I have sculpted before and made one doll before (Though it never really got finished >_<) So I consider this to be the first doll I am making. It has a more masculine body so far, but will probably be genderless. I would love to hear what people think so far! I haven't settled on a name for it yet, but I am thinking of Alphonse. View attachment 862 View attachment 863 View attachment 864
I wanted to add some earlier progress photos. I am using super sculpy mixed with living doll sculpy, though i got some LaDoll and really like it so far. View attachment 865 View attachment 866 View attachment 867
View attachment 872 View attachment 873 View attachment 874 Some updates! Working on headcap fit and the body. I was thinking of a sort of elongated, svelte form. What do you guys think?
i may be biased, as that is part of my drawing style, but i loooove elongated anything. i like the looks of the torso you have there. (and that neck! ee! yayy)
View attachment 875 View attachment 876 I imagine the torso will look pretty different once i have the joints finished.
Working on the torso pieces and how they fit together and how they might be able to be cast when/if i get to that point >_<. Any advice?
For the pieces, I'm not exactly sure how to approach finishing the inside of them so they will be easily cast, if that makes sense. Like, if anyone has any tricks/ideas of shaping the hollows so the mold can be pulled out.
Well, what kind of molding process are you going to use? Two part or glove mold? What does the pieces look like? Is minimizing weight and material used an issue or will you focus on thick and sturdy parts? A piece prepared for one method and one set of materials may not necessarily work with another method. Generally, in my experience, the more that can be done at the core stage, before sculpting even starts, the better. If the core you did the sculpture on can be pulled out, so will the silicone mold. If that is not possible and you need to hollow things out after the fact it gets a little trickier. What materials do you have on the inside of the doll? After removing the core and shaping the inside (using a hand drill, dremel, files or whatever tools that seems most appropriate) you essentially have two choices. You can either use a sheet of clay to cover the inside to smooth it out, or you can keep shaping using tools and grind/drill/sand until the surface is somewhat smooth. Then it's just a matter of priming, sanding and finishing just like the outside of any part. For legs and arms you can use some kind of rod fitted into the piece and then refitted into the mold to create the hole. Just make sure the material you use is compatible with both the silicone and the polyurethane. Do tests! Using placeholder rods can also work for body parts if you are ok with the weight and cost of casting solid pieces. Not sure if that helps? There are so many variables and no one but you can make the decisions.
ok so i did some mock ups in photoshop for the hips. I'm leaner towards the longer ones, but i wanted some second opinions too! what do you think?
I lean towards the left, shorter version. It seems to be more proportionate to the upper torso. But I don’t know what you intend the legs to look at or what overall look and size you are aiming for, so I may be way off. Based on the elongated neck and overall shape I’m guessing you are going for a kind of Doll Chateau-esque look?
Thanks! I think I will go for one somewhere between the two. The joints will probably be different too.
