be dried.

Let's look at ways to dry the finished product.

After finishing working with the product, simply leave it to dry naturally. The main condition for this method is to avoid direct sunlight. Otherwise, your craft will become covered with cracks. Place the finished craft on a straight, smooth surface and allow it time to dry. This method takes from 3 to 5 days, depending on the size of the product.

Another drying method will not take so much time. The finished craft can be dried in the oven. With such drying, the entire procedure will take no more than 5-6 hours. But here you need to show patience and attentiveness. The drying temperature should be no more than 100 degrees. The product must be dried at intervals of 1-2 hours.

Painting of products

You can also paint the workpiece in different colors during the cooking process: add food coloring and mix thoroughly.

After painting, let it dry and finally varnish. This will protect the paint from fading and the product from excess moisture.

Salt dough figurines - master classes

Star

To make a dough star you will need the following supplies:

Dough;
Star mold or stack for cutting out shapes;
A thin stick.

Procedure:

Make a ball out of the dough and roll it out into a flat cake.
Use a mold to cut out a star (if you don’t have a mold, use a special stick for cutting plasticine).
Use a toothpick to make dots on the star and draw eyes and a mouth.
For decoration, you can paint it in different colors.
Make a small hole at the top through which you can thread the ribbon. And you have a wonderful Christmas tree decoration!

Caterpillar

The child can make this craft himself, you will only help him. To make a caterpillar, prepare:

Dough (pre-color it green);
Penknife;
Glue (preferably PVA);

Procedure:

So, for a fun caterpillar, make 6-7 identical balls.
Draw or glue on eyes and a nose on the caterpillar's head.
Glue the balls to each other. Dry the craft, then coat it with varnish. Your caterpillar is ready!

Hedgehog

To make a hedgehog from puff pastry you will need:

dough;
Scissors;
Glue;
Dye;

Procedure:

Make an oval-shaped hedgehog and make an elongated nose.
Glue two small balls and make eyes for the hedgehog.
Using scissors, make cuts along the back that imitate needles.
Dry the future hedgehog after complete drying, paint it with paint. After complete drying, coat with varnish.

Funny fish

To make a fish you need:

Dough;
Wand;
Marker cap;
Ruler.

Procedure:

Roll out the dough to 3.5mm thickness. Use a glass to make a circle. Using your fingers, pinch the circle on one side, this will be the tail of the future fish.
Use a stick to form a mouth on the opposite side.
Using the edge of a ruler, squeeze out prints on the tail and highlight the fins.
Use small pieces of dough to make eyes for your fish.
Use a marker cap to make fish scales.
Decorate the tail with thin strips of dough, this will add additional volume.
After drying, color your fish and feel free to make a wish!

Rose

To make beautiful flowers, take:

Dough preparation;
Pencil;
Paints;
Cutting stack;

Procedure:

Form the dough into balls, making five balls for the petals and two for the leaves.
Roll out the balls into round cakes and begin to form a flower.
Carefully apply your cakes to the pencil and form petals. After you have created a bud, carefully remove it from the pencil and place it on a board, removing the excess with a stack.
Cut out petals from the remaining cakes and glue them to the sides of the bud.
Dry your rose, paint it and let it dry completely.
Apply varnish.

Your rose will delight you for a long time and will not fade!

Show your imagination! Use a variety of materials to decorate crafts. Glue a magnet to a small craft and your child’s creativity will always be on display. Small crafts make wonderful pendants or Christmas tree decorations.

Crafts made from this material will make wonderful gifts for the holidays.

Try to use your imagination together with your child and start making incredibly beautiful products.

Modeling is one of the most useful activities for kids. With its help, not only fine motor skills of the hands develop, but also perseverance, creative thinking and coordination of movements are developed.

One of the best materials for modeling with your child is salt dough. It is absolutely safe, does not contain harmful additives and is easy to use. DIY salt dough crafts will become wonderful souvenirs for your relatives and friends.

You can find a great variety of salt dough recipes. Each master adds his own additives to them, selecting the desired consistency. The main products for kneading dough are salt, flour and water.

Depending on its purpose, its thickness may vary:

dense dough - for large parts and creating massive panels;
universal dough of medium consistency - it is convenient to make small pictures and figures from it;
soft dough - tender and pliable, it is suitable for small elements, exquisite flowers and figurines.

Some needlewomen measure ingredients in grams, others prefer to use proportions in parts.

Thick dough

To work you will need:

wheat flour - 1 part;
table salt - 1 part;
water - 0.7 parts.

That is, to knead this type of dough you need to take one identical measure (glass, cup, tablespoon) of salt and flour and 0.7 of the same measure of water.

