Cyclopes and Hairy fingers PART 2

 And to the Cyclops...     (Click on the pics for a larger view)
Last blog I showed face repaint /sculpt and hair
Tonight costuming and tats and weapons

Cyclopes were never really known for having the most shiny pristine armor or clothing.I wanted to go with a home-made looking armor 

For her costuming I struggled with the colors for this because I loved her hair color so much I didn't want to take away from that.So I went with a Sky blue and cream theme.

I started by making the armor out of polymer. I keep an extra body around..( oh that was funny to type)

to size clothes and bake the armor on.

With that tiny torso and wide hips ,Monster Highs are a little tricky to clothe.

I wrapped white polymer around ( not all the way) and cut tiny pieces of tan polymer to create stitching.

To seal on the stitching I used Liquid Sculpty .. and bake.I do a few bakes at a lower temp to not lose the original color..Sculpty will darken if baked too long or hot.. Hate THAT!

Skirt and sleeve of a linen type Sky Blue material

One day I'll actually write down the pattern for some of the clothes I make ,I either eyeball it or wrap fabric around the doll to size

costume almost finished with a tiny hole in the naval for her belly button ring.
I thought about being a Cyclopes and thought 'If I came from a tribe or race of being with only one eye, They would be Obsessed with eyes!... Kinda how I obsess about cheesecake and fitting rooms with good lighting.......meh.". for the shield I found a great medallion at the craft store,attached a handle and painted the center  stone and eye.

 Cyclopes were builders and Blacksmiths, she needed a hammer!

Box made of Popsicle sticks with bracing on the inside

Sanded down smooth with handle added 

Base painting and furry grip and elastic loop sewed on

Painted silver with tribal added on all sides

I couldn't believe how STRONG this hammer was when I was done I was tempted to run around and hit bugs with it!

Hand painted tribal all around the mohawk

and the Finish ,when I was done she had a little bit of Rock Star going on, Aww yeah!  :)

Thank you for reading this far .. and Good Night!

Get-er-Dun!

al righty then...
So back to this Golem,
Finally the face and hair. I knew I couldn't (or shouldn't) do much in the way of clay on the face because most commercial doll heads including this one are Rubber....which means they are squooshy!
NOw these Monster high Cam pack heads have a hard top and in most cases this is a bummer because you can't really sew in hair through the plastic....but NOT in this case it was perfect for laying the clay.

I gave her rusty chains also as an abstract version of hair ( which could also be another way she was enslaved)......bet you never thought a doll could be so ...umm...deep... but I liked her story as she unfolded almost like the Bride of Frankenstein in some ways



Her face was entirely done with paint and pastels with a little faux marble finish and she would have almost a stoic sadness ,like the statues of angels you see in cemeteries that almost seem to cry because of weathering.

 

and strangely enough,I will miss her when she's gone

Details

Unfortunately my glow-in-the-dark bits were hard to show on camera

Golem

Thank you,for reading... and Bon Voy-aggee :)

Arms Race.....

Arms Race.........to the finish

Now where was I ... OH yes! Arms!
I had a bit of a story I wanted to tell with her so I gave her some nice warrior guns... But I also wanted to give her a little sparkle just like the actual stone I was using for reference

(Yes,I work in CHAOS) but strangely enough the left half of the desk is pretty ship shape.

I embedded metal loops in various places as to imply she had been chained up at one time or another.

and rusty streaks coming from the metal rings from weather and time

 Here is Said ROCK......and her Grecian/elven like sandals

I LoVE you ROck!!

I really Love this rock <3and a little of where I went with her face.

Tomorrow I will put up finished pics.... Good Night all

You Rock! :)

SO Lately I've been working on a custom doll for a client .. I almost Never do commissions.

WHy is that?..............well I've tried commissions in the past..but I'm some sort of worry wort and STRESS the entire time I'm working on them "are they going to like it?...OMG they are going to hate it!!...I"M WORKING too SLOW..UGH" and so forth.these things swirl around and around in my head taking all the freedom and fun out of it.

This"client is different though,she lets me do what ever the Heck I want to do and take as long as I want (within reason)... HOw Flipping perfect is that?!.... It's so good,that I seem to have no problem banging out some of my best work for her.....ALL OF LIFE should be this WAY.!...(que echo)



SO she asks for a Golem............no NOT this Golem

YUck!

THis kind of Golem

A large Stone formed sentinel!

and I'm gonna do this to a monster high doll [FACEPALM!]

did I mention it's to be a Female Golem.. well I Love the idea at any rate.

so I find the doll I want for the base (gray,strong jaw)

and lets begin..