Jorge Rubicce Basic Doll Head Demo

Cold Porcelain figure by Jorge Rubicce

In the following video, master craftsman Jorge Rubicce, shows us his method for modeling the head of his cute cold porcelain figures.   He starts with a Styrofoam ball (for armature) and an equal size ball of cold porcelain to create an egg shaped head.   Notice that he uses his palms to form the cold porcelain and always works toward center.  He also applies hand cream to his hands while smoothing out surface of cold porcelain.

How to Wrap a Styrofoam Cone with CP-Method 2

Wrap a foam cone to use for body of figure

Today we have another demonstration in a series of instructional videos from Marisol Romero about cold porcelain.   Many air-dry clay projects call for Styrofoam shapes as armatures for figure modeling and sometimes, instead of a simple ball, you need a larger, oblong shape or double spheres.   In the following video, Marisol shows how to tape 2 Styrofoam balls together and wrap both with cold porcelain (or other air-dry clay) and

also how to connect 2 loose balls with the cold porcelain.  This technique is useful for modeling bodies of characters, such as bears, snowmen or doll figures.

How to Make Cold Porcelain Without Cooking

Alternative recipe from Heidy Jackson for making cold porcelain modeling paste the easy way ....No stove, No microwave, No Vaseline, No glycerin!!

CP Tips from Marisol

Marisol Romero

What is Cold Porcelain?  Cold Porcelain (CP) is a modeling compound that is composed of white glue and cornstarch.  The recipe for cold porcelain is quite simple and it can be made or home or purchased commercially.   CP is a material that can be modeled in small volumes and large. Its characteristics are softness, whiteness and elasticity. CP is known throughout the world, in every region or country, by many different names.  Besides Cold Porcelain, it is known as Porcelana Fria, Masa Flexible, Biscuit, and Pasta di Mais among others.

See this page for recipes and how to make Cold Porcelain video. If you make your own dough, keep in mind that, to be of good quality, the ingredients you use should also be good quality.

Marisol Romero is a cold porcelain artist from Argentina, where this medium is very popular. On her website she shares some of her cold porcelain tips.  Below are some of her tips translated to English as best as we can!

Make a Chicken and a Cow Fridge Magnet

This is a demonstration using molds to create body parts, but the simple shapes of the chicken and the cow could be made by hand if you don't have the molds.   What makes them extra cute is the painting techniques!

How to Make a Double Rose

In the following video, the well-known cold porcelain artist from Argentina, Jorge Rubicce, shows us another technique for creating realistic roses using cold porcelain. We've previously featured a few of Jorge's videos where he shows us how to make roses, but, this time, he shows us how to create a double petal rose, sometimes called a wild rose.

Little Farmer step by step

This  cold porcelain tutorial written by Fernanda Malzoni shows us how to create this cute "little farmer" figure step by step, with progress photos showing each step.  This tutorial is in Spanish, use Google Translate to translate page if needed (or other online translator).

Roses in Cold Porcelain by Tryny

Here's is another tutorial for making cold porcelain roses.  This time Tryny Designs shows us her rose technique, step by step with lots of photos.   With this method, the variegated shading of the petals is done after the flower has cured.

This tutorial is in Spanish, use Google Translate to translate page if needed (or other online translator).