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by **EAB** » Mon May 28, 2012 4:18 pm

Congratulations, Wendy! You have your first (of many, I'm sure) original head. Very good work.
How was it sculpting with air drying clay? Did it dry so fast it was frustrating?

by **cirquemom** » Mon May 28, 2012 4:40 pm

richila wrote:Mary has a nice symmetry to her face. I really like picture 7-she has a lovely Madonna (classical painting Madonna) quality in that picture. I have carved wooden dolls, getting symmetry is hard. Nice work.

Thank you Richila! It's funny that you say that, because when I first started I got inspiration from the statues of Mary I found in a big Cathedral in San Francisco, across the street from Mosconi Center. I have never done any sculpture so went in to see all of their statues (and they have LOTS of them). I wanted her to have that kind of serene look about her.

EAB wrote:Congratulations, Wendy! You have your first (of many, I'm sure) original head. Very good work.
How was it sculpting with air drying clay? Did it dry so fast it was frustrating?

I didn't really have any problem with the air dry clay drying to fast- you can always wet it and add more, etc. What I did have a problem with was fine details and sanding at a certain point. The air-dry clay is made of tiny fibers, and it seems like whenever I would get into a fine, delicate spot, I would hit a clump of fibers and it would screw things up. Then I would get a chunk out, refill it with more clay, let it dry, go to sand it, and the clump would come out again.
But I have seen photographs of exquisite, beautifully-detailed work that was quite small, so I must have been doing something wrong. Of course the clay comes with literally no directions or suggestions, so I have no idea how to solve the problem. I know that a lot of people use wax for their prototypes.

by **OkamiKodomo** » Mon May 28, 2012 5:02 pm

What about using epoxy sculpt as a top layer?

by **arrowchild** » Mon May 28, 2012 5:11 pm

congrats Wendy!!!!!! she looks great

by **cirquemom** » Mon May 28, 2012 5:29 pm

OkamiKodomo wrote:What about using epoxy sculpt as a top layer?

I think that might be a good idea. Of course, I find out a couple of months into this that most people who sculpt heads start out with an actual BJD head form- a hollow, blank head shape with the neck piece already molded in, and eyeholes cut out (that you can then refine and reshape, etc.). Instead of doing what I did- took a styrofoam ball and stuck a big wad of paper clay onto it, and then shaped it all out of that.

by **fleacollar999** » Mon May 28, 2012 7:27 pm

I like her mouth. Yusss. :3 Great job! Thinking in 3-D as an artist was never something I was good at, so I respect your skill!

by **zirconmermaid** » Mon May 28, 2012 10:15 pm

Satisfying isn't she? She looks so happy!

by **cirquemom** » Mon May 28, 2012 10:29 pm

More pix here- different hair and eyes:
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=5850

by **zirconmermaid** » Tue May 29, 2012 11:16 am

Ya know, you put this in the wrong place! It should be in Custom Creations because YOU MADE THIS DOLL!!!

by **cirquemom** » Tue May 29, 2012 1:48 pm

Well, I made PART of this doll, lol! Not the body.
I will put the evolution pictures down there, though, if I ever get them resized.

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