Tutorial 1

Using Genesis paints to add color to polymer clay sculptures

 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Quick doll sculpting tips

-follow baking instructions on the package
-use separate ovens for clay and food
-use 1 or 2 additional thermometers inside the oven to find the true temperature
-bake sculptures fully each time, even when series baking
-let cool completely before touching the sculpt
-moonies are little crescent shaped marks or cracks - may be caused by handling a sculpt while still warm,
pockets of air/moisture trapped in the clay, baking at too high a temperature

-I use an outline drawing of the doll to create the size of armature needed
-I like using a wire armature with clay baked onto places where bones would be, leaving the joints free of clay. This makes
it easy to pose the doll after it is sculpted. Although sometimes a sculpt may need a super sturdy wire/rod and the armature
will be posed before sculpting.
-I like using puppen fimo clay for its strength and flexibility, although it tends to get more moonies
-I also like a prosculpt mix (with super sculpey or cernit) for its creamy texture and few moonies, although it is more brittle than puppen

-some great tools are knitting needles, tapestry needle, pin, knife, 2-pointed compass thingy, wooden tools, and soft paint brushes for smoothing

-wash your hands before sculpting

-have a ball of scrap clay ready to clean your fingers and work surface while you sculpt, helps lessen the dust & lint

-studying reference pictures is very helpful

-I like using genesis heat set paints to blush my dolls after they are baked
-I paint the eyes with genesis or acrylic paints
-sometimes I use glass beads for eyes/sometimes I sculpt the eyeball
 

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tutorial 2 - Sculpting a child face

Tutorial - How to apply hair to a fairy