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JUL
14
Make a Ballerina Doll
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JUL
14
Clay used in this tutorial is a soft air-dry clay such as Makin's Clay, Deco Clay or Cold Porcelain. Some white, a small amount that's been tinted pink, and a larger quantity tinted flesh. Cut a strip of pink clay for bodice. Tool shown is a fondant cutting and embossing tool with changeable blades for creating different textures. It's inexpensive and works well with
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OCT
27
Modeling a Doll with Paperclay, Part 4 of 4. Dressing & Posing
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OCT
27
The final part of this step-by-step tutorial from Russian artist Dyachenko Oksana creates the clothing, shoes and props for posing the doll created in Parts 1-3. Lots of photos show how she applies fabric to the doll body, cuts to fit, and sews concealed seams directly on the doll. Hope you've enjoyed this 4 part tutorial and the techniques presented to create this cute doll made of
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OCT
21
Modeling a Doll with Paperclay, Part 3 of 4, Finishing Body
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OCT
21
Part 3 of this step-by-step tutorial from Russian artist Dyachenko Oksana shows how to sculpt and attach hands to the body we made in Part 2 and additional finishing steps. Lots of photos show the modeling of the hands with Creative Paperclay along with covering the arms and legs in the 'clay over cloth' technique. Shoes made of Paperclay are also
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OCT
17
Modeling a Doll with Paperclay, Part 2 of 4. Armature & Body
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OCT
17
This step-by-step doll tutorial from Russian artist Dyachenko Oksana describes her method for creating a sturdy body armature and increasing volume of the body with paper. (She says it's toilet paper but looks more like paper towels...LOL) There's lots of photos showing how she stuffs and wraps armature with paper and then secures it with string before posing the doll. The next
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OCT
15
Modeling a Doll with Paperclay, Part 1 Head
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OCT
15
This step-by-step tutorial from Russian artist Dyachenko Oksana shows in great detail, with lots of photos, how to model a dolls head using Creative Paperclay. Author also shows how she paints the face. Additional tutorials will be posted soon for creating the body! . Part 2 of 4. Armature & BodyPart 3 of 4, Finishing BodyPart 4 of 4. Dressing & Posing
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DEC
20
Making Paperclay Doll Eyes
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DEC
20
Eyes colored with pencils worn by Dollzone Leo Author of tutorial says making Paperclay eyes for your doll is very simple. The eyes shown here started as beads of Creative Paperclay and were colored using artist pencils and acrylic paint. A glossy finish was sprayed on. These eyes were created for a BJD doll but could be used with any clay figure. Read entire eye tutorial
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SEP
25
Garden bunny shelf sitters
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SEP
25
Aren't these shelf sitters cute? Easy to make and great summer decoration. Made with air-dry cold porcelain, using rope for legs and pushmold for tiny flowers. Embellished with mini garden tools and wire. Good beginner project! See the Rabbit Gardeners tutorial at Creaclic. Tutorial is in French but Google can translate for you. Did you know that you can use sugarcraft
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SEP
14
Art Dolls: Clay Over Cloth How-to
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SEP
14
"Frost Fairy" a clay over cloth doll by Yve Quite often art dolls are created with clay head, hands and feet attached to a fiber-filled cloth body (which is all covered with clothing). But did you know you can apply air-dry clay directly to a stuffed cloth doll? This is done for a number of reasons. A layer of clay can hide seams and give a nice, smooth surface for painting
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SEP
02
How to Paint on Black Stockings
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SEP
02
This short video from Regina Edwards of White Gothic Studios shows how to paint a black stocking on a polymer clay or air-dry clay doll leg. This is a great technique to create the illusion of garter stockings very realistically on a small scale doll. Regina uses a glaze paint to create the stocking look. Sculpting Fairies in Polymer Clay (Revised 2nd Edition) by
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AUG
28
Sculpting Head and Face for BJD
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AUG
28
~ click photos to enlarge ~ Linda Macario, the Italian doll-maker, has written a wonderful tutorial for creating the head for a BJD (ball-jointed doll) . LaDoll air-dry clay is suggested. Creative Paperclay would also be suitable for this project. Lots of photos demonstrate how to sculpt the Styrofoam core, apply the clay, model the facial features
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AUG
10
Creating a Body for Art Doll
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AUG
10
These are instructions for creating a sturdy wire frame doll armature that is also padded and wrapped to complete the body of an art doll. This type of art doll body is designed to have a clay head, arms/hands and legs/feet attached and to be permanently covered with clothing. This body form is bendable and positionable, but, once placed in desired position, it's not
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JUL
31
Make a Skinny Doll Ballerina
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JUL
31
Create this cute ballerina skinny doll from cold porcelain following these instructions from Giselle of Gisarteira Atelier. Customize the doll to your own preference! Other air-dry clays could be used in place of cold porcelain. Step by step instructions (in English) follow the video (which is written in Portuguese). Materials needed: Pre-tinted cold porcelain (
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JUL
16
Paperclay Stump Doll
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JUL
16
Stylized and aged with crackle finish, this 'Dancing Girl' Paperclay stump doll from Miss Sophie Arts looks like it'd be a lot of fun to make. The author sculpts heads and necks from Paperclay but their bodies use a paper mache technique.
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JUL
02
Modeling a Simple Doll Face
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JUL
02
In this video, Christina Albuquerque of Brazil shows us how to model a simple face. This cute doll head has an easy 'button' nose and the eyes will be painted on after clay dries. Learn this basic face first and then you can customize with different expressions. Christina starts with a ball of cold porcelain that is the same size as the Styrofoam ball that will be the head
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JUN
26
How to Use a Doll Face Push Mold
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JUN
26
Baby Face "Scarecrow" Doll by Jorge Rubicce In this video from the South American TV show "Bienvenidas" (Welcome), Jorge Rubicce demonstrates the proper method for using his doll face push molds. Rubicce is a well-known cold porcelain clay artist and is designer of these molds, which are much larger than the doll push molds commonly found in USA (such as those designed for
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JUN
02
Sleeping Baby by Wilson Cabral
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JUN
02
Today's demonstraton is from well-known clay artist Wilson Cabral. In this video he shows us, step by step, how to create the cute sleeping baby shown above using cold porcelain. Other soft air-dry clays would work as well. Video narration is in Portuguese. If you don't understand the language, just "mute" the video while watching. Cabral clearly shows each step so that it can be understood
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