ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Cinderella Bread Clay Casts</title> <meta content="Mark Patraw" name=Author> <meta content="Images of, and information about, fifteen bread clay pumpkins, birds, and mice, cast from the bottom of a Disney Cinderella figurine's base, plus a "bonus" generic snail figure modeled by hand, all made by Mark Patraw." name=Description> <meta content="Cinderella,Disney,pumpkin,bird,mice,mouse,snail,bread clay,play-doh,animal,plant,doll,mollusc,cartoon,animation,fan art,figure,sculpture,model,toy,Mark Patraw." name="Keywords"> </head> <body text=black bgcolor=black background="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/kramwartap001/CND_bg_zpsd95d10c9.gif~original" bgproperties=fixed> <br> <br> <table width=90% align=center cellpadding=10 border=10 bgcolor=79ceff bordercolor=046298> <tr> <td> <center> <br> <br> <img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/kramwartap001/CND_logo_zps8a5be3e7.gif~original"> <br> <br> <br> <br> <font size="7"><b><i>Birds, Mice, and Pumpkins<br>Bread Clay Casts<br>+ Bonus Snail Figurine</i></b></font> <br> <br> <br> <EMBED src="CND_bippity.mid" width="0" height="0" autostart="true" loop="true" hidden="true"></center> <br> <p align=left> I bought a couple of mystery grab bags of girls' toys, from one of the local thrift stores, several days ago, and one of the items that I ended up with was an 8.8 cm (3.5") tall Disney Cinderella figurine that has three molds, on the bottom of her base, for a pumpkin, bird, and female mouse. There weren't any copyright markings on her, but my best guess would be that said item was originally from a <i>Play-Doh</i> set. I suppose you could use it as a (tiny) cookie cutter too, if you were so inclined. <br> <br> <p align=center><img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/kramwartap001/CND_bread_clay00_zpsb43c34a4.jpg~original" border=3."></p> Anyway, I decided to make a bunch of casts from it, so, I mixed up some bread clay (check out my <a href="bread_clay.html">tutorial</a> if you're interested in making a batch of said substance for yourself). I made five of each item, but I still had some modeling compound left over, even after all that, so, I created a generic snail, by hand, with what remained. <br> <br> <p align=center> <img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/kramwartap001/CND_bread_clay02_zps0d77d7e8.jpg~original" border=3."> <br> <br> <img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/kramwartap001/CND_bread_clay03_zps9d96055e.jpg~original" border=3."></p> As I usually make my models out of paper and/or cardboard, they seldom break when I drop them on the floor. Unfortunately, that isn't the case with clay, which is generally heavier, and more brittle, than papier mache, as such, when I carelessly dropped the snail, both of its antennae snapped off on me (had I used a wire armature, they probably would have just developed cracks and bent instead of breaking apart). One of the antennae disappeared on the carpet somewhere, and I wasn't going to mix up another batch of bread clay just to make repairs, so, I cut off a couple of segments from a leftover papier mache "snake", from a past project, to replace the snail's damaged projections. Likewise, one of the pumpkin stems broke off and vanished into the depths of the garbage can while I was trimming off flash (the leftover clay "fringe" from the molding process), and I replaced that with a papier mache construct as well. <br> <br>I let everything air dry, in an open window, for a couple of days before I painted them. Bread clay has a tendency to warp and develop cracks as it cures, particularly with thin items like these castings. That's less than desirable, but I've never figured out a way to prevent it, so, I just had to live with the resulting defects. <br> <br> <p align=center><img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/kramwartap001/CND_bread_clay04_zpsb08cfc9f.jpg~original" border=3."></p> Five of each item was probably overkill, but, I wanted to use up all of the bread clay in one go. It dries out and becomes unworkable relatively quickly, especially on a hot day, if you don't periodically moisten it again with water and/or more white glue, or keep it sealed in an airtight container like a plastic bag. <br> <br> <p align=center><img src="http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/kramwartap/kramwartap001/CND_bread_clay05_zps6d286a90.jpg~original" border=3."></p> <br> <p align=center><b><font size=+1 color=brown>Materials:</font></b> <br> Acrylic paint and bread clay [which consists of a slice of crust-less white bread, water (actually saliva in this case, because I'm gross like that), and white glue]. I also used some papier mache (newsprint and white glue) on the snail and one of the pumpkins to replace small pieces that I broke off and lost, prior to painting them.</p> <p align=center><b><font size=+1 color=brown>Dimensions:</b></font> <br> <b>Pumpkins:</b> 3.4 cm (1.3") wide x 2.2 cm (0.9") tall. <br> <b>Birds:</b> 2.3 cm (0.9") wingspan x 2.1 cm (0.8") long. <br> <b>Mice:</b> 1.6 cm (0.6") wide x 2.3 cm (0.9") tall. <br> <b>Snail:</b> 3.8 cm (1.5") long x 3.3 (1.3") tall.</p> <p align=center><b><font size=+1 color=brown>Time:</font></b> <br> The pumpkins, mice, and birds were all cast on July 24<sup>th</sup>, 2014, and the snail was modeled on the same day. <br> All sixteen pieces were then painted/sealed on July 26<sup>th</sup> and 27<sup>th</sup>, 2014.</p> <br> <hr width=650 size=3 color=brown> <br> <br> <center><font size=+1 color=brown><b>REFERENCES:</b><br></font></center> <br> <li>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.zaxpax.com/disney1.htm">Disney Madness</a> MIDI music file collection. </li> <br> <li>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.toyboxphilosopher.com/2012/07/disney-store-doll-articulation-update.html">Toy Box Philosopher</a> 2013 Disney Store Cinderella leg articulation review. </li> <br> </li> <br> <br> <br> <p align=center><a href="misc_art.html"><font size="5">&laquo; Return to my Miscellaneous Artwork Gallery Index Page</a></font> <br> <br> <br> <font size="2"><i>This is a nonprofit web site. <br> <br> Any and all copyrighted imagery, terminology, etc., depicted on this page belongs to its respective holders/owners, namely Disney. <br> <br> The repeating background graphic is a photo of the 2013 Disney Store Cinderella doll, originally taken by Emily, at the Toy Box Philosopher blog, that I edited to make the two-frame animation you see. <br> <br> The midi music playing is the "Bippity-boppity-boo" theme from Disney's Cinderella animated film.</i></p> <br> </td> </tr> </table> </body> <br> <br> </html>
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