It's news that will have Gromit barking in excitement. Children inspired by the Wallace & Gromit films are leading a revival of Plasticine. It had been enjoyed by generations of youngsters but nearly ...

Plasticine… If your childhood even remotely resembled mine, you may have fond memories of playing with this colourful modelling clay-like substance, creating shapes ...

Plasticine is cheap,’ Henry Hudson says, pulling open a cupboard to reveal stacks of the plastic-wrapped, candy-coloured modelling clay. ‘It’s oil-based, so you can mix the colours like paint, and ...

William Harbutt was appointed Head of Bath Art School in 1874 and later ran his own art studio in the city. He was keen to devise a soft modelling medium that would not set, so that his students could ...

The people passing through James May's plasticine patch at Chelsea Flower Show seem to love it. "People at this show take gardening a bit too seriously," says one amused visitor, perusing the garden ...

For many of us plasticine is a toy from our childhood which helped shape our growing imaginations. Most of us got no further than creating a featureless blob with disproportionate limbs and probably ...