Plastilina per artisti Münchner, colorata

Plasticine is the epitome of the group of modelling materials that remain pliable without drying out. As a rule, it is made from natural raw materials. These consist of binding agents (e.g. wax, paraffin), fillers (e.g. kaolin) and colouring materials.

It was invented in 1880 by the pharmacist Franz Kolb from Munich. He called his brand new material “Plastilin” at the time. The pharmacy suddenly became a company that produced, and still produces to this day, the “real” plasticine using the original recipe.

Uses: Nowadays, plasticine is sold by other manufacturers with many different applications in mind: as “dough” it is a very popular handicrafts material; in architectural model making it is used to make basic planning models (undetailed); sculptors use it for modelling studies; in the making of moulds it is used as a “blocking-out” agent or as a placeholder when making mould supports; animators appreciate the pliability of plasticine because it allows them to generate movement in their figures with very little effort, etc, etc.

In view of the various areas of use, alongside the original Münchner artists´plasticine we also carry many other modelling materials at different price levels which are non-drying and forever pliable as well. The special characteristics of these individual materials can be found described in the text at each one separately.

Treatment: Many manufacturers describe plasticine as a thermoplastic modelling material because its pliability and mouldability increases as the temperature rises. When warmed by hand, it has the consistency of short crust dough. Plasticine should not be worked with at temperatures higher than 40 °C to 45 °C. If used as a modelling material, it can be worked with and shaped by hand or MODELLING TOOLS just like clay. Smaller objects do not normally require a base body – larger shapes, however, should be built on a substructure (armature).

In 1880, a pharmacist from Munich developed a completely new “artists´ modelling clay" and named it “Plastiline”. This plastiline is manufactured to this day using the original recipe from the Kolb company and still utilizes only natural raw materials of the finest quality. It is now marketed under the name “Münchner artists´ plastiline”.

Münchner artists´ plastiline (MK plastiline) is manufactured using a boiling process. This method, in which the raw materials are heated to about 100 °C and thereby melted, produces a much higher quality product than a cold process of manufacture (standard plastiline). MK plastiline does not stick to your fingers, has good stability and can also be used to work on larger areas. All five of the colours on offer can be nicely mixed with one another. MK plastiline´s earthy colours are very low key with the result that the sculptural qualities of an object are in the forefront. White MK plastiline is especially good for use in making bas-reliefs because the contours show up extremely well in this colour.

In view of the inhibition risks associated with working with addition-crosslinked SILICONE, the manufacturer makes no claims in this regard. A trial run that we did with white MK plastiline, however, did not result in any inhibition. We nonetheless recommend that you should make your own trial run before venturing into any large scale work using addition-crosslinked silicone.