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Published: 2015-02-21 18:02:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 12003; Favourites: 265; Downloads: 16
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This is Bear the pomeranian!Completely handmade, Bear’s face and toes were sculpted from polymer clay and painted in acrylics. His body is hand sewn with three faux furs.
Instead of doing the whole paw in clay, i decided to do individual toes. Squishy paw pads were requested and so why not make them wiggle too? They have a realistic feel to them as each toe can individually give to pressure and the foam paw pads have a slight squish to them! I was surprised to find that foam was actually quite realistic for a paw pad.
Approx. 10.5 inches tall
This was commissioned to have the likeness of a beloved friend.
More photos here: jessefranks.zenfolio.com/p5990…
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Pretty neat m8! That must have taken a long time!
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I am guessing the eyes are glass right?
Did they come foggy like that?
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The eyes are not glass but painted clay with a high gloss resin coating. I used pastels to achieve to fogged effect.
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Wow, your art dolls are simply amazing! This is so realistic! Your very right about the paw pads, they look real. Do you mind me asking what type of foam you used?
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Craft foam sheets!! Just the basic stuff from the craft store. Thanks!
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Wow, I wouldn't think that! Thank you ^^
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This is fabulous -- love the details you have skillfully captured in fur & clay.
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Awwww, I love Pomeranians...They're adorable, cuddly-soft, energetic, and very sweet!
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This is so good, for a moment I thought it was real! Amazing
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Oh my god. This is unbelievable!
It looks like an old pomeranian dog!
The mix between black and white fur is amazing.
The eyes with the crystal part not anymore transparent, like old dogs have is an amazing detail.
And I don't need to comment on that paws. P-E-R-F-E-C-T!!!!!
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Thank you for noticing all those details! Yes, he was made to look like an older dog.
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You are most welcome!
It is simply fantastic! You are so talented!
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OMG! I SO need to to make one of my dog Shahla T^T this is just too gorgeous.
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Seriously, you only need to find a machine to give them a soul, that's all they lack.
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This is stunning! 
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The eyes are painted clay with resin coating the top. Thanks!
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Wow, this looks so close to the real thing! You are very talented and have such a great eye for detail. This is beautiful work!
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Wow, i clicked on your name and the first thing i saw was your beardog, I drew something that looked extremely similar to it just last week(thought of it a long while ago but only just got around to drawing it). Its something that i am planning on making into a doll at some point because it has a special meaning to me. But now i'm worried that it would be too similar to yours! I hope that when i do one day make it it won't be mistaken as a copy of your beardog! Anyway though, i like your style and all the pretty color variations of your beardog!
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Every time I see soft sculptures, I want to make one for a Silky Beardog, but I would probably not do a great job (no sewing or sculpting experience). I don't think they are an extremely original idea, you should definitely make what is in your head. You are so good at what you do and I'd even love to get one of my Silky Beardogs made by you because you would do an awesome job.
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Its a great experience as an artist to experiment with those materials. Especially sculpting, your drawing is so great, i'm sure your sculpting would surprise you! This creature i've come up with is becoming rather difficult for me to get on paper, its like a shadow, i just can't see the details. So really when i saw your gallery i was surprise to find such a similar silhouette(though i do agree the shape isn't entirely new) Someday i'll figure him out and bring him to life. Thanks!
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I tried using sculpey a couple years ago and I think I really need to read/watch some tutorials. I didn't/don't have any tools so that is probably a big reason. I tried shaping everything with my hands but I just kept making the other side of the shape deformed while fixing something else.
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Yeah, it can be pretty smooshy, i've had those troubles too. Maybe Sculpey firm woulld be helpful, it is much firmer. Or making a good well shaped foil form underneath would help things from deforming. Just takes practice really.
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yeah tricks like using foil and tools to carve out some angles... i need to study on. thanks
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