Look to inspire. Plastic Smithing. Collect all the plastic bags you can get, they shrink down a lot.Shredding them will make your final texture finer.
Use an old pot that you aren't going to use for food any more, or get one secondhand for really cheap at a thrift store. Find a stick or something else you can use for a spatula.
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