How to Make a Soap Sculpture
Assemble the following items: 2 cups of soap flakes (you can grate your own if needed) 1/2 cup hot water Powder paint (for coloring, optional) Aluminum foil Electric mixer., Add hot water to the soap flakes., Place the sculpting soap material into a...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Assemble the following items: 2 cups of soap flakes (you can grate your own if needed) 1/2 cup hot water Powder paint (for coloring
Only a responsible person/adult should do this step.
Beat using the mixer until it turns stiff.
It will cool down during the beating.
If adding the powder paint, do so now. , Each person sculpting needs to keep dipping his or her hands into a bowl of warm water during sculpting, so provide this within easy reach. , This makes it easier to work with the soap sculpting medium. , Make anything you'd like.
Good first choices include snowmen, a cat or dog, a turtle, or a mouse.
Objects such as sticks, sequins, ribbon, shells, craft pieces, glitter, etc., can be stuck into the sculpture.
Items such as a pine cone can be decorated with this sculpting medium; it looks like snow once dried.
You can use a clay knife or similar if you need to smooth anything out but try to only use your fingers for most of the sculpting work; that's a large part of the creative fun of this project. , The soap sculpture will dry out quickly in a warm, dry room.
Expect a porous texture.
It will last for a few weeks. -
Step 2: optional) Aluminum foil Electric mixer.
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Step 3: Add hot water to the soap flakes.
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Step 4: Place the sculpting soap material into a bowl in front of those sculpting.
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Step 5: Lay down foil for the work surface.
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Step 6: Sculpt away using just your fingers.
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Step 7: Leave to dry.
Detailed Guide
Only a responsible person/adult should do this step.
Beat using the mixer until it turns stiff.
It will cool down during the beating.
If adding the powder paint, do so now. , Each person sculpting needs to keep dipping his or her hands into a bowl of warm water during sculpting, so provide this within easy reach. , This makes it easier to work with the soap sculpting medium. , Make anything you'd like.
Good first choices include snowmen, a cat or dog, a turtle, or a mouse.
Objects such as sticks, sequins, ribbon, shells, craft pieces, glitter, etc., can be stuck into the sculpture.
Items such as a pine cone can be decorated with this sculpting medium; it looks like snow once dried.
You can use a clay knife or similar if you need to smooth anything out but try to only use your fingers for most of the sculpting work; that's a large part of the creative fun of this project. , The soap sculpture will dry out quickly in a warm, dry room.
Expect a porous texture.
It will last for a few weeks.
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