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scanned from my private collection
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION: DESIGNING YOUR DOLL
- SCULPTURE
- Getting Ready
- The Workspace
- Work Surface
- Tools
- Working Armatures
- Beginning to Sculpt
- SCULPTING THE HEAD
- Basic Head Sculpture
- Putting It All Together
- Tools for Refining the Sculpture
- Discovering and Defining Character
- Finishing the Head
- Sculpting the Neck
- SCULPTING THE BODY
- Hands
- Feet and Legs
- Prepartation for Curing
- CURING
- Paperclays
- Polymer Clays
- Ovens
- Cooking Utensils
- Loading the Oven
- Cooking Polymer Clay
- Adding On
- Curing Recipes
- FINISHING AND PAINTING
- Paperclays
- Polymer Clays
- Wax-Over
- Basics for Finishing All Mediums
- Recipes
- CONSTRUCTING BODIES
- General
- Construction Considerations
- Coverings
- Weighting, Stuffing and Padding
- Construction
- CLOTHING
- Costume Basics
- Additional Costuming Notes
- Wigging
- ACCESSORIES, DISPLAY & FUN STUFF
- Accessories
- Display Stands and Bases
- Settings
- Fun Stuff
- MATERIALS
- Understanding the New Clays
- The Old Clays
- The New Clays
- Toxicity
- Shelf Life
- Durability
- APPENDICES
- Doll Clubs
- Organizations
- Magazines
- Books
- The Artists
- Advice for Beginners
- Photo Study Exercises
- Supplies
BONUS MECHANICS RATING:
I am an avid fan of Ms. Oroyan's, and was deeply grieved over her passing. I never got to meet her, and probably would have had to go directly to the hospital after(I'm deathly allergic to nicotine, and she was a heavy smoker) - but it would have been worth it. This is not a projects book, but a design book for helping you create your own characters using the materials she covers, and giving a gorgeous gallery of examples from a wide range of extremely talented artists.