Ultra-light clay was first born in Germany, and gradually spread throughout Europe, and then spread to Chinese mainland through Japan, South Korea and Taiwan Province Province. The material has strong plasticity and bright colors, and craftsmen can knead and create at will.
It is also the latest handmade material that combines the advantages of clay, paper clay, sculpture sludge and plasticine. It can be perfectly combined with wood, metal sheet, sequins, glass and other materials, naturally dried within 24-48 hours, elastic, not easy to break, and can be preserved forever.
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Because of its large expansion volume and small specific gravity, it is generally 0.25~0.28, and the weight of the dried work is 1/4 before drying, which is extremely light and not fragile. This kind of soil is called ultra-light soil for short, and there is a brand of K-CLAY popular in Japan, and there is a brand of gabit ultra-light soil in China.
Traditional paper clay is easy to obtain and store, so it can be kneaded and colored freely, unlike ceramics that need barbecue. Use it to create, have the freedom of plane painting, can be directly mixed with watercolor, can also use watercolor, acrylic, oil painting and other pigments to draw. Paper clay has become popular in modern society.
Paper clay is made of pure wood pulp or paper pulp, natural or processed fine powder, and finally adhesive is added to improve its softness and toughness. It is a healthy, safe and environmentally friendly handicraft material. Can be combined with painting, sculpture and other techniques, according to their own design, using paper mud to make figures, animals and other three-dimensional dolls.
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