Create Clay Hats and Crowns!

Create  Clay Hats and Crowns!

Monday, March 16, 2009

Shoe Tutorial...Kind of!!!












OK...lets try this again!..I have a written insruction that i can email whoever wants it, Tracy, I already sent yours printed out...!






Roll your clay out on the THICKEST setting, use whatever color you choose for the sole, i usually use a brown taupe or natural ivory and let the actual "shoe" be the color part...it looks more lifelike...but FANTASY is good too!!!


I trace around my dolls foot on a piece of paper, adding an extra border so the "shoe fits"!! Then I use a piece of flexible craft plastic and copy the sole onto that..cutting that out ...(this makes a nice template that when tracing around it with your exacto knife, gives you nice support and you can save it for future soles . Follow the pictures.......

So at this point you can just bake them and have a "flat" sole for a ballerina like shoe...or you can take it TWO steps further and add an ARCH and a HEEL.

For the heel. i just jot a line on my "PLASTIC SOLE" and form a littl heel using the line as a guide...i either use one layer of rolled clay or double it. Then cut the heel out with your exacto knife, and place it on the bottom of you sole, blending the clay as smoothly as possible (but dont worry, because you can use your grinder tool to sand it to "perfection"!!!

At this point i work on a little tile so that i can put it in the oven, without disturbing the shape. Now with your heels attached to the sole, use a small dowel, butt it up against the heel and push the sole flat. creating a "lovely" arch!
ok..we are going to part TWO because i'm getting nervous because this is where i lost the whole thing last week!!! Colleen

1 comment:

Stephanie said...

Hey! That's a tease if I ever saw one! Did I miss it? Did you use invisable ink????

NY wow

NY wow
dIANE kEELER CLASS

Diane Keeler Class

Diane Keeler Class
Diane Teaching

Diane Keeler class

Diane Keeler class
Class Picture

Sculpting a Childs face

Sculpting a Childs face
My face ..Day 2 ..ready for EARS!

Working on a new face now!!!

Working on a new face now!!!
Completed face and breastplate

Attached head to breastplate

Attached head to breastplate
The clay is very dirty..the cleanest i can get it!

After Face Make up

After Face Make up
WOW...it gives a translucent glow...hid the dirt!

Removable wig...not styled or cut yet

Removable wig...not styled or cut yet
Goat mohair that was dyed and combed

Now she's styled!

Now she's styled!
But it is a wig...it will be glued when i'm ready!!!

Painted Face...still needs brows and lashes!

Painted Face...still needs brows and lashes!
She will be sealed with Duncan flat mat as soon as it comes in the mail!

Cloth Pixie body fit under breast plate...

Cloth Pixie body fit under breast plate...
After drawing and sewing a million body parts....

Girly girl "21" charms

Girly girl "21" charms
Angelica's 21st birthday charms

Devon with his creation

Devon with his creation
Devon and his monkey boy

Devons Doll that he made from a pattern

Devons Doll that he made from a pattern
Monkey Boy

another charm group

another charm group
Debbies Charm

Leapord tube charm

Leapord  tube charm
The diamond shape is a soldered glass bead.

Wax medium melted over polymer clay face....

Wax medium melted over polymer clay face....
She's getting there..i think this hair suits her better..she needs eyelashes and ears

Odd Vintage bug- like Fairy

Odd Vintage bug- like Fairy
Just the idea

Clay Window glazed with Utee

Clay Window glazed with Utee
Stamped Utee glazed "Charms"

Clay Charms

Clay Charms
Making a mold from a charm to make more charms!

Charming

Charming
Clear tubing and stamped Utee

Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!

Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!
Soldered Vintage photos

Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!

Charming!!! ....REALLY!!!
Soldered Charms

Journal Day with Tery and Stephanie

Journal Day with Tery and Stephanie
Creating an Art Journal

Stephanies journal

Stephanies journal
of course..completed first!!

New Art Journal

New Art Journal
Journal made from SCRATCH!!!

Art journal EMBELLISHMENTS

Art journal EMBELLISHMENTS
Clay, Stamps, Utee

Inside cover

Inside cover
Material and free motion stiching

Celeste

Celeste

Celeste up close

Celeste up close
Celestes shirt is made from gessoed and tinted lace with free motion embroidery

EVA

EVA
She is with her new mom Evelyn