I have been working on my first ever ball-jointed porcelain doll in my free time for a couple of months now and have finally taken some pictures of its progress. Making a porcelain bjd has definitely been a challenge. Working in such a small scale can be frustrating but I am happy to say that I am coming to love it and it has become a somewhat pleasurable experience, besides the torturous aspects off it.
These are some main steps in casting a porcelain bjd:
1. making a model out of clay
2. create a plaster mold out of clay model
3. pour wax into the mold to create wax model
4. touch up wax model
3. then you have to cast a second master mold out of plaster using the wax model
6. finally pour in porcelain slip in master mold to make the actual doll
7. a million more steps to create the actual doll
This of course is an overly simplified version of it, there are way to many steps for me to list right now but all and all it is extremely time consuming to say the least.
I am almost done with phase one, and to be honest, I thought I was actually done, but after taking these pictures it seems there is more work to do. Can you guess what it is? My little feet are too big, my thighs aren't long enough, and as sad and in denial as I am about this I need to make a new torso this one is too voluptuous, if that is even possible. Maybe if I had the foresight to actually sketch proportions out instead of winging it this wouldn't have happened. AAAARRRGGGGHHHH!!! I also need a better macro lens for this miniature stuff because the stock lens on my nikon camera isn't cutting it. Oh well, I guess it is back to the drawing board... :(
These are some main steps in casting a porcelain bjd:
1. making a model out of clay
2. create a plaster mold out of clay model
3. pour wax into the mold to create wax model
4. touch up wax model
3. then you have to cast a second master mold out of plaster using the wax model
6. finally pour in porcelain slip in master mold to make the actual doll
7. a million more steps to create the actual doll
This of course is an overly simplified version of it, there are way to many steps for me to list right now but all and all it is extremely time consuming to say the least.
I am almost done with phase one, and to be honest, I thought I was actually done, but after taking these pictures it seems there is more work to do. Can you guess what it is? My little feet are too big, my thighs aren't long enough, and as sad and in denial as I am about this I need to make a new torso this one is too voluptuous, if that is even possible. Maybe if I had the foresight to actually sketch proportions out instead of winging it this wouldn't have happened. AAAARRRGGGGHHHH!!! I also need a better macro lens for this miniature stuff because the stock lens on my nikon camera isn't cutting it. Oh well, I guess it is back to the drawing board... :(
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