Kodama with Cosclay Glow: glow in the dark

The Kodamas are spirits of Japanese mythology, inhabitants of thick forests. They usually have a human appearance and each individual is unique in appearance and personality. They may have different presentations, but usually have a pleasant appearance. Their bodies, of short stature, can be semi-transparent, pale green or whitish in color.

These characters are often related to Japanese mythology and, because of this, are a frequent resource in products related to manga, anime and video games, such as the character Kodama from the feature film Princess Mononooke by Studio Ghibli.

 Frame of Princess Mononooke by Studio Ghibli

Do you want to create your own Kodama and protect your garden or forest? At Feroca we teach you how to create a Kodama with Cosclay Glow. In addition, this clay glows in the dark and will give a more real look to your creation.

Benefits of working with Cosclay Glow, Flexible Polymer Clay

The Cosclay Glow is, like all the branches of Cosclay, a polymer clay that cures in an oven and works just like the others. But it has a special feature, it glows in the dark. In addition, thanks to the flexibility of the Cosclay you will have a piece of a durable and resistant quality to be able to mold countless creations. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination. In this case, we are going to make a Kodama to protect your home or garden, and give it a new look.

Cosclay has been designed to be easy to model and mix, as well as to have a smooth texture that blends and adheres to itself or other surfaces. As for its manipulation, you can work it with your hand, with metal modeling tools or with rubber tip modeling brushes. 

Step by step to make Kodamas with Cosclay Glow

We leave you the step by step in video on the Instagram of Feroca:

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First you have to make a uniform dough, then you shape it with your hands little by little.

• For the head of the Kodama, you need to give the dough a round look and put a toothpick on the bottom.
• For the body, you perform the same process, but instead of rounding the dough so much, you have to leave it a little elongated so that it looks more like a character.
• When you have these two parts ready, join both with the toothpick that you put on the head part and so they will not move.

Being a clay very easy to manipulate, it will be very easy for you to mold it with the shape you want. 

Our Cosclay Glow offers great levels of detail and texture after baking, so it is important to mark those points that you are going to decorate previously.

• With a small part of the clay you must mold and design the arms of the Kodama until they correspond to the size of the trunk. Try to make them very thin so that they can be added without problems in the body.
• Similarly, although with a thicker size, you must perform the same steps for the legs.
• With a spatula, you hollow out your eyes and mouth to give human form to your Kodama.

• Put your Kodamas on a baking sheet, with its corresponding paper, and bake them at 135 °C for 30 minutes.
• Once baked, you can give them a few touches of paint. In Feroca we use vallejo's game color range to paint the eyes and mouth a black color to give it a similar look to the Kodamas that we are used to displaying, although the color you want to use is optional.
• Once the paint is dry, your Kodama would be ready for use. 

Do not worry if the piece does not have enough flexibility or its curing does not seem resistant. The formula of Feroca's Cosclay Glow is designed to give confidence to the artist, knowing that delicate and intricate parts will not break or damage during handling or during transport, especially on long-distance travel. 

You can place your Kodamas in any space, since this clay has a high degree of self-support resistance that keeps it anywhere without falling or sinking. Also, do not worry about leaving it outside, as it has great resistance because, in baking, the Cosclay piece prevents it from eating or cracking. 

 

Decoration ideas with Kodamas

With Cosclay Glow clay you can make numerous elements to decorate your home, give away and even sell.

With the above steps to make a Kodama, you will get a piece that you can place wherever you want. First of all, you can make a kind of dome with a wooden base and, inside it, recreate a forest to be able to place your Kodamas and thus, decorate it with these characters. Or if you prefer, you can place in a glass jar to your Kodama and add a few green touches with branches and small plants to simulate a small forest. 

Also, not only that. Thanks to this glowing clay in the dark, you can create stars and other special motifs to accompany your Kodama or decorate the ceiling of any room or space, for example.

Buy Polymer Clay that glows in the dark

Now that you know how to create a Kodama step by step, it's time to get down to business. At Feroca we offer a wide variety of Cosclay products so you can create infinite elements.

For more information about the Cosclay Glow to create Kodamas or other materials, do not hesitate to contact us through our website. Our team of professionals will be happy to help you.

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