I dont know if i mentioned it before but bjd doll ball jointed doll has been my goal for more than a year now. Making the plaster molds.
Add stringing holes to the balls and sockets.
How to make ball jointed dolls.
Prepare a casting area in a well ventilated room.
This part was the most exciting for me.
Strap the mold halves for each part together including the core molds.
Dont get me wrong fulfilling orders and creating ooak dolls is my dream job.
Cut the doll apart along the joints making them angled.
Drill holes in the ball.
Casting the doll step 1.
Sand each doll part smooth while holding the piece underwater to avoid creating toxic dust.
This is a small guide for people interested in making their own ball jointed dolls but do not know where to start.
This step is really long one as well.
Ball joints are generally made like human ball joints by adding a ball shaped piece to one end of a limb like an upper arm and a matching hole to the part of the body it joins like the shoulder part of the torso.
You cant create a porcelain ball jointed doll without making a prototype first.
How to create a porcelain ball jointed doll.
Design the joints for the shoulders knees hips elbows ankles and wrists.
In this 12 minute video i talk about what stuff you need in order to start your.
However leaving a full time job and starting my own business forced me to postpone this idea.
How to make a ball jointed doll sculpting the doll add more paper clay onto the dolls body and refine it.
Sculpt the hands and feet with rounded tops.
Sculpt new joints and sockets.
Make sure to draw out a separate skull cap for the head.
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