Update on sculpting hands part 2

I worked with a armature last night. I made it out of 1,4mm thick steel wire and I really thought they would be great...

I prebaked the palm of the hand with the steel wire fingers, and sculpted clay on the hand afterwards, but my mistake was that the steel wire was to thick. I couldn´t bend the fingers without braking the palm clay...

What to do...what to do? 

I will make a new pair tonight, and try a new idea!

Update on sculpting hands

Well, I sculpted a new pair of hands, following some guidence from fellow artist online, and watching tutorials I found on YouTube. Overall I was satisfied, but they broke during the baking... Must work with armature next time :-)

I hate hands!

I really hate to sculpt hands!!! I mean, I really, really hate it! I am never ever satisfied with my accomplishments, and I sculpt with a overall feeling of anger and fear... Funny? I can sculpt a fearly good face and feet are also okay, but not hands... I suck at it! My beloved partner in crime is so supportive, and try to make me feel more selfconfident by claiming that there is absolutly nothing wrong with my sculpted hands, they are just a bit too big (every time...!) He also suggested that I could start by sculpting the hands, and sculpt the face that have the correct anatomical measurements afterwards... I always start with the head and the face, but perhaps I should try a new approach? I think I will try that...

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:

Here I am still pleased with my second pair of hands. They are definite smaller than the first pair, right?

Oh no, not again! They came out almost the same size as the first pair, AGAIN!!!

I must start my third pair!!! ARGH!!! Anyone?? How do you do it?

Let´s be brave!

I am working on a painting. I began with the title "Let´s be brave". Somehow I always end up with something childish :-) When will I ever grow up?

Old drawing of Stuart Wilde

I made this old drawing of Stuart Wilde back in 2002, and added a nice quote - enjoy :-)

WIP BJD Cloth Doll Design *UPDATE*

This book landed in my mailbox today : "Introduction to making cloth dolls" by Jan Horrox. If I had purchased this book before trying to figure the design and pattern on my own, I could have done it much faster! hahaha

I allready understood why a lot of details didn´t work as I thought they would: like the fingers, joints and so on. I´ll keep you posted when I finish the doll completely. 

I love theese illustrations

"Following the fox" Adam Hunter Peck 

Konstantin Kan ( I couldn´t find anything on him online. Can you?)

This painting reminds me of my own childhood in Norway... Just love the light and the colors.

Vampire doll (Vampyrella) Part 1

I am making a vampire doll :-) She´ll be just great!