June 29, 2008

This fairy doll sculpture is starting with a strong wire armature covered in polymer clay. My first attempt at a 10 inch doll.

 

July 18, 2008

I have decided to cover this armature in air dry clay. I just got a pack of LaDoll and want to try it out. However not much free time right now with the little one not in school. This sculpt might be set aside while I work on the other 2 WIP blog sculpts and my regular ebay fairies.

June 27, 2008

I usually sculpt 4" fairy dolls so this 6" one is a big change for me. It might not sound like a big difference but I should be able to get much more detail into this size of sculpture.

Photo: 19 gauge wire armature with polymer clay 'bones' to help bulk it up so the sculpted area is not too thick and bakes properly. I might need to bulk up the torso a bit more.

 

I have also been adjusting and experimenting with child proportions.  Here is a picture of my child doll template I created for this sculpture.  As I said, I'm still experimenting so this template may change for future dolls.

 

July 4, 2008

The head is sculpted and baked. Now working on the body.

 

 

Sept 2, 2008

I'm scraping this fairy sculpture. Too many things are going wrong - moonies and clay trouble!
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