Modeling from plasticine is a fun and useful activity. Usually, children like to sculpt. The main thing here is that they succeed (especially when they are just starting their career as “sculptors”).

The fact that modeling develops hands and fingers is self-evident. But it also develops thinking – both spatial and logical. After all, in order to sculpt an object, you need to analyze its shape; if the object is complex, then break it down into simple components, and then combine it all, synthesize it back. It's almost geometry! Speaking of geometry.

It is by doing modeling that it is easiest to understand the difference between a ball and a circle, a cube and a square. In addition, by dividing plasticine into parts, the child naturally masters the concept of part-whole.

Well, so that modeling from plasticine also broadens the child’s horizons - this is the task of the parents. There are a lot of opportunities for this. Talk to the children about modeling objects, tell them something interesting, read.

You don't need a lot of equipment to practice sculpting. All you need is a modeling board, a stack (it is usually included in the kit) and, of course, the plasticine itself. But we should not forget that modeling is a rather “dirty” business. And so that instead of joy, plasticine does not bring you frustration and conflicts, make sure that the table is covered with paper or oilcloth. If you have a carpet on the floor, cover it too - small pieces of plasticine during the work process may unnoticeably fall to the floor, they will be crushed and the carpet is unlikely to be resuscitated. And, I would like to remind you that if the carpet, furniture or something else extremely expensive and important is damaged, then you are to blame for this, not the child. He still cannot organize his own activities correctly. workplace. After finishing work, you can clean the modeling board or other dirty surfaces using a stack. There is no point in washing something stained with plasticine with water. It is better to wipe with great force with a dry paper napkin.

Do not break or immediately disassemble your child’s crafts! Let it stand in the apartment, let your baby show off everything, everything, everything. You should remove the toy unnoticed when the child has already forgotten about it.

But let's return to the basic sculpting techniques. First of all, you need to learn how to create simple geometric bodies.

Modeling simple geometric bodies.

First of all, let's learn how to roll a BALL.

Let's take a piece of plasticine, knead it, place it on one palm, cover the second one on top and make circular movements, periodically turning the future ball until it becomes round.

You can also roll the ball on the board with one hand. But the first method is preferable for children.

If the ball is very small, for example, for an eye, then it should be rolled between the thumb and forefinger.

From the ball you can make an oblong ball - ELLIPSOID.

If we cut the ball into a stack, we will get a new figure - a HEMISPHERE.

You can also get a CONE from the ball.

You can also make a SAUSAGE ROLLER in your palms or on a board. Thick and short rollers can be molded in the palms of your hands. Knead a piece of plasticine, place it between your palms and roll the plasticine back and forth until you get the desired length.

It’s easy to make from a roller and RIBBON-STRIPS. To do this, you just need to flatten the roller. We already looked at flattening methods when we made flatbreads.

You can make these figures simpler by cutting them out in a stack from a whole piece of plasticine.

Now let's talk about CONNECTING PARTS. You and your child will use two main methods. The first method is STICKING. Everything is very simple. The parts are overlapped and lightly pressed. At the same time, the elements remain, as it were, “separate” from each other.

Horses are very interesting and beloved animals by many. In this article you will find several options on how to mold a horse from plasticine step by step. Modeling methods will be different levels difficulties, the first two are simple, the last one is a little more difficult. If you are thinking about how to make a horse out of plasticine, then this article is for you.

Preparatory stage

In order to learn how to make a horse from plasticine, you need to be patient and have some materials:

• Plasticine of various colors (no need to get too carried away and forget about realism).
• Stack.
• Mat for modeling.

If you want to make a simple horse, this is all you need. For more complex shapes, you will need matches/toothpicks or wire to make a frame for the future body.

First way

Making a horse from plasticine is very simple:

1. Roll two small balls of play dough in the color you want. One should be slightly smaller than the other. Connect them together, smoothing the transition. The head piece is ready.
2. Roll out thin layers of white and black colors, cut out small circles from them - these are the eyes. Using the same color you used in the last step, make triangular ears. Don't forget to cut out the nostrils.
3. From a large piece of plasticine of the main color, make an oblong oval - the body of a horse. Insert a toothpick/match on one side. Wrap it in plasticine. There should be a little more of it near the body than on top. Attach the finished head to the resulting neck.
4. Roll one short cylinder of black color and four identical cylinders of the main color. Cut the black cylinder into four identical pieces and stick one to each leg. Cut the bottom part to mark the hooves. Attach the legs to the body.
5. Make thin flagella from lighter plasticine and place them overlapping along the entire length of the neck. Make a fluffy tail out of them.

The horse is ready!

Second way

There is another option, how to mold a horse from plasticine. You can use brown and white colors.

• Roll a ball of white plasticine and stretch it a little - this is a blank for the head.
• Fashion a crescent moon, cut off the bulge from below.
• Make four identical white cones and make the same number of small brown balls. Flatten them and stick them to the cone-shaped legs in the form of hooves.
• Make an oval body and bend it slightly in the middle.

