best zoo model / nandan kaanan zoo

materials for zoo model

• thermocol  sheet- 1 inch thick
• fevicol glue
• skewer sticks - 1 pack
• ice cream sticks- 2 bunch
• acrylic paint- craft colors orange  dark yellow ,brown, sap green,blue,white
• miniature animals
• shilpakar-clay
• white foam sheet-1 
• scissors
• artificial miniature trees
• plastic grass mat
• little lego men
• brown paper for walls

mix half and half  of the shilpakar clay mix well until well blended

make small balls shaping like pebbles for he pond, i have also made the rock in he lion enclosure and the den using shilpakar ,(make a ball then flatten it keeping one side thick for the base side,shape it like a cave and place small balls of lay on the cave sides to look more natural )

you can buy thermocol of sheet of required size,i used 65/47 inches size sheet.paint the thermocol with brown and sap green color,

for fence cut skewer sticks to desired height (4 1/2 to 5 inch) and col.our them black,here is an easy trick to colur those sticks, just take them in a plastic bowl pour few drops of black acrylic paint along with few drops of water and toss it until well coated.transfer it to a plate and let dry,it dries quicker as its acrylic paint and saves time, 

similar technique for the ice cream sticks ,cut them all in equal length with a slant cross angle to pierce them easily to the sheet ,colour them black the same way you did with skewers.

color the pebbles with dark brown mixed with a hint of black then shade with light brown,

make walls using thin thermocol sheets, or paper, i used craft papers cut to equal size strips and pasted 

would like to share another trick with you - that is i have used shilpakar glue on all animal legs to glue them to the thermocol sheet so that they don't fall of  when you are moving the project ,glue don't work on them as thermocol will melt if you use fevibond or feviquick,and fevicol doesn't fix plastic

the little cardboard office is made from taping the cuts from a cardboard box ,then painted.

most of the time we find miniature animals in bizzare colors ,and i found some too ,but you can color the animals with acrylic craft colors and give your touch to it ,as i did in case of bengal tiger,white tiger and the black panther,as nandan kaanan zoo is famous for these animals, and also used picture cuttings for ghadiyals in the centre

 for the entrance cut white foam sheets for the two side pillars 16 1/2 inch long and 3 1/2 wide ,and the one on top with a curve on top to stick the tiger picture 18 1/2 ,draw the curve part and cut as a single piece,stick the skewer sticks  on the reverse side for support with a little length to the bottom to pierce it to the sheet and make it stand upright

pen stand

pen stand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91YuInQp4Sg

this is also a best out of waste project

materials required

• a plastic bottle wih even surface- i used a tennis ball bottle,
• a box cutter
• fevicol glue
• shilpakar modelling clay
• a scale
• acrylic colors- white,yellow,brown,green,red ,acrylic pearl colors- blue
• needle
• ball pen
• scissors
• iron box to mould the bottle mouth
• talcum powder to dust hands so that the clay doesn't stick to your hand and you also get smooth surface

shilpakar is a fast drying clay,so work quickly,it has 2 packs inside ,mix equal proportions as required,seperately they are fine,but once mixed the clay dries quickly ,mix the two components very well for a good finish

you can also use air drying clay

I have used my nails to give the clay covering that texture,you can give any texture you want.

for the sun flower petals you need to flatten the cone with the scale and use needle to create the impressions,once the petals are arranged make a clay ball and stick in the centre ,give it shape of the sunflower center ,i have used ball pen nib to make those dot impressions 

for the other flower make a mushroom then flatten the top, it looks like an umbrella ,cut petals using scissors, cut the bottum and stick,shape the petals as desired,the little roundle you see in the video is the base for the yellow flower,the impression is created using ball pen bottom

Art is just free creativity , play with your imagination and give it our own touch

use a coat of clear synthetic varnish once the project is colored and dried for longer life of the piece,