How to make a porcelain doll

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the words best tools to start making dolls are in front of an image of a doll's head

Finally, the second article in "Doll making series" - introductory series for my "Doll making classes" . You've already learned about the best air dry clays for doll sculpting and now wondering what you'll need to start making dolls? Or maybe you're in the hunt for some new

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a doll with long white hair is shown in front of a blue background and the words how to create a porcelain bud

Creating a porcelain ball-jointed doll (BJD) was a dream of mine for ages! But I was so overwhelmed with the process that I couldn't do it. After a few years of doll making, practising sculpting, learning about anatomy and mastering my skills I've finally had enough courage at least to try!

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the words how to use air dry clay to sculpt dolls on top of pictures

I have been sculpting dolls with air-dry clay for years now. It is my favorite medium to sculpt fine details and create intricate characters. But I know some people have reservations about air-dry clay. Will it be strong enough? Can I resume sculpting after my sculpture has dried? There are so many

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a person is holding an object in their hand and it looks like they are making something out of clay

It has been almost three months since the last article about my ball-jointed doll journey. I didn’t expect that Christmas madness will creep on my Etsy shop so hard, haha. I’m very happy about it, though. So all the exciting process of sculpting my first BJD doll was postponed until now.

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the words making my first ball - jointed doll part 1

I don’t know if I mentioned it before, but BJD doll (ball-jointed doll) has been my goal for more than a year now. However, leaving a full-time job and starting my own business forced me to postpone this idea. Don’t get me wrong, fulfilling orders and creating OOAK dolls is my dream job. Yet I alway

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a person holding a doll in their hand with the text facial proportion for sculpting dolls

Usually, when sculpting dolls, the face seems the most complicated part to sculpt. And I get why - the facial features will be defining the character of your doll - making mistakes can be frightening for sure! If you want to sculpt a more realistic human face, the proportions are very important to c

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a woman's hand holding a doll with the words 3 steps to help you create awesome dolls

There are a lot of imperceptible steps in the doll making process. Some of them are pretty simple, like finding the right materials, but others could take an extremely long time. Nevertheless, this invisible work is just as much important as your dolls face-up or detailed costume. Today I’m gonna ta

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a hand holding a doll with the words best tools to start making dolls on it

Finally, the second article in "Doll making series" - introductory series for my "Doll making classes" . You've already learned about the best air dry clays for doll sculpting and now wondering what you'll need to start making dolls? Or maybe you're in the hunt for some new

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two white dolls are being held in front of the camera with text overlay reading casting doll parts with flumo

Replicating and casting doll parts can significantly speed up the process, especially if you’re working with ball-jointed dolls. Even for one-of-a-kind art dolls, molds can be tremendously helpful. I remember I had a few different hand molds, so I wouldn’t need to sculpt hands for every new doll. Bu

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someone is holding two clay heads with the words, how to discovery the best clay

From all dry clays I tried, this is the best one so far. I’m using it for almost a year now and I actually see the improvement in my work. Especially in faces, with this clay I’m able to sculpt the tiniest details thoroughly. Delicate elements like eyes, lips or nose, which aren’t bigger than a cent

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a hand holding a doll with flowers in it and the words painting doll faces tips & tricks

After sculpting the doll face you’re happy with, there’s another hurdle to overcome - bringing it to life with painting. I see some doll makers and students of mine struggle with this. Painting could make your sculpture look livelier, more realistic. So how to achieve that? Today I want to share som

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