Let's move on to assembling the horse:

• Attach the legs to the body, attach the head to the thin part of the crescent. Stick the resulting structure to the body. Smooth out the transitions and make sure the animal is firmly on its feet.
• Roll into thin sausages. Collect a tail and mane from them, don’t forget about the bangs.
• Make eyes from black and white plasticine, make triangular ears and cut out nostrils.
• Decorate it as you wish, make it into a saddle or a bow, or leave it as is.

Third way

This method will answer the question of how to mold a horse from sculptural plasticine.

• Divide a large ball of plasticine in half. From each half, roll equal sausages, which need to be cut into six equal parts. Divide one of the resulting parts into two.
• Let's determine for which part of the body how many pieces of plasticine: one for each leg, four for the body, one for the mane, one for the tail, half for the head and one and a half for the neck.
• Roll the piece for the head into a ball and stretch it out a little.
• Form a wide, slightly pointed crescent from the pieces for the neck.
• Roll out four pieces into long legs; they should resemble a cylinder (they should be narrower at the bottom).
• Roll the pieces for the body together and make a thick roll.
• Connect all the parts together, smooth out all the joints and irregularities.
• From the remaining parts, mold the ears, tail and mane. Attach them to the body, caulk the seams and work with a stack.
• Give the horse any position.

Even if you are not very confident in handling plasticine, you can easily sculpt a horse. Based on pictures and detailed instructions, you can quickly build a funny horse.

Maria Kovaleva (Sidorova)
Summary of the modeling lesson “Getting to know plastic material(plasticine) “Ball, cylinder, cone”

Subject: Introduction to plastic material - plasticine. "Ball, cylinder, cone» .

Goals and objectives:

- introducing children to plastic materials;

Safety rules when working with plasticine;

Learning a variety of techniques with plasticine: kneading, rolling, rolling, twisting, flattening, pinching, pressing and pulling;

Learning how to form a sausage ( cylinder, ball, cone;

Development of fine motor skills.

Materials and tools:

Plasticine of bright colors, backing board, oilcloth, stack, napkins, plastic molds(cylinder, ball, cone) .

Progress of the lesson.

1 Org. moment.

Greeting children. Announcing the theme and purpose classes.

Teacher: Hello guys! Let's go with you let's get acquainted?

You made the right choice by deciding to study sculpting. We will learn to be little dreamers and try to get into the country « Plastic line» . And it’s very easy to get into it, you just need to take a box with plasticine, close your eyes and say: "One, two, three, four, five in « Plastic line» I want to get in! Now everyone is together! Hurray! Here we are in the country « Plastic line» .

So what's unusual about this country? Caught in the hands plasticine is able to come to life and take on different forms, and various images and plots begin to appear in your head that can be fashioned from it.

But, like any country, it has its own secrets and rules.

2. Preparing to learn new things material(technical safety).

Before you start working with plasticine we have to learn some rules:

1. Plasticine You can’t put it in your mouth and taste it.

2. Modeling with plasticine perform only on a board or oilcloth.

3. You can't put it plasticine on the table.

4. No need to knead the whole piece at once plasticine. Separate a small part, knead it, then add more, etc.

5. Don't throw away leftovers plasticine on the floor.

6. Don't swing your stack.

7. After work, wipe your hands with a napkin.

8. When you finish work, clean the workplace and wipe the table.

9. Stacks and oilcloth should be wiped well with a napkin.

10. Napkin (paper) use once.

3. Learning new things material.

Showing the children a box of plasticine. Ordinary plasticine made from purified clay with the addition of fat, wax and other substances that do not allow it to dry out. We repeat the names of the colors.

Teacher: Plasticine It happens different colors, it's soft and plastic, you can sculpt various interesting and beautiful crafts from it. The more colors you have, the brighter your craft will be.

There are also basic techniques sculpting

Let's play with plasticine? Listen and repeat after me.

Game with plasticine

1. Kneading

I’ll take the lump in my hands, I remember it well,

So that it becomes warm and soft, but does not stick to your hands.

2. Rolling

I’ll look at him and make whatever I want.

I’ll roll a ball now and play with it a little.

3. Rolling out

I’ll take the ball in my hands and start rolling it out -

So the column turned out, the column turned into a flagellum.

4. Twisting

I'll twist the flagellum into a spiral and get a shell.

5. Flattening

For something to happen to her, I want to flatten her.

So what happened? She turned into a pancake.

6. Pinching

I'll roll the pancake into a tube and start pinching it.

7. Indentation

You can roll it into a ball again so you can pierce it with your finger.

8. Pull

I'll pinch a piece and start pulling it out.

The tail turned out to be long, the ball turned into a turnip.

4 Practical part.

I invite the children to choose a piece plasticine, which I like.

Teacher: Try to pinch off a piece. Knead it. Flatten. I suggest you roll the ball yourself, cylinder and cone.

Dynamic pause:

We stomp-stomp with our feet, clap-clap with our hands,

We are eyes blink-blink, we are shoulders chick-chick!

One - here, two - there,

Turn around yourself!

One - bend over, two - bend over,

Everyone raised their hands up!

And they waved to each other!

Well done. We continue our class.

5. Consolidating new things material.

Let's remember the safety rules. Let's remember the basic techniques actions: kneading, rolling, rolling, twisting, flattening, pinching, pressing and pulling.

