Fixing a baked OOAK polymer doll

Just a small tutorial on how to fix an already baked OOAK polymer art doll.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• OOAK
• centaur
• polymer
• artdoll
• tutorial
• repair
• doll
• pro-sculpt
• sculpey
• clay

[chevycowboy1963]

great vid thanks

[ForbiddenClay]

Thank you! ^_^

[MammalucaArt]

Hi again, again!:D

Its been a long time now, but I just have to ask where i can get isopropyl alcohol, haha

[ForbiddenClay]

Any pharmacy will do.. gotta Walmart? I like getting the 92%

[squeakmachine18]

do you have any more vids?

i subscribed but all i see is your favs.

[ForbiddenClay]

I've been posting on my other account and left this one for family uses. Look up "cricketscreations", I have about 10 videos up on there so far of a double centaur piece I'm working on. Thanks for subscribing, subscribe there as well! ^_^

[SmallestKitten]

Really good!! Im glad i watched this!

[CricketsCreations]

Yes, baby oil will attract dirt after baking. I only use baby oil afterwards to help with moonie problems or white areas that I've accidentally over acetoned. Baby oil will soak into the piece and take those light blemishes away. You must be careful though.. it will also weaken your piece, so only use a little bit on the direct area. For smoothing after baking, use fine grit sand paper and a trickle of water, maybe a little acetone for big problems, but use caution.

[MammalucaArt]

Will the baby oil also attract lint after the doll is baked?

It may be a funny question, but it seems like one of my pieces, wich i smoothed with baby oil, attracted dirt after it was baked.

It could though!, also just be me, not paying attention to it before it was baked.. hehe:D

[CricketsCreations]

All polymers are bad about getting dirty easy. The best remedies is to wear white clothing when you are working, make sure your hands are washed, there are no fans on, your work area is pretty clean, work on a glass surface if you can, and have a "dirt ball" piece of clay handy to rub your hands on occasionally as well.

Baby oil is "ok" to smooth with, but will attract even more lint and also will make your clay soft and may change the heating time needed to bake and cure your piece. Use Alcohol

[MammalucaArt]

Hi again!

I have two more questions:D...

It seems that the clay I am currently using, wich is one of the only sculpting polymer clays available in Denmark, (Puppen Fimo) is extremely dirt-sensitive.

It easily turns gray and full of little hairs, when I knead and smooth it with my hands. What can i do to avoid this?

Also!, Is it a good idea to use baby oil for the final smoothing?

[CricketsCreations]

You are welcome ^_^

I know of several artists who work that way, but I like to totally wrap my sculpts in poly-fil while baking, so that they will not end up with burn marks. I put my sculpts on a bed of poly-fil, in a deep metal pan (about 2"), and then blanket them with polyfil. You will want to support any weak areas (like legs) with extra polyfil. I've not had any bending/mashed problems doing it this way.