The process of making a face-painted man

Mudman face sculpture (pinching mudman) is an ancient traditional folk art in China, which takes mud and clay as the main material, mixes it into different colors, and shapes various images with hands and simple tools. Face-painting, also known as face molding, is a kind of traditional folk crafts with simple production but high artistry. The art of face molding in China has been documented as early as the Han Dynasty. It uses flour, glutinous rice flour as the main raw material, plus color, paraffin, honey and other ingredients, after anti-cracking and anti-mold treatment, made of soft dough of various colors.

The kneader takes the materials according to the needs of the hand, in the hands of a few pinches, rubbing, kneading, lifting, with a small bamboo knife dexterous point, cutting, carving, scratching, molded into the body, hands, head and face, draped in hair ornaments and clothing, in a moment, the lifelike artistic image will be out of the hand into.

The following is the process:

1, tools: a small scissors, a small comb, bamboo or plexiglass knives also known as dials, disposable chopsticks, hand oil.

2, materials: refined flour flour, rice flour, salt.

3, the recipe: refined flour flour 1 catty 6 two, river rice flour 4 two (also known as glutinous rice flour, made of glutinous rice crushed) salt 4 two.

4, anti-adhesive processing: the practice of wax and salad oil can be mixed, the ratio of wax to oil 1:4, with a pot of oil will be hot to break the wax into small pieces into the pot, all melted off the fire, poured into a container inside the cooling can be pinched before wiping the hands of anti-staining noodles.

5, production methods: pinch the face of the material fine flour flour, rice flour, salt, the recipe for its production methods, fine flour flour 1 catty 6 two, rice flour 4 two, 4 two salt, poured into the basin mixed together, stirred with a hand or a wooden stick, and then poured into the hot boiled water with a stick while stirring and pouring boiled water. You need to be careful when pouring the boiling water so as not to burn it. Don't stir the flour too hard or too soft, then divide it into small pieces. When the pieces are ready, put them into a pot and cook them until they all float. Remove from the pan and place in a bowl. After it has cooled down, knead the cakes with both hands again and again to form a paste. Finally, put the colors into the fabric and knead well. According to their own ideas to pinch out the figure is good.