Who is working on making an original BJD?

I am also attempting this daunting task lol My SLOW slow progress is posted Here lol I actually have more done than the thread lets on lol ops: But as I said progress is really slow.

 

Right now I am working on making one out of paperclay... it's interresting. So far I have a head and a body.... and the right arm...

 

I'm making a bjd out of Cernit clay. You can see the progress in this thread: http://www.denofangels.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=21176

 

http://www.denofangels.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=32193
just started last night.. will work on his abdomin and pelvis tonight

 

I just started today. I've been planning one out for over a week now and just got the materials. So far I'm using super sculpey (I was originally going to use a ceramic clay but I have a lot more experience with super sculpey and already have a feel for it).

Over the years I've noticed that super sculpey can get pretty hard even without bakeing. I wouldn't suggest it for if you were making the actual doll out of it, but since I'm just making the base for a mold I figure that step can be bypassed entierly.

So far my plan is to first take a lot of armature wire to hold the peices in the right general place, then cover that with tinfoil followed by a few layers of plastic wrap. That way I can get the size right without using up huge ammounts of sculpey. Then using the scupley over that for all the details. In the head I can even make it so it's all easily removeable again for when I need to make the mold. I'm not sure how I'll handle having the arms, legs and torso hollow yet... But since I plan on talking to a resin caster out here I'm sure I can find out something about hollow casting. I know that having the head be properly shaped on the inside is the most important so since that's covered I'm not too worried.

The armature wire would only be going through joint points, by the way. That way when I form the proper cuts and things for the joints it can easily be removed. I was even thinking of useing some of the thiner wire to cut the joint lines, that way I'd know they were properly placed and even all the way through.

Anyone have any suggestions or comments? I'm sure there's something I haven't thought of that could make this a very bad idea. lol. I'm hopefully starting work in the morning on him. *stares at the materials* They taunt me... but I need to go to sleep.

 

http://www.denofangels.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=29873

I'm making a bjd out of polymer clay.

 

couldn't you make the torso into two pieces and just have it have a waist joint...very much like the newer dolls?

 

Me, meee!!

I've just sent my Sculpey cat-girl head off to be cast in resin by a friend . . . I'll probably be selling a few heads as a LE of 10-20 once she's done.

Here's the head right now (w/o sanding, I'm going to get one resin version molded and sand *that* down, since the Sculpey/vinyl combination is a little fragile):



And here's what she'll look like when finished:



Now I'm working on a fully-articulated tail while I wait for the molding/casting to be done . . .

-- Andi

 

I’m working at an SD sized doll with an U-noaish face and body, it’s not so original, but I think the U-noas are SO cute , but for some reason I’m not so found of the U-noss… though I’m having some problems with the joints…

 

I haven't posted in a while. I've been sculpting ball-jointed dolls for almost eight years. Actually, I'm look for people who would be interested in doing some casting/production work.
I have a gallery show in November at www.wootini.com. that will feature a bunch of my larger, artsy pieces.

I don't know if I'm able to help any one, but please ask me if you have sculpting/jointing/stringing/clay questions you think I might be able to answer.

My website is here: http://members.aol.com/angeldevildolls
I'm quite shy. ops: or I would post pictures.

I design vinyl toys also, but bjds are my true love.

 

OMG, angeldevildolls, I love your octo-bunny and your alien tea ceremony dolls . . . you do amazing work!! Don't be shy, post pictures, PLEASE!!

BTW, your website link isn't working, it's got a semicolon instead of a colon after "http": http://members.aol.com/angeldevildolls

-- Andi

 

Myaaa.. I started on meh first BJD on Saturday and have the head, torso, and one arm. He's about the size of a MSD, though maybe a little bit bigger. ^^; He's made out of some clay that I 'borrowed' (i.e. stole) from the art class at school. ^^; The teacher doesn't mind, thankfully. O_O;
I'm having a hard time with the joints, but it's getting there. ^^ The ears were MURDER! So tiny and requiring so much care to keep them from breaking.. :P If I can locate my camera's cable, I'll try posting the progress pics up some day. ^^; I'm also hoping to cast him in resin when he's done. :P Now won't THAT be interesting? ^^~

 

Oh wow :grin: - I just discovered this thread. I've never really encountered any dollmakers before - I've been making dolls since I was about five...started with rag, then wire armature, sculpy heads, composition bodies, joints - and I'm just about to embark on my latest series (as soon as I get a studio space figured ).

I'm doing four basic heads and bodies, in two sizes:
girl - approx. 11"
boy - approx. 11.5"
older female - approx. 18"
older male - approx. 18.5"

I have no access to resin, but I am a ceramicist, so they're going to be slip cast - china dolls, I suppose, but not at all like the traditional idea of one. They're fully jointed and pose-able - should even be able to stand alone.

As soon as I've got the photographs and sorted the webspace, I'm going to put up a site, including a shop. So you'll all hear more from me pretty soon, I guess!

 

I am practising sculpting at the moment...

here is a practice head XD

made of eberhard faber light air drying clay, its nice to work with but can't get good details as you can see

 

I've been working on this "test" small girl doll, off and on for a month or so:

http://www.denofangels.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=40483

She is just a rough try, just to see if i could pull it off. I wasn't so concerned with perfectly moving joints or perfectly smooth surface. i think its definitely harder to make them small! I plan on starting a large one soon.

 

I'm going to start making a ball-jointed doll. Mostly because I'm putting off doing a paper due Thursday and this is naturally the kind of idea I start coming up with whenever I'm faced with paper due-dates. The other reasons would be because I enjoy scupture to an extent even though I really haven't made much besides some ugly pots and a papier mache rabbit, and I can't be made to part with that much money I want. (Although I've really got my eye on DOT Camine)
I've decided to use Noah's method, because I've read it enough times over. (and I liked the way his dolls turned out)
Now I've just got to go out and see what I can find at Hobby Lobby because I was promised a trip there even though my mother hates that store (it was her idea too)...
*crosses fingers and hopes not to make lumpy looking scuptures*

The only thing I'm wondering is what kind of bonding agent to use to fix the sawdust/paste mixture onto the styrofoam as in step 2. I'm not sure if elmer's glue would stick so well to styrofoam, lol, but that's probably something I'd try if I couldn't find anything better.