Combine the dry ingredients in a deep bowl and add cold water little by little. The dough should be homogeneous and very dense. There will be grains of salt in it - this is normal, don't worry. Depending on the humidity and quality of the flour and salt, you may need a little more or less water. Therefore, you can’t pour it into the dough all at once.

Medium consistency dough (all-purpose)

To work you will need:

wheat flour - 1 part;
water - 1 part;
table salt - ½ part;
finely ground salt (extra) - ½ part.

By replacing half of the coarse salt with fine salt, this type of dough becomes more plastic and pliable. It is convenient even for a child to sculpt from such an obedient mass. But this dough is also not suitable for the smallest details and realistic crafts.

Soft dough

To work you will need:

wheat flour - 1 part;
hot water - 1/4 part;
finely ground salt (extra) - 1 part;
PVA glue - ¾ parts.

Combine salt and flour, then add thick PVA glue and mix. Add hot water little by little and knead into a soft dough. It needs to be wrapped in cling film, allowed to rest and cool.

This dough is ideal for complex work. It holds its shape perfectly, preserving the prints and texture created on it. Its quality directly depends on the quality of the chosen glue.

The figures made from salt dough with glue differ special strength. They will delight their owner for many years.

If you plan to color finished products, it is better to use wheat flour, although you can also use rye flour for salt dough.
You cannot use iodized salt - the finished figures may crack when drying.
The dough can be tinted while kneading. For this, food coloring or watercolors are used.
The finished dough must be wrapped in cling film or a plastic bag to prevent it from drying out.
A failed dough can be revived. If the dough is too liquid, you need to add a little more flour and knead again; if the dough is too tight, moisten it with water and knead, achieving the desired consistency.
Do not add fat or hand cream to the dough from which you plan to paint the products - the paint will apply unevenly.
The finished dough should be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 2 days. It loses its qualities and it will be inconvenient to work with it.
It is best to sculpt volumetric products on wire or cardboard frames so that they do not fall apart.
Crafts can be dried naturally, leaving them for a couple of days, baked in a warm oven, or left next to the radiator. It is strictly not recommended to place figurines on the battery itself to avoid cracking.
It is best to paint crafts with acrylic paint or gouache. Watercolors should not be used: there is a risk of getting wet and ruining the product.
The junction of the parts must be moistened with water using a brush. This way they will connect firmly and quickly.
The finished souvenir can be coated with clear nail polish or acrylic varnish. This will protect it from moisture and the paint from fading.

Armed with new knowledge, try to put it into practice.

Cute hedgehog - toy for kids

Do you want to know what you can make with your child using salt dough? Start with the simplest crafts. The younger your baby, the simpler the products for joint creativity should be. Try to make a prickly hedgehog, and a detailed description of the process in this tutorial will guarantee an excellent result and a good mood from a useful activity.

First of all, prepare universal salt dough and nail scissors. Roll a piece of dough into a drop-shaped piece.

The hedgehog's eyes and nose can be made from beads, black peppercorns, or pre-colored dough.

The needles are made using cuts. Use the tips of the scissors to make small cuts, lifting the needles up.

Perform the next row in a checkerboard pattern - with an offset. Row by row, make cuts until the entire back of the hedgehog is covered with needles.

Dry the finished toy in the oven or simply in a warm and dry room. If you wish, you can color it or entrust this important task to your child.

Original souvenir - funny dachshund

You can start preparing for the upcoming New Year holidays in advance and make a funny dachshund as a gift for your friends.

To work you will need:

universal salt dough (see recipe above);
cardboard, pencil, scissors;
paints and brush;
a piece of rope;
clear varnish;
toothpick;
foam sponge;
glue "Dragon".

Prepare a drawing of a dachshund. You can sketch it by hand or print it out. Cut out the image of the dog along the outline.

Transfer the template to a piece of cardboard and cut it.

Roll out the dough to approximately 5mm thickness on baking paper. Attach the template and cut out the outline of the dachshund along it. Carefully remove the trimmings so as not to deform the workpiece.

Roll two balls and form them into oblong dachshund eyes. Glue them with a drop of water to the head of the workpiece. Moisten all sections of the dog with water and smooth it with your fingers to remove all irregularities.

Use two small pieces of dough to make eyelids and glue them above the eyes. Use a toothpick to outline the ear, paws, mouth, nose and body contours.

Now you need to add volume to the workpiece. Roll the dough into an oval, glue it onto the ear and smooth the joint with a wet finger.

Add volume to the dachshund's back and tail in the same way.

