Today, I started out by making a fairly reasonable pair of hands for my vampire doll, but after they had been baked, I sadly realised that they were too big... Okay, I cheered myself up, and started making a new pair. I checked the size and it looked okay, but after baking again (!) I realised that they had almost the same size as the first pair!! Oh my God, I had to take a break, because I felt like screaming!!!! How do I do it wrong all of the time? I know that the hands are getting bigger when I work and sculpt the clay, but how do I measure them correct during the process? I am trying to make nice elegant ladylike hands here! My hands all look like they belong to a Norwegian Troll!!
Look at my accomplishments today:
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| Here I am still pleased with my second pair of hands. They are definite smaller than the first pair, right? |
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| Oh no, not again! They came out almost the same size as the first pair, AGAIN!!! |
The more you dislike sculpting something the more you should sculpt it! :) Hopefully someday you'll learn to love making them.
ReplyDeleteHands are one of my most favorite things to make, they can be so expressive...
Hope these little tips make it a bit more pleasant for you... :)
The adult hand is typically about 3/4 of the face Example: bottom of palm to chin and fingers come to the middle of eyebrows/ (the length of the facial features) Check this often against the face as you work to make sure your hands are not getting too big.
Look at your own hands as you work, they are wonderful references. The thumb falls to the front its not in line with the fingers. Finger tips are rounded and have a gentle and graceful curve.
Sculpting them at the same time and alternating helps you keep them close in size. Since polymer can get soft quickly on small things like fingers, alternating also helps to firm one up as you work on the other. Plus helps you to know you have a right and left hand! hee hee
Always good to try another approach if one way isnt working for you. If your hands always turn out too big try making a larger head to work in a more comfortable size or yes make the hands first. Always check them for size before you bake them.
What size are they? If possible try using a hand armature of proper size to the face, it will help guide the size.
Remember sculpting should be fun, enjoy it... :)
Big HUGS
Træls!
ReplyDeleteKender det godt, alt i alt nyder man det man laver, men der er lige en enkelt ting ved arbejdet man ikke gider. Ligesom når jeg strikker sokker, jeg hader at starte op, men når først jeg er i gang er det fedt.
Det næste par hænder må jo bare være alt for små inden du bager dem :p
Men det positive er at du nu ved hvad de næste to dukker skal forestille (norsk trold) :p
Haha From! God humor! Klart jeg skal lave trolde! Det havde jeg ikke selv tænkt på!
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