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I love the detail you put into your work. They really do look like little people! It's only upon major scrutiny (and spotting the wings or pointed ears) that I can see they're dolls.
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thanks! It is a beautiful name.
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shes beautful! Your girls have a very distinct look,
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Vanessa turned out fantastic! I also love your BJD, I'm too chicken to attempt one
I like that glue very much and if it stills shines a bit a tiny touch of golden matte polymer varnish works good too!
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Pretty good but, implanted hair would have been still better!
The bjds arent that hard to make look nice but, they arnt as easy to have hold poses as you would think. I fianly got a commertial doll in my hands and she didnt even pose as half as well as my doll so I was pleased about that. But the commertials dolls are more perfect looking.
Golden matte huh? Thanks for the tip
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test it and you'll see it works and it solves the darkening and most of the moonie problem. I only like the flex that puppen has, I don't care for the color at all.
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Ok I will try though I have been considering giving up completely on not painting it. its just so hard to keep it nice especialy the very translucent which is what I like.
Puppen I mixed the white with just a touch of rose and liked it. The flesh tone is too shrimpy for me,but you can nuetralize it with a pea or purple or blue clay. Cernit I think has the most gorgeous skin tones right out of the package ,but unfortunalty I cant work with it.
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I can't use cernit either I stretch and pull my clay too much and with cernit it makes moonies under the surface that look nasty. The baby prosculpt is a nice color but again it gets more moonies than the fairy light.
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The only way I was able to use cernit was mixed alot with other clays or pushed into a mold. The way I sculpt is with lots of adding so seams are a big problem for me. fairylight is just too pasty for my liking. add enough white to any clay and you wont see moonies ,but then once the translucency is destroyed why use polymer? There are other clays to use that are opaque.
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my problem is with mixing clays I hate it and so do my hands LOL I've never sculpted in anything but polymer or nylon stockings LOL
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I have my husband mix the clays after I put them in a food processor. It is a pita. Ive been thinking of switching to molding my dolls in wax and molding them. Polymer is pretty but, its so much trouble.. especialy in the summer months.
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my hubby would do it but I'd hate to see the tortured look on his face lol I have hot flashes which is good for the clay my studio is like an ice box! lol
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Mine doenst mind it much and it only takes him a minute to make it into bubblegum! In the winter my studio is an icebox and in summer an oven! I found it works really nice sculpting hands when its cold! Were going to be moving soon maybe Ill get a nicer work area.
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my kids moved out so I took over their rooms! LOL one for sculpting and the other for taking pics ,packing and using glitter! lol I have a studio in the garage thats for my glass but doubt I'll ever get back into that. No way could I sculpt down there way too dirty.
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Two seperate rooms lucky! Thats smart to use the glitter in a diffenrt room!
I want a sealed room with tiled floor and skylight. *dreams*
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that sounds great! My husband is convinced I'm just going to take over our small house and put him in a closet! LOL hummmm not a bad idea!
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haha! well I got my stuff all in one room but I migrate around.
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My family is used to me taking over space for my art LOL when the kids were little I was doing soft sculpture and the living room was filled with boxes and supplies for the shows I used to do. I'm glad there is ebay for that reason, doing a show can be fun but its also a huge headache! my last show was a 8 weekend Ren fest in the early nineties. Never again 
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Ive never done the show or con thing. I guess we are very lucky to have ebay now even though they got to be a greedy pain in the neck.
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I just hope ebay doesn't change too much. But you don't have to worry about that I really think you don't need ebay or esty your going to be in some great galleries! you are one of the best artist around.
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Well they keep changing things making it harder to make profit,but I think it will be ok for those who can keep up a productive pace. Its better than trying got sell locally in a boutique.
Your so sweet
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you could do what Forest Rogers does and have a special line just for ebay.You still have collectors there that look for your work.
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polymer can be a pain but I'm happy with it. I don't think I could work in wax. I torture the polymer enough LOL
my hot flashes make it nice for the clay my studio is like an ice box hahaha
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I like so many aspects of it,but I guess I have a dirtier house than normal. The wax you have to use hot tools for so thats kinda a bummer. But I like that nothing can be squished once you scuplt it its done! But of course then I will have to mold and cast my works.
I had my husband on bourd for making silicone molds for me ,but we had a couple duds and now he doesnt want to do it! So I dont know if I have it in me to make the silicone molds.
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I know I'd never be able to do it and forget letting my husband do anything LOL
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One way I foudn that helps to soften clay it so blend it into a food processor put into a zip lock baggie then under an electric heating pad. That makes it pretty easy. Stuill not very easy for kato ,but most of the other clays arent that crumbly.
Ive got mine fairly well trained. he handles packing, shiping and clay conditioning sometimes. I guess molds was alot to ask!
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I've used the food processor and I'm just too lazy.I have about 9 pounds of mixed clay that I use now for underarmatures, most of it is prosculpt mixed with cernit. Both me and hubby have carpel tunnel so getting him to do the hard work would put him in jeopardy of not being able to do his paying job!I wouldn't let him pack either LOL he does the dishes and the laundry thats good enough! LOL
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Oh yeah cant have that. You sure do nice work for someone
whos got carpel.
A few years ago I started having swollen knuckles and that worried me so I started having him do that work.
defianty its preferabel to ahvng him doing dishes an laundry that way you can focus on sculpting!
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LOL It took me over 38 years to get him trained just right!
Thanks, I had my right hand operated on 8 years ago and its fine can't over do it but the left will cause me trouble if I'm not careful. You learn to do with what you have. Is the swelling from athritis?
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I dont know if I have the patience for that and mine! Hes a good guy but a brat. I cant get him to quit smoking!
I dont know. Its gone down now and I havent had more problems with it.it took months for them to stop hurting on the right hand only.
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I never had swelling just pain and very stiff then I knew I needed the operation cause my hand didn't want to open and close the way I wanted it too! I was in the middle of doing a hair cut and had trouble opening and closing the scissors.
The week is my 4 anniversary of quitting and its still a bit hard at times, my hubby is still smoking so that makes it really hard. I gained so much weight from quitting and from not going out to work that I'm going to have Lap Band surgery on the 23, then my hubby is having rotator cuff surgery on the 29, its going to be a tough winter! lol
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my fingers had some dull pain at the joint and swelling. I think it was minor. I coudl still use it.
Thats sounds bad. I hope it has improved for you.
The quitting smoking can only help you heal up faster and such.
Good luck with the surgeries
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the op on my hand made it almost as good as new all I lost was some strength but if I over do it then the pain is annoying and I don't want to go through that op again.
Thanks I had to mow the grass today for the first time in years! lol its going to kill me! now I'm kicking my hubby for never wanting a riding mower!! lol
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I can see why you need a clay conditioner now! Dont over do it we want to keep seeing your esquisite works!
You must live towards the east or north.Its so dry and hot here that most lawns are half dead and when they do grow its very slow. my husband weedeats our lot once at the begining of summer.
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thanks
I live 60 miles north of New York city so its cooler but not by much. This year has been very cool so far and I think we're going to get hit with a real hard winter.
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The best looking males have some female aspects if you try to go too male you get a neandrethal look. Basicly a stronger jaw and eyebrows are key. I try to beef up the nose too. Most dollartists make the male brow too thin and plucked looking.
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my problem is over working it! I start with them looking more male and smooth away what makes them male! lol
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I see. well should be easy to repull out the harder features. So far I think yor males are great and very male looking.
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thanks hopefully someday I'll be happy with the whole sculpt LOL
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