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cover the
octopus legs with foil making them a little
thicker toward the body and narrower at the tips.
Make sure the foil is packed as hard as you can
get it. |
Click on the
picture for a closer look.cover the
legs with papertape. This gives them more
strength and helps the clay stick better.
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With an eye on
the size of your oven, position the legs the way
you want them. |
Click
on the picture for a closer look.Now you condition the
clay(s) you have chosen for the tentacles.
Apply the color
for the underside of the tentacles first (I used
gray). Then apply the other color to the top of
the tentacles (I used sea green). Again, push
firmly and roll your fingers back and forth to
stretch and shape the clay. Don't pull it. Blend
the two clays or not, your choice.
Make different
size balls of clay from the same color as the
lower part of the tentacle and push them onto the
under side of the leg so they are a little flat.
Pierce a hole in the ball and make a little star
pattern so they resemble suckers.
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You can cover the top of the legs with a
"cane" to make them resemble fish
scales or use a mokume gane technique for making
the top covering of clay. Your imagination is
your only limitation. Then you can accent the top
of the octopus legs and the body with a narrower
application of contrasting canes or golden metal
foil or mica flakes, pearlex powders, texture
them, add glitter. Play with it! |
Now you can put some jewelry on the doll. It can
be the same color as the top of the octopus legs
or whatever catches your fancy. You can make a
headpiece, some bracelets and a necklace on the
doll; whatever you like . |
You are now finished with sculpting the doll.
Bake her again at the same temperature as before
for the same length of time. Again let her cool
inside the oven. |
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PART 6: MAKE UP, HAIR
AND FINISHING TOUCHES
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The Makeup:
Most of the time I use normal eyeshadow and rouge
for the doll's makeup. You simply pick colors
that match or compliment the legs or tail. I used
acrylic paint to color the lips dark red on this
doll.
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When you are finished with
her face, apply a single coat of varnish or
acrylic floor wax. (In the United States, Future
is the most popular.) You can put glitter or a
metallic or pearlex powder in the varnish to give
the doll's face a little sparkle. Follow the
package instructions for the varnish or floorwax
to determine curing time. |
| Finally, using jewelry
glue, place the eyelashes into the little troughs
at the bottoms of the eyelids. Use jewelry glue. |
Click
on the picture for a closer look.The
Hair: You can make the wig from wool or
mohair , I have used red mohair this time.
[Note from Sunni: You
can also extrude strands of clay from a garlic
press or clay gun to use as hair.]
When
you have organized your hair, you glue it on the
dollhead with a hotglue gun. If you are using
clay, you apply it one strand at a time. [Note from Sunni:
begin attaching the hair in lines starting from
the base of the neck and working up over the top
of the scull to the tiara.]
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The
Nails: I give the doll nails with a sort
of 3D acrylic paint called Scribbles. You can
also paint them on with acrylic paint or
fingernail polish.Finishing Touch: You
can put some glitter or pearlex powders or
metallic powders randomly around on the doll to
get the glamour look or sea creature effect. If
you do, be sure to apply a coat of varnish to the
rest of the doll to seal the powders to the
surface.
You
are done. Enjoy your creation.
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