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shmekldorf — BJD Process part 2
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Following this tutorial: deskleaves.deviantart.com/art/…
I didn't show all of the core sculpt because I already put clay on it so sorry!
So the first panel shows my workspace. I have it all on a board that's about 3x4 feet so I can just pile all my stuff on it and move everything at once because I like to work in the dining room, but I have to store it all in my room which is about 25 stairs down and a 2 hallways away.
1. is from the first part of the tutorial I am following. The blueprint. I have the files on my computer so even if it gets damaged I can print out a new one and make the graph again. I keep referencing it to what I am actually doing so the sizes all match up.
2. This is the foam that I used to carve the core. I bought it at a Blick art store near where I live. I have never worked or carved with foam before but I thought this stuff was GREAT. I really got the detail in that I wanted when creating the core like the basic leg shape and the torso. There are no big chunks that came off without warning. I had trouble with the arms though (which is why they are not shown). The foam snapped because it was too thin. Not that bad to clean up, but I suggest waring a rain jacket or something waterproof so the tiny grains don't get stuck into your clothing. I'll try again later.You can probably buy some from their website DickBlick.com.
3. This is La Doll brand doll maker clay. It's a paperclay and I bought it from DickBlick.com. The price was reasonable ~$8, but the shipping added another $10! It's great stuff though. Easy to work with with a little bit of water on the side. It hardens in 1-2 days, and it is carvable, sandable and you can add more to it when it is dry. It is also pretty strong.
4. That is the wire that I am going to use for the fingers, there is a lot I know, but I couldn't get any less. Also from Blick.
5. That is my awesome holographic T-rex ruler. It's not really important or needed from the blueprint stage on, but I use is to keep my blueprint paper flat.
6. these are the parts of core that have been covered in plastic rap and also the clay. They are drying here. Head, legs, and torso
7. The pin Vise which i got from the hardware store (haven't used yet), a small exact o-knife (my best friend in carving the pieces that have dried. Some scissors just in case, and a butter knife to large peices of clay. Most of the shaping and sculpting I did without any tools. I have small fingers and long fingernails. And there is a wooden oval thingy that I am using to roll out clay.
8. Some hooks that I use to keep the blueprint down and also keep everything on the board while moving.
She only has flippers because the clay was a little tough to attach there so what I did was let that dry and then I cut off the flippers with the exact o-knife which exposed the core and patched it up with more clay.
