Sculpting Dolls in Cernit
Marleen Engeler, a talented teacher and acclaimed doll artist from the Netherlands, has compiled her experiences of working with Cernit into this comprehensive how-to book. Marleen has taught doll sculpting with Cernit to hundreds of students in many countries and under all types of conditions, so her insight into working with the oven-baked clay qualifies her to be considered an expert. Her easy-to-follow instructions are accompanied with illustrative photos so that beginners will feel comfortable about trying this medium on their own.
Sculpting compounds that don't require special treatments to be modeled into lifelike images have been used by European doll artists for some time. Although these materials have found their way into the U.S. market, the information on use and availability has been sketchy. Now Marleen Engeler, a talented teacher and acclaimed doll artist from the Netherlands, has compiled her experiences of working with Cernit into this comprehensive how-to book.
Her easy-to-follow instructions are accompanied with illustrative photos so that beginners will feel comfortable about trying this medium on their own.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
About the Author
Foreword
A BABY DOLL
General Introduction
The Head
The Arms
The Legs
Refining the Doll
The Baking Process
How Will You Know if Your Doll is Ready?
Faults and Their Corrections
The Painting
The Wig
About the Body Pattern
Baby Body Pattern
Assembling the Doll
To Set Eyes
A TEENAGE DOLL
The Face
The Back Side of the Head
Breast-Plate
The Arms
The Legs
Loading and Baking
Eye Cutting
Painting
Eye Setting
Assembling
Head to Shoulder-plate . Basic Body Pattern for a Teenage Doll
The Wig
Decisions: Eyelashes, fabrics, and Colours
Some Clothing Decisions
SOME FINAL REMARKS
Tools
Loading
Modeling
Baking
Colours
Dressing