The teacher notes «+» And «–» children's work, wondering who class I liked it and vice versa, who faced what difficulties during production. An exhibition of works is being organized.

We put our workspaces and tools in order.

What new have you learned from our classes?

What forms do you remember? (children's answers)

What did we do today? (children's answers)

Did you enjoy sculpting? (children's answers)

You did your best. Well done! Thanks to all. Class is over. Goodbye.

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The most valuable quality of plasticine as a material for modeling is the ability to create a sculpture by connecting individual parts.

Many crafts can be made from the simplest basic shapes.

Ball- the beginning of all beginnings
Modeling many crafts from plasticine begins with the formation of a ball. To roll a ball, take a piece of plasticine and roll it between your palms. The longer you roll the plasticine ball, the smoother it will turn out.

Based on the ball, using a plastic cap or ruler, you can make a disk, cone, cylinder, rope, or brick.

Disk
Method 1: Cover the ball with a plate and press it lightly onto the table. If you need well-defined edges of the disk, turn it on its edge and roll it on the table like a wheel.

Basic molds made of plasticine. Disk. Brick. "Screw".

Brick
By repeating this procedure three times and turning the workpiece 90 degrees each time, you will get a brick that is quite suitable for plasticine construction. True, if you need a lot of bricks, it is better to use a mold to create them. Small identical bricks can be cut from a rope processed twice in a similar manner.

Bead
Cover the ball with a plate and roll in a circular motion. You will get an oval bead with an edge in the middle.

Cylinder
Cover a piece of plasticine with a plate and roll it back and forth. The cylinder will be even and smooth. The longer a plasticine cylinder rolls, the thinner and longer it becomes.

Tourniquet
If you continue to roll out the cylinder, you can get an even flagellum.

If needed a large number of flagella, you can roll them in batches, placing them parallel to each other. In this case, the flagella are approximately the same thickness.

Based on the flagellum, you can obtain a wide variety of parts. Modeling with plasticine flagella - independent direction modern decorative and applied arts. You can even lay out paintings using flagella.

You can squeeze out even flagella using a disposable syringe without a needle. If you need to make a lot of flagella of the same thickness, you can use a garlic press. The plasticine needs to be warmed a little in warm water. Then it will be softer, and it will be easier to squeeze out the flagella. The only disadvantage of this method is the inability to change the diameter of the flagella at your discretion.

Spiral
Twist the flagellum onto a pencil or pen. To get a ribbon spiral, do the same with a strip of plasticine.

When starting to work, first take a small piece of plasticine, as it is easier to knead, and warm it up with your hands. The plasticine will become soft and pliable. Add new pieces little by little, also softening them, and start sculpting.

Learn to perform the basic elements described below, because from them you can fashion anything that your imagination tells you. At the same time, if something doesn’t work out for you, don’t be upset, because you can just crush everything and try to do it again.

Ball

After pinching off a piece of plasticine, give it the shape of a ball, as shown in the figure. The longer you roll it between your palms, the more even, soft and smooth it will be. Try to blind
balls of different sizes.

Egg

First make a ball and then lightly roll it back and forth between your palms. When it turns into an oblong oval shape, round the ends.

Pancake

You can make a pancake out of the ball. Simply squeeze it between your thumb and forefinger or flatten it between your palms. If the edge of the pancake suddenly cracks, smooth out the breaks. Pancakes, like balls, can be of different sizes.

A drop
To make a drop, pinch the ball at one end and pull it out a little. It turned out something like a “nose”. Now remember what a drop looks like and compare it with what you got.

Cone
If you press the thick end of the drop against the board (“nose” up), you will get a flat base. Sharpen the thin end and the drop turns into a cone.

Snake
This element is very often used in modeling. Roll the piece of play dough back and forth on the board until it becomes long and thin.

The longer you roll it out, the thinner, longer and smoother the snake will be. However, very thin snakes sometimes break, which is easy to fix by connecting the break and rolling again.

Sausage
We will call a sausage a short, thick snake. Roll a piece of plasticine over the board without pressing it too hard.

Cylinder

Roll into a short, thick sausage and flatten both ends onto the board. If it has lost its shape a little, roll it again on the board. Another way to make a cylinder is to cut off the ends of the sausage with a knife.

Box

You can make a box from a cylinder. Place it with the rounded side on the board and lightly press it on top with something flat: another small flat board, a jar lid or the bottom of a cup. Turn the cylinder over so that the flat surfaces are on the side. Press the top of the cylinder again. Now it has six straight sides: four side and two end. Place it on the end and press again. The cylinder turned into a box. By turning and squeezing it from different sides, you can achieve any shape and size.

Ribbon

To get a ribbon, roll a thin snake. Place it on the board and roll it lengthwise with a pencil. The pencil, like a small skating rink, will flatten the snake and turn it into a ribbon. The hardest part now is to separate the tape from the board.

You may need to practice a little to ensure the tape doesn't smudge across the board. This works better if you do not make the tape too thin and work on a very smooth surface, after moistening it with water.

Of course, many more different elements can be molded from plasticine, but these will suffice for now. And now the fun begins!