PART 3: THE UPPER BODY
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Take half of the remaining skintone clay and roll
out a sheet approximately 3-4mm (approx 1/8in)
thick. Press this onto the basic foil/papertape
body. Try not to pull or stretch the clay in the
process. Use firm pressure to smooth and blend
the clay. Do not cover the hips yet.
Put the leftover clay back into the
pile.
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Make
a ball of clay about 4cm (1 1/2in) and cut
this in two pieces. This will be the hips and
posterior.
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Apply
the ball to the sides and back of the top half of
the flared section of the foil/papertape
armature. If the cheeks are too small, then make
another ball approximately 3cm (1in) and cut it
in two pieces. Apply to the cheeks and blend in
the clay. Using a sculpting tool, accent the
lines between the cheeks.
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Make
another ball approximately 2cm (1/4in) and then
flatten it somewhat. This will be the belly.
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Click on the
picture for a closer look.
Apply this to the front of the top
half of the flared section of the foil/papertape
armature. Add or remove clay to suit your taste
for a fuller or flatter belly. Blend in the clay.
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PART 4: THE ARMS
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Click on the
picture for a closer look.For the
arms, roll out two snakes 1cm (1/3in) thick and
12cm (4 3/4in) long. Cut the two rolls in
half, making one half just a little
longer than the other. The upper will be the
longer pieces. Roll the upper arms back and forth
with your fingers moving from the ends to the
middle to thicken them a little more and so they
end up the same length as the lower arms. Set the
upper arms aside.
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Push
one end of the lower arm a little flat (See A
above). Then, looking at your own hand as a
guide, make four cuts with the knife (See B
above). Cut the tips of each finger so the length
of each one resembles yours. |
Pull
the fingers gently apart. With two of your
fingers, roll and stretch each finger carefully.
(See A above). Again using your own hands as a
guide, shape and line the hand to make it look
like your own. |
Click on the
picture for a closer look.Now turn
the hands so the end above the wrists is facing
you. Pierce a hole into the end so you can push
the arms onto the armature without damaging your
work. Set the lower arms aside.
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Place
the upper arms on your work surface and, with the
knife, slice the logs open. Only go about half
the depth of the log. |
Place
the upper arms on the wire armature and shape
them. Blend the upper arm to the body clay. |
For
the breasts, make a ball approximately 3cm (1in)
and cut this into two pieces. Roll each half into
a slightly oblong ball and then give one end a
slight push to give them shape. |
Click on the picture
for a closer look.Place the
breasts onto the body and blend the top into the
body clay. Sculpt the aureoles from the breast or
add a tiny ball of skintone clay that has been
slightly darkened with black or brown and sculpt
the aureole.
Then
take a tiny pinch of skintone clay and make a
very small, thin snake. Shape it into a donut and
place it on the belly for the navel.
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Pinch
off a small ball of skintone clay from the pile
and make a ball. Then roll it out slightly to
make it a little tubular. Slide it down the body
frame where the neck goes and blend it into the
body.Bend the neck wire so it will tilt
the neck and head in the direction you want your
doll to be.
Place
the head on top of the neck and blend them
together. Adjust the head and neck as needed.
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At this point, stop a minute. You must now
determine how you want the hands positioned
before you add them. Bend the wire of the lower
arms into the direction you want the hands to go.
Then you push the lower arms onto the wire and
blend the upper and lower arms together. |
If you want that the hands resting on the tail or
the octopus legs, than you must do the lower arms
later after the first bake . |
When you do the arms over the breasts than you
must sculpt the breasts before you go farther with
the lowerarms. If the arms are not covering the
breasts, you can add the breasts at any time
before the first bake.
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Take a sculpting tool and, pressing it into the
clay, draw the spine. |
Now you bake the doll for the first
time. If you have acrylic doll eyes in the
doll, you must bake at 110 degrees Celsius (230
degrees Fahrenheit) for 35 minutes to avoid
melting them. If you do not have acrylic eyes in
the doll (the eyes are closed or made of glass or
polymer clay), bake at 130 degrees Celsius (265
degrees Fahrenheit) for 35 minutes.
When
the baking time is done, just turn the oven off
and let the doll cool inside the oven with the
door closed. This is to prevent cracking
(hopefully) should the clay cool too quickly or
unevenly.
The
first bake is to ensure all your hard work isn't
marred when you go to the next phase in building
your doll.
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