Crafty Tuesday: This That and the Other
Posted By Kathleen David on May 3, 2011
This is sort of the crafty equivalent of Random Thoughts Before the Coffee Kicks In aka RTBTCKI.
New Things I learned on the last project:
Hair can make or break a doll. It is amazing how much the hair can dictate the look of the doll. Granny didn’t really come together for me until I had the hair in place. But once that was there, the rest of the doll came into focus.
I can freehand coats. All the clothing on both dolls was created without a set pattern but me eyeballing the size of the doll and making a couple of measurements. After that I pulled out my chalk and tape measure and created the pieces I needed to make the clothing. Pants still have some mysteries for me but I got coats, shirts, and vests pretty much down.
Hands and I are getting long but I just need to practice hands while watching TV or something. Considering what my original hand sculpts looked like and what I can do now, I have come a long way but with practice I can get even better. I seem to be able to get the left hand pretty easily but the right hand can be a real pain to bring into being.
Working Towards the Next Set:
I need/want to redo the DiscWorld dolls before I send them off for the DiscWorld convention. I like Granny and Nanny is fine but I want to redo Greebo so it looks more like the cat in my head and Magrat was a rush job so she need to be redone from beginning to end.
Then there is DragonCon. I need to figure out what I will be showing there. I will have some things at Shoreleave. I have a feeling I am going to be doing more animals with a steampunk twist.
Maybe some marionettes this time around but that’s on the back burner for now.
In the Future:
I want to put something on my esty site and figure out other good places to sell my dolls and puppets. I don’t think this blog is a great place but I need to learn how to get the word out about my stuff so I can find buyers for it.
I am grateful for creative impulses.
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