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Coban Elastic Sports Wrap - Dollar Tree and in the $1 section at Target, but mostly in the first aid supplies at drug stores like CVS and Walgreens. What you find in the first aid section is usually flesh colored, but the more brightly colored varieties are out there.
Creative Kits - by Jill Bennett (UK)
Draping Pins - from MiniKitz
Giselles Miniatures - full service store for dolls
House of Caron - Jackie Caron Doll Supplies
Doll Molds - Sue Heaser
Doll Molds - Patricia Rose
Glassworks - by John Rizzi , glass eyes
Lampwork Glass Buttons and Beads - by Mavis, glass eyes
The Foot by Laurie Sisson - make your dolls stand independently without a doll stand!
Human Anatomy Made Amazingly Easy - Christopher Hart
Drawing The Head and Figure - Jack Hamm
Miniature Art Tutorials and Gallery - Dana Burton
Enchanted Hearts - sculpting, fairies, landscaping, photography and clay tuts by Deb Wood
Reference sheet - printout for sizing dolls according to scale from About.com
Hoffman Miniatures - by Stacy Hoffman
How to measure for your Doll - from Audrey's Doll Gallery - wigs, eyes, shoes, stockings, doll stands
Brow Painting - from Air Dry Clay
CDHM Painting Faces and Eyes - on a Miniature Doll or Fairy by Eneida Rosa
Eyes - from Reaper Miniatures
Face Painting Part 1 - Frills and Fancy E-zine
Face Painting Part 2 - Frills and Fancy E-zine
China Painting Basics - Cynthia Howe
Genesis Heat Set Paint TUT - from Morezmore
Genesis Heat Set Color Chart - from Clay Alley, for when you want to make lots of colors from only 5 of the Genesis
paints
Genesis Heat Set Paint Color Chart - from Home Craft Express
Painting Eyes - from Reaper Miniatures
Painting a Face - from Vallejo blogs
Painting on Porcelain with Acrylics - Terri Davis
6 Steps for Modelling Cute Characters - from Squires Kitchen Blog
Armatures - from Squidoo
Build your own Armature Stage and Armature Jig - from the New Clay News
Armatures for Small Dolls - from the Polka Dot Pixie
Armatures: How to wrap - from Air Dry Clay Tutorials
Carvve a Realistic Pumpkin Face - from Instructables.
Creative Place - online art class, sculpting
Sculpting Tools - CDHM Tutorial by Tony Rice
Faces and Body - Aging characters - from Majnouna.com (click on the image to enlarge)
Faces - by Wayne the Dane
Faces - from Dollmakers Dream
Face and Head - CDHM Tutorial by Tony Rice
Face and Head - Youtube Videos by Twinessence
Faces - Emotions and Facial Expressions - from Majnouna.com (click on Image to enlarge)
Fairy Head - by Hannie Sarris
Basic Rules for sculpting a 1/12 Head - by Nicky CC
Male vs Female Portraits - from Design Tuts Plus
Mini Head - from Robins Ragamuffins
Body - by MSAT Minidolls
Doll Hands - CDHM Tutorial by Tony Rice
Hand Armatures - from Doll Art by Julie
Hands - by Jenna Zadymov from the Clay Store
Hands - from Desiree's Desired Creations
Detailed Hand-sculpting - CDHM Tutorial by Julie Campbell
Hands - from Cold Porcelain Cuties
Hands and Feet - an album full of pictures and drawings
Hands and Feet - fingers and toes, (cloth Dolls) from Deanna's Bog
Doll Feet.html - CDHM Tutorial by Tony Rice
Feet - from Desiree's Desired Creations
Claymation Eyes - from Instructables
Eyes - from Much ado about Art Dolls
Glass Eyes - by Antoinette Cely
Miniature Eyes - from Polymer Clay Express
Paperclay Eyes - from BJD Collectasy
Realistic Eyeballs - from Halloween Forum
Baby - by Annie's Minis
Baby - from Dollmakers Dream
Baby Proportions - by Laura R
Baby Tutorial - by Stephanie Sullivan
Child - by Nicky CC
Child Proportions - includes adults as well
Doll Tutorial - Victoria Miniland
Elvenworks Tips and Techniques - by Katherine Dewey
Majnouna - Tutorial section is wonderful! Ethnic characteristics, body mechanics, body types, breast shapes - a great resource. (Click on the image to enlarge)
Sculpting Melissa - Gina Bellous
Sculpting Tools - make your own
Height to Weight Charts - for boys and girls, newborn to teens. Scroll down for printable charts.
