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! :)

Back to the Golem

So I meant to write yesterday but then the 'incident' happened at my sister's 5k and so I just rested and drank much water for the remainder of the day..


SO.. back to this....So I get the doll I wanted,a monster High CAm pack ,gray with the High cheekbones.
and I'm thinking how can I get this to look like stone...hmm how indeed. Well I can mix up some gray tones of polymer and lay it over the original doll and carve in the definition that I want.
before I can get all whacky with the clay I have to prep..so heres what I do.. Mind you I'm not a virgin at laying clay on plastic.. but never at this magnitude :O
NOw heres the thing,one can simply NOT lay clay directly on plastic ... I will not work..the clay will harden..but it may also chip off. So what I do is lay down some glue first

I thought I could get away with 'Spot' glueing and claying... but OH NO,not this time!.. it had to cover the entire doll.....
The glue adheres the clay in baking and adds another rubbery element.
THis might be such a long blog

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..