For the first Work in Progress Feature, I'd like to share the making of Hermione which was my first custom order from a friend~ :)
- Made the head and body. Trying to get the red and yellow stripy tie on
- Managed to get the robe on, but had to take the hair off so that her hair don't get squashed. (Rethink hair strategy time... (>.<;)) also made her book here! arms not attached yet. Most of the tie got covered up... (why did i do all the stripes...(=.=;)) and added to her "roundness"
- By this time the sun had set and I'm now working with the orangey lamp light :( Arms attached! Hair (took the looong route) attached! book attached! added shirt collar!
- Back view of the curls~ oh sooo many curls~ lol
- Painted eyes and mouth and drew the book cover features on after baking~ Oh and I also powdered her hair and wand with some sparkly PearlEx~
And then TaDa~ the completed Hermione after glazing~ :)
Happy Boxing Day!! :)
Chi,
ReplyDeletevery cool and what a great idea to show us what making your pieces involves. I am not familiar with working with polymer clay or anything similar. This just taught me something for today. lol. Thanks!
Thanks for coming over and commenting Cinda~ X3 and thanks for the feature today~
ReplyDeleteI think the piece is cool too. I admire all of your work. Polymer is one medium that I have not worked with. I keep telling my husband that I want to try it. Maybe someday I will. My problem is that I think I can do everything... heehee... The blog is coming along nicely. I really need to do a lot of work on mine.
ReplyDeleteHi Chi! Hermione's so cool! I love her curly hair. It's really interesting to see her being made, I haven't done any polymer clay stuff myself as our oven hasn't worked for about 2 years! Oops! When our cooker properly breaks we'll have to get a new one, and then I'll have another go at polymer clay (I used to make stuff when I was little, remember making a potted plant but the leaves fell off - just like a real plant! hahaha!)
ReplyDeleteJoey x
Thanks Libby and Joey~ X3
ReplyDeleteI've been buying too many crafty stuff that I don't continue to use too Libby~ (>.<;) I bought some rubber stamp carving tools as X'mas gift to myself... and i tried once and have not touch it since... (^^;) I hope I can keep this blog up! I always start a blog and not continue... (=.=;) but it's more fun when we chat in the comments! XD
Hahaha Joey~ clay plants like real ones! X3 Actually some of my bunny ears had fallen off too.. :( unlike real bunnies thankfully... (that's why they aren't in my shop... ;p back to the drawing board for that one!) I think some people have designated little toaster ovens for firing their polymer clay stuff (one of the ladies at work had offered one of her old ones to me... i should've taken it back then!) sometimes it feels a little un-eco-friendly to heat up the WHOLE oven just for a little charm... (^^;)