Use a toothpick to press oblong dents around the perimeter of the figure. Make them randomly of different lengths from the edges of the body to the center.

It's time to dry the workpiece in a warm oven. Bake it until it is completely firm.

The dry figurine needs to be painted. Cover all areas where there are bulges and dents with black gouache.

After the first coat of paint has dried, paint the dachshund yellow. Put a little paint on a foam sponge and tint the entire body, while the dents should remain black - do not overdo it.

Draw the eyes of the dried dachshund in white. Make any inscription if you wish.

Glue a piece of rope to the back of the craft.

Cover the product with clear varnish and let it dry. The result of the work done is impressive - the mischievous puppy is ready.

Dog with original coloring:

Spectacular fish - step-by-step master class

Try making a beautiful fish with your child. Just follow the detailed instructions - and even a little helper will be able to master this sculpting technique.

To work you will need:

universal salt dough;
brush;
corrugated felt-tip pen cap;
ruler.

On baking paper or foil, roll out the salt dough into a layer 3-4 mm thick. Cut out a circle using a special die or just a round glass of a suitable diameter.

Pinch the dough on one side of the circle with two fingers, forming a tail.

Correct it and smooth out any rough edges.

On the opposite side, make a mouth for the fish using the handle of a brush.

Use the edge of a ruler or the blunt side of a knife to press the marks on the tail and fins.

Roll small balls and glue them onto the fish's head. These will be the eyes.

Make pupils from smaller balls and press them onto the eyes with the handle of a brush.

It's time to decorate the blank. Use the cap of a felt-tip pen to press down the first row of scales.

Roll a lot of small balls. Glue them with a drop of water to the body of the fish immediately behind the cap imprints and flatten them with the back of the brush.

If you have a suitable print, make prints in the shape of a starfish; if not, use a familiar cap or take another template.

Then push two more rows of cap impressions.

Roll into a thin sausage to form a tail.

Glue it to the blank on the edge of the tail. Fill the entire tail in the same way.

Dry the resulting workpiece in a warm oven.

Color the fish, guided by your ideas of beauty and the colors available. If you glue a magnet to the back of it, it will proudly take its place on the refrigerator, decorating the kitchen of its happy owner.

Here are some more ideas with fish:

Cheerful boletus mushroom

The initial stage of learning to sculpt is already behind us - you can begin to make more complex products from universal salt dough. Try to master the lesson of making a funny big-eyed boletus. Such an interesting mushroom will be appreciated not only by children, but also by adults.

To work you will need:

universal salt dough;
burnt out light bulb (classic pear-shaped);
cardboard;
acrylic paint or gouache;
foil;
paper napkins;
masking tape;
superglue.

Cover the light bulb with tape and cover it with dough. Allow the piece to dry completely at room temperature or in a warm oven.

Cut a ring out of cardboard and put it on a light bulb - this is the basis of the future mushroom cap.

Form a hat of the desired size from crumpled paper napkins. Secure the structure with tape.

The result is something like this.

Wrap the hat in foil for added strength.

For the hat you can use dough of any color; later the whole toy will be painted. Roll out a piece of dough into a circle at least 3 mm thick and stick around the top of the mushroom cap.

Remove the hat and seal the bottom.

Use the blunt side of a knife to press the strips.

Secure the cap to the mushroom stem using superglue or Moment. It should be slightly tilted towards the back.

Get started with the design. Blind and attach the arms, legs and nose to the fungus.

You can decorate the figurine with a funny caterpillar or make another decorative element, such as a ladybug.

Dry the finished piece.

Paint the figurine, draw eyes and a nose and varnish. The amazing fungus is ready. You won’t be able to pickle it and eat it, but you can easily decorate a shelf with it.

Funny pig pendants

Such funny pendants are an idea for an unusual Christmas tree decoration or a cute souvenir for people dear to you. Such a themed gift will come in handy, because the patron of 2019 is the yellow pig.

To work you will need:

universal salt dough;
toothpick;
thin rope;
paints and brush;
foam sponge;
black gel pen;
superglue.

Form a flattened circle - a pig's body. Glue a smaller circle - a patch - into its center. Use a toothpick to press down the nostrils.

Roll two small balls and glue them above the patch - these are the eyes. Make ears from small triangles. In the places where they connect to the head, press the grooves with a knife.

Make a heart and glue it to the piglet’s body.

Use a toothpick to press indentations along the contour of the body.

Use a toothpick to make 2 holes on top for hanging and on the bottom for rope legs.

Roll two sausages with thickening at the ends - these are the legs. Attach them to the body so that the heart is in the pig’s hooves.