Ideal Proportions at Various Ages
Proportions - a simple technique by the Mad Sculptor
Posemaniacs - pose that doll realistically
Magic Sculpture - there is a free section, but you must register. A paid membership gets you more services
Make Miniature Dolls - from About.com
Make Miniature People with Darwi or Paperclay - from the New Clay News - makes very animated characters - an unusual method
Poseable Polyclay Doll - from Dollshouse Miniatures Club
Paperclay Dolls - from The Polka Dot Pixie
Penny Dolls - calendar babies
Sculpting and Painting Tutorials - from Doll Essence
Video Tutorials - by Nicky CC
Wet Canvas - body proportions, posing
ZBrush Central - sculpting reference gallery
Casting your Miniature Doll Molds- by Cynthia Howe
Casting Molds - by Cynthia Howe
Cleaning Greenware - wet method - by Cynthia Howe
Cleaning and Preparing Greenware - by Cynthia Howe
Li-Que-Ché Tips - air drying polymer clay
Using Flumo and Fimo in Molds -Swallowhill Miniatures
Using Push Molds- from New Clay News
Working with Flumo - Magic Miniatures
see also clothes
Assembling the Doll - Cynthia Howe Miniatures
Assembling a Doll - Swallowhill Miniatures
Assemble a doll - Miniatureart Tutorial, showing how to alter a doll for more realistic poses
Assembling a Doll - using the string method - by Stacy Hoffmam
Assembling the doll - by Sammy Smith of Happiness is Miniatures
Create or Modify Fabrics for Small Scale Doll Clothing or Upholstery - from About.coma
Doll Stand - by Reflections by Ice from Deviant Art
Dollshouse Dolls - series of articles by Leslie Shepherd in About.com
Dress a Doll - Laurie Sisson
Needle Tool Tutorial - by Kathi Mendenhall
Scale - rules of thumb by Kathi Mendenhall
Syd's Tool - by Kathi Mendenhall
Tips for Making Hair and Wigs for Miniature Dolls- from About.com
Mini Tutes from Orr Lake - several Utube tuts, face, sculpting a baby, etc.
Sculpting a head - parts 1, 2, 3, 4 by Stacy Hoffman
Justin Beiber Doll - by Gentleman Bunny
For eyebrows, sculpt little hairs growing in a natural direction, using an Exacto blade, or a fine needle, to lightly etch the clay. When painted, the paint gets into the texture for a more interesting and lifelike look.
Is your doll a cry-baby? For tears, use an epoxy that dries clear. Wrap the head tightly with Saran wrap so no wrinkles were on the part where the tear is to go. Build up the teardrop so it was 3 D. After it dries, peel it off and using the same epoxy, glue it where it is to go. Or use a toothpick and nail clear gloss. Make a little drop, let dry, then redo it and make the toothpick go up to the eye to make the running tear.
Males: Make all features bigger. Think square chin, overhanging brows, prominent nose, cheekbones, and ears, eyes sunk deeper into the eye cavity. Make some lines on his forehead, emphasize the lines at the side of the nose to mouth, create smile lines around the eye. Create a 5 o'clock shadow with dark eyeshadow. Shade cheeks and mouth with a brown/brick hue.
Men have wider necks that slope outward, with a hint of Adam's apple; broader shoulders, some heft on the upper arms, thighs, and calves. They need buttocks and a slight padding in the front. Larger/broader hands and feet. Men tend to point their feet outward. Observe the movements and positioning of men friends and incorporate these natural movements into your figure. Watch the length of trousers - when too short or straight, they can look sissy.
Characters in Miniature - by Cornelia Koehler - do a search for Miss Marple or just browse through this gallery. Great stuff here!
Dollmaker's Journey - An interesting site that does cloth dolls - all sizes - with some great free tutorials from mermaids, fairy wings to Raggetty Anne type dolls, some in 1-12, others would need to be reduced also a tutorial on making fairy wings,
Dolls - Pinterest board by Paola Ragonesi. Some beauties here!
Dolls and Such - Pinterest board by Jacki Poulson
Drawing or Sculpting - Pinterest Album
Hello Dolly - stunning collection of ethnic, art and fashion dolls, a Pinterest album by Rosie Sobiesiak
Fabric Sculptures - by Lisa Lichtenfels
Fine Art Dolls - by Diane Keeler
Making Dolls all mediums - Pinterest board by Dawn Smith
Munecas - dolls Pinterest board by Nila Cn. Wonderful art dolls, sculpting info
Original Art Dolls - by Lex
Wonderful Dolls - Pinterest board by Laurence Bergeot Vereb
Sculpting Demonstration Videos - by Phillipe Faraut. Simply awesome - not mini, but the techniques! Expressions change magically from one extreme to another.
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