alycemina Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Hi all, I havent posted for a while but I have been busy learning how to make dolls. I am posting below my version of Sargent's madam X and caroling dolls I made at the request of a friend. I hope you are all well and having a good start to the new year. Alyce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Med Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 These are wonderful Alyce, especially Madame X - she so much like the portrait. Did you take classes to learn how to do these? I bought Jamie Carrington's videos and found those really helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Your ladies are lovely and Madame X is perfect! Will you be making a Sargent doll to paint her portrait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lubbock TX Chick Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 These look like the dolls of a seasoned veteran dollmaker, not someone "just learning." They are beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bea Killion Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 They're all beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujurodgers Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 incredible!!! and yeah you obviously have a gift cause those are the dolls of one just beginning!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alycemina Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 Thank you so much for the wonderful feedback! My poor husband is just about the only one who sees them, and he dutifully oohs and ahhs. I have jamie's book which is so helpful, but mostly it has been try try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minis Over The Hill Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Alyce, they're just great! The facial expressions and clothing are terrific. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof2Moos Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 These are great! I am wanting to make another doll soon. Poor Oscar must be getting lonely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHGranny Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Beautiful dolls,you've done a great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergie Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Your dolls are nice,especially madame X. Question for you doll makers. Do you make the wire armature and then sculpt the whole doll and bake it or do you do,say, the body,bake it and add head and arms and bake again? Can you bake more than once? When I tried a doll it seemed I'd mess up a body part while trying to do the other parts. And also, has anyone tried the Michael's pack of a stone/clay type for only making dolls?Read the package and if it gets stiff while working,just go over with a damp cloth? Linda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Med Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Linda, I don't use an armature now, I sculpt the torso, neck and head as one piece and then the legs and feet from the knees down and the arms and hands from the elbows down as 4 separate pieces and bake them all together. Then I join the legs and arms to the body with twisted wire. This gives them a certain amount of flexibility and poseability and that way you don't have to worry about messing up one bit while you are sculpting another. Some people make posed dolls that are not flexible but still do the arms and legs separately and then join the parts together with little posts glued into each bit and others add more joints e.g. a neck joint so that they are even more poseable - lots of different methods - its just what each maker finds easiest I guess. You can bake polymer clay twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujurodgers Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I do double, triple, bakes...i make the head first, put on wire, bake lightly, then add a torso and the wires for limbs, and then just put a tiny bit of clay where arms and legs go...bake, then make hands and feet and add clay to the already baked bits, then add the hands and feet, bake, then i paint with a heat set oil paint and do a final bake....this way nothing really gets messed up! LOL i had a horrible time years back, before doing this, because yep face would get messed up if i started work on chest! etc! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovecats Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Wow! excellant work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaC Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 you are obviously very talented. I enjoyed seeing your dolls and your gallery. can't stay out of the galleries LindaC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLyn M. Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Ooo, I'm taking all this info in...very nice job Alyce!!! :groucho: ..This will sound so dumb..but if you've baked your doll...how do you attach wires- do you make holes first before baking??I can understand a long twisted wire going through a body to connect arms and legs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Med Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Llyn, I make the holes before I bake but others drill them after baking. I had a few accidents with the drilling method so I've found what works best for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujurodgers Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 I dont know if you meant me too LOL i bake directly on wire, twisted wire...i do drill holes in back for wings when they are fairies though and I get nervous with my huge drill and the tiny doll LOL always kind of apologize to them for doing it! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHGranny Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Llyn,I build a wire frame and sculpt the doll over that.The wire goes from the top of the head,down through the wrists and through the ankles.This has another advantage,this shows you EXACTLY what height you want your doll to be.If you can feel the tip of the wire through the top of the head and bottom of the foot,you're perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spottedcat83 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 What kind of wire is this, exactly, that you use? Twisted wire--what kind? Is there a gauge? And Madame X is lovely, and so are the carolers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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