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Supply List |
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DG12-ST Sophia Ballerina Mold Set, French Glow or Ivory Flesh Slip |
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China Paints & Media |
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Rose Velours, Warm Brown, Ebony Black, Forever Rose, Leaf Green, Silk Shadow, Flesh, Russet, All Spice, Painting Medium, Fine Line Medium, Lip Medium |
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Glitz & Glamour Paints |
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Glistening Green, Gold Shimmer, Brilliant Bronze |
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Brushes |
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Accent Mop, Finishing Mop, Small Shader, Super Cats Tongue, Mini Shader, Quill 3 Brush, Petite Detailer, Ultra Lash, Proliner, Stippler, Blending Brush |
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Catalogue & Online Shop |
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What's on Sale! |
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What's New! |
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Projects & Tech Tips! |
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Aral Essentials |
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Assembly Supplies |
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Brushes |
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Casting Slips |
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» White Orchid Porcelain |
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» Gold Marque Porcelain |
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» Composition Slips |
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Casting Room Supplies |
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China Paints & Media |
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Introduction |
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Sophia Ballerina is a lovely half doll designed by Bunny Morris and Paul Jackson of Dollies Galore. She's perfect to make a s a pincushion doll or to sit on the top of a decorated box. |
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She has lovely detailed sculpting, moulded hair, short sleeved dress and sculpted belt. She holds a sculpted rose to her chest. These details offer numerous possibilities of different china paint decorations. |
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This project uses Bell's Glitz & Glamour glitter paints to give a sparkle to her dress. |
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Hobbytec 45 Kiln |
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Kiln & Firing Supplies |
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Magazines |
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Greenware Preparation |
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Pour all parts in Bell's French Glow or Ivory Flesh slip. Make two tie holes at the lower front and back of the torso and at the upper front and back of the legs. Soft fire to 720°C/Cone 018 and clean using the Wet Cleaning method. Bisque fire to 1205°C/Cone 6. Grit scrub all pieces in preparation to china painting. |
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Papier Mache Bodies |
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Papier Mache Supplies |
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Technique Sheets |
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Wigs |
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Wigging Supplies |
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3rd Firing - 720ºC/Cone 018 |
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Pupils: Mix Ebony Black with Lip Medium to a thick cream consistency. Using a mapping pen to position pupils in the centre of the iris. |
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Iris outline: Mix a little Ebony Black with the Warm Brown paint mix. Use a Petite Detailer or Ultra Lash Brush to paint a very fine outline on the outer edge of the iris. |
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Lashes and lid line: Mix 3 parts Warm Brown and 1 part Ebony Black with Fine Line Medium. Use and Ultra Lash or Proliner Brush to paint very fine upper and lower lid lines and very fine lashes top and bottom. |
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Lips and nose dots: Use the same lip mix as before. With a Petite Detailer Brush paint a line through the centre of the mouth, add accent lines above and below to outline the lips. Paint nose dots. |
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Hair: Use same mix as before to deepen colour if required. |
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4th Firing - 720ºC/Cone 018 |
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Cheeks, hands, elbows and knees: Mix Forever Rose with Lip Medium to shoe cream consistency. Condition cheeks area and beyond with Painting Medium, wipe back surplus with MultiWipe. Pounce a Small Stippler in to the paint, then stipple on the centre of the cheek area. Blend with an Accent Mop. Repeat on top of hands, elbows and knees. |
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Rose: Mix Silk Shadow with Lip Medium to a thick cream consistency. Paint the rose with a Super Cats Tongue and blend with a Shader Brush. |
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Leaves: Mix Leaf Green with Lip Medium to a thick cream consistency. Use a Super Cats Tongue to paint a smooth even coat on leaves and stem. Blend with a Mini Shader. |
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Highlight on iris & pupil edge: Mix Frosted Snow with Lip Medium to a shoe cream consistency. Use a mapping pen or cocktail stock to place a highlight dot at the 10 o/c position on each pupil. |
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5th Firing - 720ºC/Cone 018 |
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Hair band, bodice sleeve & neck piping, belt edge piping and belt buckle piping: Mix 1 part Leaf Green with and 2 part Glistening Green Glitz & Glamour paint with Lip medium to a thick cream consistency. Condition Super Cats Tongue with medium and paint the hair band, bodice neck & sleeve, belt edge and belt buckle piping. Blend gently with a Mini Shader, but in general keep a deep coat. |
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Main bodice area: Mix 1 part Flesh and 2 parts Gold Shimmer Glitz & Glamour paint with Lip Medium to a thick cream consistency. Apply paint to the bodice area with a Shader Brush and blend gently with a Blending Brush. As Before keep a dense coat and do not over blend. |
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Belt: Mix 1 part Russet and 2 parts Gold Shimmer Glitz & Glamour paint with Lip Medium to a thick cream consistency. Apply paint to the belt area with a Super Cats Tongue and blend with a Blending Brush. |
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Lower bodice, shoes: Mix 1 part All Spice and 2 Parts Brilliant Bronze Glitz & Glamour paint with Lip Medium to a shoe cream consistency. Paint lower bodice with a small Shader Brush and gently blend with a Blender Brush. Use a Super Cats Tongue with same paint mix to paint the shoes. |
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After the 5th firing, review the bodice, belt, hair band, piping and shoes and if needed or if a stronger glitter effect is wanted then apply another coat of paint to the areas and fire again |
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