Step 1: Prepare tools and materials.
Stone plastic mud: buy suitable stone plastic mud, which can be bought in manual shops or online. You can choose various colors of clay to enrich the appearance of eggs.
Modeling tools: get tools suitable for clay modeling, such as knives, carving knives, molds, etc.
Working face: spread a layer of plastic cloth or anti-sticking sandpaper on the working face to prevent clay from sticking to the surface.
Step 2: Make the shape of the egg.
Clay preparation: Knead the stone plastic clay into balls with proper size.
Plastic molding: clay balls are slowly molded into the shape of eggs by hand or tools. Crush the spherical clay first, and then trim it at the top and bottom with your fingers or tools to form the shape of an egg.
Step 3: Carve the details.
Detail carving: use a small carving knife or other molding tools to carve details on the egg surface, such as eggshell texture, facial expression, eyes, mouth and so on. Pay attention to the careful operation, so as not to ruin the overall shape of the bad guys.
Step 4: baking and curing.
Baking: Bake the prepared eggs in the oven. Stone plastic clay generally has curing temperature and time, and it is cured in a preheated oven according to the product instructions.
Pay attention to temperature and time: bake in strict accordance with the temperature and time marked on the pottery clay package to avoid discoloration or scorching of the stone plastic pottery clay caused by too high temperature or too long time.
Step 5: Painting and Decoration (Optional)
Coloring: After baking the clay, you can color the eggs with propylene pigment or other suitable pigments to increase the diversity and interest of the appearance.
Decoration: Decorate eggs with sequins, small jewels, strings, etc. , increase personalization and artistic sense.