Crafty Tuesday : This That and the Other
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.
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.