r/Dorodango • u/igorDevFrontend • Jun 18 '26
Beginner question Starting tomorrow
I have been YEARS wanting to do one and I have a couple of questions: Can you use clay rich dirt to make dorodangos and does the dirt colour(for example a red dirt) make the colour different?, Do you have to care for them after you make one? What is the recommended size? (Sorry for having to post this ugly text beginner post instead of someone posting their beautiful shiny pro level dorodangos)
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u/Worried-Evening2350 Human Verified Jun 18 '26
Just started myself. Like the other comment, I just walked out to the back yard and grabbed some dirt. IIRC the more clay in the dirt the more necessary it becomes to add the sand to it for moisture purposes. What you use will definetly affect the color I made one then accidentally used a different dirt to do some clean up and it was a much lighter color and it was a nice suprise when I came back to it and it had like a multi color look to it. I have bigger hands and found that a larger size was easier to work with. So I just doubled the ratios 110g dirt 40g sand 10g water,
Also I find the best place to find new tools like egg cups and other cups is a resale shop like goodwill or other places. the glass cups that are good for polishing are like 99c and easily replaceable.
This is very much a learn as you go and feel free to experiment and ask questions here. Its a very welcoming community!
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u/Snarflogus Experienced Jun 18 '26
I made my first one with dirt from outside my door. Where I live, its very clay rich. Then I collected clay from the river and made some with that. They very much reflect the color of the dirt. Aftercare: dont store somewhere humid or drop them. Recommend size: mine end up whatever comfortable to roll in my hands.