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Neytiri began life as a Monster High Lagoona and received a full repaint, and facial sculpting. Her hair is yarn and has been trolled, not rerooted. Her tail and ears were sculpted from airdry clay and she has had one toe and finger from each foot/hand removed in keeping with the Na'vi people.Her stand was decorated with clay foliage.
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Thank you very much! She is one of my favourites and was a lot of fun to create!
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This is amazing. Which doll was she originally?
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Thank you. She was a Monster High Lagoona.
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Thank you! My Mum is a huge fan of the film, so I made her as a gift for her.
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Aaawwee, that is so sweet!Β You did a splendiforous job!
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You're welcome. :3
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Hi, I have a question, every time I try to repaint my monster high dolls the paint chips, is there a kind of paint that you Β recommend?Β
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I use acrylic paints, but in thin layers, If you put it on too thickly that can sometimes lead to chipping, I end up painting on several thinner layers to build up the colour. I don't play too much with the dolls after painting them, and might have more of a problem with the paint wearing on the joints if I did. I use the tubs of acrylic and sometimes the colours are quite translucent, not great for covering on darker vinyl, but very useful for thinner layers. You could use theartist acrylics in tubes, but you would need to thin them down first, with either a thinning medium, or water, as they are too thick to use as is. I hope this helps a little. Nikki
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Gorgeous job! I really want to make a Neytiri doll too. I'm glad Monster High already has blue dolls as a nice starting point. Thanks for the tips in the comments!
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Thank you! The Monster High dolls make fabulous fantasy dolls because of the amazing range of body colours. It certainly beats trying to paint on and around all those joints!Β I hope you enjoy creating your Neytiri!
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She's gorgeous! I love the Avatar movie.
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Thank you very much!
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My pleasure!
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Thank you!
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your welcome !
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oh I see 
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Sorry again, and thank you!
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I don't I'm sorry. I only make for family and myself, it's far more a hobby than anything else.
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She's really cool! I finally just watched Avatar for the first time. Now my sister and I want to make avatar dolls. I really like her, she's soΒ pretty!
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Thanks so much! I love this film, and my Mum adores Neytiri, so I made the doll for her. It's s shame there weren't more figures available of the characters, but maybe there will be for the sequels!
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I used a Lagoona for Neytiri, so the base colour was already there. The stripes are painted on using acrylic paint and sealed with a water based sealant. This is important. The oil/solvent based paints and sealers won't work on the dolls, they won't dry and remain sticky, so water based paints all the way!
I used a light, air-drying clay to sculpt the nose, directly onto the doll's head. Steadtler Fimo Light Air drying clay. It's a spongey texture to work with, but smooths beautifully onto the dolls and dries very lightweight, so no balance problems.Β Hope this helps!
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Thanks a lot! This does help a lot because my sister and I want to make multiple different customs and we have to add on things like different ears or a tail or nose. Appreciate help
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Here is the link to my Flickr set "How did you make that?"
www.flickr.com/photos/48784812β¦
I use a lot of plastic coated wire (inserted into the dollhead or a bradawled hole in the body) to make the frames for shapes such as ears and tails, and wings, then use the lightweight clay to cover them. There are a LOT more photos in this set than here on DeviantArt so take a look.
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Oh I tried link but it didn t work
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www.flickr.com/photos/48784812β¦
This one worked when I previewed it. Sorry about that.
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Thank you! She was a lot of fun to work on!
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Thank you very much!
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wow this is truly amazing! how did you do the hair?
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Thanks, I'm really pleased you like her.
The hair is glued on, a process called trolling, where the hair, yarn, dreds or loose mohair, is glued onto the scalp along the hairline, and round in the pattern you would use for rooting. Neytiri's hair is created using lengths of yarn. The very ends are hot glued onto the head. It makes a very secure (for grown ups - I wouldn't recommend it for a doll that a child is playing with!) method of giving a doll new hair, though it is time consuming. I've used trolling on quite a few of my dolls, as it's a lot cheaper than wigging them, and some of the effects you can get with the yarn are FAB. Hope this helps. I've more pics of trolled Monster High (and others) in my album here
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The white doll in the first pictures has been trolled using yarn, and there are quite a few MH with mohair trolling.
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What is Mohair??
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Technically, what I use is lambskin, it's called Tibetan mohair. You buy a piece of leather with the hair in, and then you can either use it to make a wig directly, cutting a piece from the leather, OR cut off the loose hairs close to the leather and glue small sections at a time onto the doll scalp. You can also buy hanks of mohair, for rerooting etc, and just cut small pieces for the trolling. I hope this helps.
Search for this in the Dolls & Bears section of Evilbay and there are quite a few sellers.
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thanks you for your help! is it possible to use a wig on a Monster High doll?
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Yes, I have wigged several. The Liv wigs are supposed to be a little big, and as they have hard caps, it can be difficult to have them sit right. I've never managed to get a Liv wig of the colour I want in the UK, so haven't tried them.
Usually, a 5-6 wig will fit. Sometimes they are a little loose, manufacturers vary a little in their sizes, but generally 5-6 will work. As most Monique wigs are stretch cap, the excess, if there is any, can be put at the back of the head. I tend to glue my wigs on. Anything sized for Tonner Tyler dolls is this size also, and works well.
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What supplies would you suggest for doing the face-up? and what would I do to change the color of my doll's skin?
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I use acrylic paint for the faces, in thin layers, to try and avoid brush strokes. It's often easier to get the lip shape you want with a thin layer of paint first, then darken it afterward. I have most trouble with the lips, they drive me nuts! LOL!
Don't use nail polish, it will never dry, the same with enamel paints! They are no good on vinyl! Only water based paints.
If you use acrylic paint on the body and limbs to change the colour, which of course you can do, there may well be some chipping or rubbing off of the paint where the joints move. If the doll is for display only, then this isn't often a problem, but for a more subtle skin change, and less chance of chipping, you can use chalks.
You need NON-oil based artist chalks, apparently the oil in them will damage the doll! I use damp cotton buds/Q tips or damp cotton wool pieces to pick up some colour from the chalk, then rub it, using circular motion, onto the doll body or limbs. As you are basically rubbing it in, there is very little chance of any colour chipping when you move joints. It won't give lighter coverage over darker skin, but will colour successfully a lighter doll using a darker chalk colour. Excess handling may affect the colour, but it doesn't rub off easily. I darkened my Toralei experimenting a while back and several weeks later I was able to remove the excess orange using nail polish remover. VERY carefully, I might add, as it can damage the body/limb plastic. You have to move quickly to remove any paint/colour from the body and limbs, and always have a wet (with water) cotton ball to wipe away any excess!!
Hope this helps!
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it does thanks! are there any brands you prefer?
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I've used Daler Rowney acrylic paints before, they come in tubes. The paint is thick, so needs to be thinned a little with water, but the colour opacity is good. I do use hobby paints for some of the washes. The paints are less opaque and will give less colour coverage, so are great for washes and shading. The darker colours (particularly red and orange) can stain (even difficult to remove using acetone) so this is why I draw outlines on using very thin washes to get the shape correct before I go back in there with more colour.
The chalks I've had for years and weren't particularly expensive, I've looked at the box and they are just called Artistic Touches Blending Chalks. The important thing with these is to make sure there's no oil in them.
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what should I do to re paint the eyes, would I only use paint?
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