Projects & Tutorials

How to Paint Eyebrows...

3/22/2023

See how to china paint eyebrows on a porcelain doll. This would be the first application to be followed by another china firing or two depending on how full of an eyebrow one wants them to look on a doll.

Also included in showing how to paint the bottom eyelashes on a doll whether one use doll lashes on a doll or not.

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How Hot is Hot???

3/7/2023

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What is the difference between Cone 01 and Cone 1? What is soft-fire? Just a couple of the questions I answer in this short clip trying to understand cones used for firing in a kiln for porcelain.

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Wet Brush Method...

2/27/2023

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The way I begin my cleaning process for my porcelain dolls. Greenware is raw porcelain that has dried after coming out of the mold but still a fragile until it is fired into porcelain bisque.

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Head, shoulder, knees...

2/22/2023

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Knowing which molds to pour first and why saves alot of headaches. Here are a few helpful tips.

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What a Waste!

2/19/2023

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Why a waste pouring is necessary for a porcelain doll mold. Also what also does it help with in the dollmaking process.

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How to Create a Neck Plug

2/19/2023

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A short overview on how to make a neck plug for a porcelain doll when the neck is on the shoulder plate and not on the doll.

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Goodie4U's Moonflower Cake

2/2/2023

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How I made the cake that helped Goodie4U save the Realm.

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Mold Making Tutorial

1/24/2023

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This is the process I use for making my doll molds.

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Tutorial - Magic Faery Hat

1/8/2023

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Magic Faery Hat - Part 1

Magic Faery Hat - Part 2

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Nemmer's Mask with paper - project

12/2/2022

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I started the project by first tracing a mask on to paper. The mask was sized to Nemmer's face by holding the paper to the head and drawing the basic contours so that it would not be too small. This also aided me in making sure that the eyes aligned properly.

Next it was time to start cutting out all the feathers. I tried a couple different ways, but the petal affect worked best. I simply snipped around the outer edges to get the feather texture I was looking for.

After several feathers were created, it was time to glue them on to the mask. As more feathers were added, I became pleased with the feather effect - it was exactly what I was looking for.

The acrylic paint came out then. I painted a base of white over the whole mask and then started painting my blue jay look. It helped using a couple of blue jay images to get just the right shading.

Nemmer was quite pleased with his mask. My finishing touch was to add a sprinkle of magical glitter so that Nemmer had the ability to blend into his surroundings better. One does have to hide pretty well when out on a mission to look for Dusty Mytes or missing Dragons.