There is a lot of information available on making human-sized wings for fairy or angel costumes. Some of these techniques won’t apply to dolls, but they might inspire you to try something you hadn’t thought of before, so here are some pages with wing instructions:
Instructables.com is a great resource with lots of costume and [...]
Spend some time reading these tutes, and you’ll learn a lot. These guys are professionals.
Sculptor’s Corner.
If you’re new to polymer clay and would like a good overview of the medium and its commonest techniques, check out this Squidoo lens by artist Noadi. If you’re an old hand at polymer clay, but you have an annoying friend who thinks you want to teach her all about it, send her to the [...]
An active and friendly artist on Deviantart shares her process for sculpting fairies. Notice how many bakes she does. Wow.
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Dolls and puppets aren’t that different, right? So for your continuing education, today I present a link with a bunch of pages about building stop-motion animation puppets. You might find a new kind of armature you’ve never thought of before, and there are several links to discussions of materials that are rarely used for dolls, [...]
Here’s a quick and easy tutorial from PolymerClay Express. Use your clay scraps to make adorable dragons that are functional as well — they sit on your computer and eat bugs.
Via Craftgossip
Visit this site when you have some time on your hands. Handmade Puppet Dreams is a collection of short films made by young, independent artists and featuring real-time puppetry with a focus on character. My favorite one is Harker, in Volume II, but be prepared to spend fifteen minutes or so doing nothing [...]
Check out these inspirational flower wreaths and headbands by Sally Kingston. Forget the fairies, I want one of these for myself!
Found via Ullabenulla.
Have I mentioned how I love alliteration?
http://creativedoll.blogspot.com/2008/11/tutorial-make-your-own-tassels.html
From Creative Doll.
Here’s a new all-pictures tutorial showing Alexander Mergold’s sculpting process. People are always so impressed by set-in teeth and eyes. I guess it’s something non-dollmakers don’t think about. Anyway, check it out, and take a look at my original post on Mergold too. It’s been a while.
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