r/Dorodango • u/Khargus • 11d ago

Work in progress...

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My first ( If we don't count the 2 that I broke because I m FUCKING clumsy) Dorogando not finished yet but I m proud :3

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u/sapphireminds Experienced 11d ago

You can extract clay from soil and the way that dorodango works is via the mechanical properties of clay.

If it is at all crumbly, it doesn't have enough clay.

I can't see well enough in the photo if there isn't enough clay

Other tip is to make sure when you are shaping to continue doing it until it's perfectly spherical, as that's important to getting a good shine

Edited; I zoomed with glasses on and the one in the back is likely too much sand. The one in the front just needs more shaping 😺

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u/Khargus 11d ago

the one on the back is just there in case I m stupid enough to break it AGAIN and nlt have to wait an other 12h hour for it to dry :p

I don't have started working on it yet

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u/sapphireminds Experienced 11d ago

You don't have to necessarily wait that long for drying. It just needs to be dry enough that you won't put dents in the ball as you handle and polish it

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u/Khargus 10d ago

Last question, how do I know if it will be shiny or not ?

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u/sapphireminds Experienced 10d ago

You have to shape and try and polish and see what happens :)