Tag: original sculpt

Delays and other news.

So, the observant among you have probably spotted the fact that it’s Octobre and no order period is open. No prototype pictures of Knobbly yet and over all very little activity here.

Unfortunately my supplier of casting materials have shut down, so I need to find a good reliable substitute and it’s prooving to be dificult. Since I suspect that this will take some time to resolve, I have decided to cancel this order period all together and I hope to be able to have this doll ready for order in January, instead.

This is causing a domino effect of problems and I am having trouble keeping up even with the basics right now.
For what it’s worth the doll itself is fully finished and ready for moldmaking.
Before I did the very last finishing, I strung him and made some poseing tests and took some pictures.

Hopefully, I will be able to resolve things and make his little guy available for purchase at the beginning of next year.

Wish me luck, because I think I’m going to need it.

/Lillith

What’s on the work table?

So, what have I been up to since the last update?
Well, I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t have a new project in the works and what a project it is!

Say hello to Knobbly, the nasty Goblin.

This little guy is still in the sculpting stage, but he is finished enough that I am happy to share him with you all.
If all goes well he will be available for the October order period.

Presenting Viggo; a new tiny doll!

Hi everybody!

I am happy to finally be able to give you a first peak at the new male tiny I’ve been working on.
His name is Viggo.

He will be presented on a male version of the tiny body as a default, but all heads in the tiny line can fit on any of the bodies.

Speaking of bodies; the male body is in the works and I hope to be able to present images of it shortly.

If all goes well we will open an order period for all three tinies later this fall, probably around the first of October.
Keep an eye on the order tab.

/Lillith

A Squiggly Thing!

I have been working on something of a side project.
It’s an optional arm part for the Basil body, in the shape of a fully jointed tentacle.

This part will fit any similar socket, so it should be compatible with a wide range of dolls.
I plan to cast it in house and sell it through my etsy shop.

That’s all for now, take care and doll on.
/Lillith

Introducing Basil

Meet Basil, a body I have made to fit the Skyfall head.

He is about 41cm tall with the head and that puts him in the shorter range of the 1/4 dolls.
I am almost finished with the original sculpt. The plan now is to cast a prototype in house and hopefully have it finished enough to bring it with me to Jointed Hearts.

To give an idea of his size and proportions, here he is posed next to a Doll Leaves Wish.

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Standing up.

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And sitting down.

The beginning of a doll head.

Meet Skyfall
I use Super Sculpey for my original sculpt. It is a soft, high quality polymer clay.
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Here is another image of the head, ready for casting.
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I made a silicone mold and cast the head in polyurethane resin myself, even though the final cast will be done by a casting company.
This way I have heads in the right material to play with, paint and try on different bodies, ahead of time. It also means I don’t have to send my actual original sculpt to the casting company, so if something should go wrong and it is damaged or lost in shipping, it’s not the end of the world.
So, why not just casting the finished dolls in house and save the money from have it produced elsewhere? Well, honestly, I’m no professional caster. I work in my own home and don’t have the facilities or experience to safely produce a high quality product here. It is also a lot of work and that is work of a kind that I am neither very interested in nor very good at. This way I have more energy and time to put into the actual sculpting and marketing aspects and the customer will get a better product in the end.