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Post by Donna on Aug 1, 2012 9:42:40 GMT 12
Wishing everyone a happy August. All those entering the Freemans Bay doll comp had better start moving their tush.. it's speeding up on us..  A big WELCOME to angelbaby.. call in and say Hi..  |
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Post by jules on Aug 1, 2012 14:18:29 GMT 12
ummm still working on the base
~sigh~ I am destined to always leave my comp pieces till the last minute
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Post by Donna on Aug 4, 2012 21:34:49 GMT 12
Finished my base, finished sculpting one of the figures now.. (secretly not that happy with the hands but I'll get better with practice I'm sure) Still have to make the hands for the other figure, then that one is finished too.
I still have a lot going on at home and family here from Oz in a couple of weeks, so I won't get too complacent at this stage.. still have accessories to make, and clothing won't be easy for these ones.
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Post by jules on Aug 5, 2012 7:24:11 GMT 12
Its sounds like you are well into it Donna But accessories can definitely take for ever if there is lots of detail to do I am so happy I have no clothes in this piece - yay  |
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Post by jules on Aug 5, 2012 13:16:43 GMT 12
Does anyone know of a good eyelash tutorial?
I have done with them feathers in the past because I haven't been able to get this adding the eyelashes one at a time trick. Not sure if I am using the right materials and glues, so would love to see a tutorial if anyone knows of one
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Post by fantail on Aug 5, 2012 17:05:17 GMT 12
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Post by fantail on Aug 5, 2012 17:18:33 GMT 12
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Post by jules on Aug 6, 2012 11:51:33 GMT 12
Thanks Fantail for the links. The OOAKdollart one is the same process I currently use And have seen the one from Morezmore before, but they are more realistic. I want the really over the top fake ones like what Patrizia patriziacozzo.blogspot.co.nz/ and Nicole West do. |
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Post by Donna on Aug 6, 2012 17:29:15 GMT 12
Two of the most amazingly talented doll artists..
Nicole West puts her lashes on individually, not sure about Patrizia..
What about purchasing fake eyelashes and trimming them ( cut on an angle) They have some quite outrageous ones at $2-type shops.
And in case you thought I was going unusually drama-free on my piece.. I repeated a mistake I'd previously made (so don't feel sorry for me).. and antiqued/tinted my figure while still slightly warm (coz I'm impatient, grrr) and late at night (yep) and woke up to see what looked like a very bad fake tan. Iso nor acetone did much at all.. so I've spent a good part of the day.. sanding, sanding, scraping, acetoning, sanding.. in tiny crevices and lines, fingers ears... eeeeeeek. A lot better now, but I didn't have time for this..
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Post by jules on Aug 6, 2012 18:05:04 GMT 12
Oh no  that is such a shame about fake tan But looking for the silver lining I am sure all that sanding as given you a smoother finish |
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Post by fantail on Aug 6, 2012 20:53:45 GMT 12
The lady from the fairiesndreams use to have a tute but no more
they do sculpt stunning girls
Hope its all sorted now Donna
I do like a silverlining
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Post by Donna on Aug 7, 2012 17:34:32 GMT 12
I like silver linings too.. just got to brush away those gloomy clouds that often block the view..  Looking forward to viewing the entries on Doll magazine starting tomorrow.. 'Discover a dollmaker cover contest.' 32 semi-finalists chosen out of over 200 contributors.. open voting will be done one pair at a time. Exciting stuff, they'll be some wonderful dolls to view. www.facebook.com/DOLLSmagazine |
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Post by fantail on Aug 7, 2012 20:47:29 GMT 12
I look forward to seeing it
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Post by jules on Aug 8, 2012 8:10:41 GMT 12
Voting is open |
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Post by fantail on Aug 8, 2012 17:15:41 GMT 12
Both are stunning
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Post by Donna on Aug 8, 2012 18:53:17 GMT 12
They certainly are.. I did vote but I found it very difficult to choose between the two. Imagine what a difficult task it would have been, choosing 32 finalists from 200 - with that caliber of talent. |
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Post by jules on Aug 9, 2012 7:17:46 GMT 12
Yes, and another two lovely dolls today
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Post by fantail on Aug 9, 2012 21:33:24 GMT 12
and they both have lovely lashes
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Post by fantail on Aug 10, 2012 17:03:09 GMT 12
Ooh tough having to compete against Nicole west
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Post by jules on Aug 10, 2012 19:38:07 GMT 12
Its a shame they didn't have to supply multiple images
I would have liked to see more of both dolls
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Post by Donna on Aug 10, 2012 21:38:29 GMT 12
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Post by Donna on Aug 11, 2012 14:39:23 GMT 12
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Post by fantail on Aug 16, 2012 17:42:46 GMT 12
Another two beautiful Dollmagazine entries
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Post by jules on Aug 16, 2012 20:18:23 GMT 12
Some of them have been hard to judge
How to pick between a clay baby and a bjd customization? They are so very different to each other
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Post by fantail on Aug 24, 2012 17:11:48 GMT 12
There has been some really great sculpts now
Jamie Lee's sculpt is amazing
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that is such a shame about fake tan