I have wanted to offer a doll making course on our site for years and when I saw Idania’s handmade dolls mixed with her incredible sketches that compliment them I knew I had found such an incredible artist with a unique and beautiful way of bringing the art of doll making to others. I have held these dolls in my hands and each one is a work of pure art! Through stitching, hand-formed clay heads, sweet hand-painted faces and then documenting your doll through sketching and painting…these will be dolls that you treasure forever. I am giddy to announce Idania’s first online course on our creative network!
Instant access tomorrow for Speciman’s of the Secret Forest with Idania Salcido . Registration is $62, lifetime access and downloadable. The course will go live on May 19th. The course is 4+ Hours of Content. Come and read all about it.
From Idania Salcido…
Once upon a time, an artist stumbled upon a great discovery, It was called the Secret Forest. Many creatures inhabited that place, and she became friends with them. Knowing she had to go back home, she began a new adventure of documenting and replicating the creatures she met using thread, fabric and clay. And then documented her discovery with a beautiful ink illustration.
In this course I’ll guide you step by step into the process to make a handmade mushroom doll. You’ll learn how to transfer the pattern to your fabric, how to sew the doll, some tips and tricks to make the stuffing easier as well and dyeing the fabric and adding the grungy look. For the face we will be using polymer clay but you can also work with air dry clay if you prefer. You’ll learn how to sculpt a face and paint it to give it a lively look. Then you’ll learn how to give it some finishing touches to make your creation look more authentic. After you have your specimen ready, it’s time to document it! Using ink and coffee you’ll learn how to draw your doll and it’s components to give it an old, authentic look.
For this class you don’t need any previous experience, we’ll be using a sewing machine but it’s not necessary, as the doll can be hand sewn. I’ll show you that doll making and sculpting it’s fun an easy and oh so magical. Join me in this class and become part of the magical forest exploring guild.
Techniques Taught in this Course
-Sculpting a face using polymer clay
-Painting and sealing polymer clay
-Baking polymer clay
-How to make a doll from start to finish
-Best machine settings to sew your doll
-Making a moveable-parts doll
-Troubleshooting the most common face sculpting problems
-Dyeing fabric to achieve an aged look
-Tips and tricks to make the stuffing process easier
-Drawing with nib pens and ink
-Aging paper
-Add needle felted wool for embellishing
Instant access tomorrow for Speciman’s of the Secret Forest with Idania Salcido . Registration is $62, lifetime access and downloadable. The course will go live on May 19th. The course is 4+ Hours of Content. Come and read all about it.
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Instant access tomorrow for Speciman’s of the Secret Forest with Idania Salcido . Registration is $62, lifetime access and downloadable. The course will go live on May 19th. The course is 4+ Hours of Content. Come and read all about it.
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