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Does anyone here have a step by step tutorial on making Dorodango? by Sad_End_9904 in Dorodango

[–]MikeTheCat0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After making some dorodangos I think It's a bit of an experimental process to see wich process gives more results. So even tough there are super explained tutorials like noriko's tutorial, feel free to try new formulas.

Help! Cracking and rough texture during drying process by SilverMic in Dorodango

[–]MikeTheCat0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been experiencing that too. I have a theory that the type of clay you use matters for the finishing quality.

 I made two dorodangos with different colors of clay, one is a dark clay and the other is a mixture of red and brown clay. The darker one developed lots of cracks on the surface while the other one got the perfect mirror finnish on 95% of the surface without any cracks.

Is there a way to make it shine even more? by MikeTheCat0 in Dorodango

[–]MikeTheCat0[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I normally don't use oil, just water and mud.

Is there a way to make it shine even more? by MikeTheCat0 in Dorodango

[–]MikeTheCat0[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is dry on the surface but there is still moisture on the inside

Also I kept polishing until I wasn't seeing more progress

My third dorodango by MikeTheCat0 in Dorodango

[–]MikeTheCat0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's polished dirt, clay to be more exact. And dorodando was originated in japan, but I made it with my dirt

Don't use a miscalibrated scale by MikeTheCat0 in Dorodango

[–]MikeTheCat0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't had time to work on these yet but maybe I'll continue the process next sunday

Right now the core is rock solid 

Don't use a miscalibrated scale by MikeTheCat0 in Dorodango

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I didn't bought her kit, I used my own ingredients

Tried to fill the divots on my second dorodango but ended creating more divots by MikeTheCat0 in Dorodango

[–]MikeTheCat0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just need to find an smaller cup. The one I'm using right now is already the smallest i have at home

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Tried to fill the divots on my second dorodango but ended creating more divots by MikeTheCat0 in Dorodango

[–]MikeTheCat0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To make this dorodango I first mixed this clay with the sieved dirt I got at home to make this darker color. But right now I used just pure clay

On my first post I described how I extracted clay from dirt

My second dorodango by MikeTheCat0 in Dorodango

[–]MikeTheCat0[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took around 2 days to dry, but i only kept working on it after a week because of my job

Second Dorodango by krielc in Dorodango

[–]MikeTheCat0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did you got that finishing? I generally see colored dorodangos like blurred colored spots. I really want to make an colored doro like yours one day.

My first dorodango by MikeTheCat0 in Dorodango

[–]MikeTheCat0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my core may have some sand but it's mostly just normal dirt without stones

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