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Published: 2014-06-17 07:59:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 1235; Favourites: 38; Downloads: 4
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I'm currently working on getting Trolls ready for Castlefest, a 3-day fantasy festival in the Netherlands, August 1,2 and 3th. As it's getting closer, I'm sharing my works-in-progress to not be completely silent for a couple of months
I'm uploading a blog a week on shirleysstudio.blogspot.nl/ (every Monday!) to show pictures and updates
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I thought I put my oven on 130 degrees Celsius but nope! I hit 160 degrees Celsius by accident and not noticed it until they finished baking! Woops!
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I think the darkening of the ears gives it character;D
Reminds me of Dobby the House Elf--- too cute!
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This one is particularly cute!! 
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Thank you so much! I see the trolls develop too, I love to try new details and shapes. Next stop is creating more realistic skin, hopefully that will go well!
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still very cute... the darking on his ears is like a seal point siamese!
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Ooh! Indeed! I might try this effect with paint for my next dolls
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True! I have used brown paint for creating shadows and burgundy for the cheeks etc. for ages, I'm still quit nervous to experiment with different colors, scared that I might mess up a doll But now that this happened, I think this color gradient looks pretty good on them! I'm going to try that effect on another doll soon, this time with paint instead of overbaking it, LOL!
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That's actually an interesting effect you got from the over-baking. Maybe you can make a toasted marshmallow troll.
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It's indeed quit a cool effect! Never expected that to happen, because it's one of the fist times I overbaked a piece. I'm mostly very careful with my oven settings, but I was in a hurry now. Not good, LOL!
And the marshmallow troll is hilarious! I might try that one day, I like the idea very much!
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Sometimes accidents lead to new discoveries. I bet you could find a way to paint your trolls to get that toasty look on their ears and noses. 
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Me too! I've had so many ideas going trough my mind that I stopped writing it down, the size of the list is .. ridiculous to say the least 
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Haha! I hope I won't!
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Looks amazing! If I may ask, how did you develop that gradient to red on the ears? Is it a careful blending of clays or a sort of paint? Wonderful work
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Thank you!
Well uhm, actually this is a baking accident, so the color gradient is "overbaked" polymer clay, heheh.. 
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Haha that's an incredibly convenient accident- it gives the face a lot of character. Look forward to seeing it completed!
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It's true!
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You could probably pull off the effect if you had an airbrush www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPQCwD… ;. From what I've seen they make lovely blends. Alas they also have a huge price tag and can take up a lot of space. Still, if you're looking into making really realistic looking skin tones for dolls or figures, it's something to consider.
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Indeed, painting with a airbrush is easier to make details like different skin tones! I hope to get the hang of one soon to try it out on a doll, it makes me drool every time I see work created with a paintbrush! Those people have mad skills!!
I'll try it with a drybrush/rubbing technique for the time being, let's see how this works out!
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I like everything about this humble face.
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Thank you so much, you are so kind 
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