I had purchased a miniature Samurai Sword and started doing research to make my doll with it. I wanted a sexy but sophisticated Asian girl holding the sword in but the poses I came up with all had the girl holding the sword with both hands. The first change came up when I realized that the sword I had purchased did not have a case, so it would not make sense for the girl to be holding the raw blade. Ouch!!
During my many sleepless middle of the night (that's when I wake up and create in my head) I decided to "loose" the sword and just make a Geisha with a tattoo on her back. So off I went with this idea. She would be kneeling and her back would be bare so I could show the tattoo. Specifically, a large dragon tattoo.
I went to Joann Fabrics and found what I thought was the perfect fabric. I did some research on how to make a Kimono and off I went. For some reason the whole idea seemed to work better if the doll would be standing and the Kimono draping off her back. She also had to have her hands holding it in the front so that her breasts would not be exposed. Remember, I wanted sexy, but in a more sophisticated way and the breast out would not be a good idea.
I came into difficulties when I started sculpting the arms and hands close to the chest because I realized it was going to be close to impossible to slip the Kimono on after the doll was baked. I thought about dressing her first before baking but I was afraid the fabric would burn. I then remembered reading on the Madsculptor blog (Mark Dennis) that he once sculpted a figure where he had to sculpt the hands really close to the body and leave a small space in which to slip the fabric through after baked. And Voila, that did it!!!
The final issue came up when she was finished and I went to do her hair only to find that I did not have enough of the jet black hair, just some strands, and I had spent hours on YouTube learning how to do a Geisha hairdo. Guess she did not want the fancy hairdo!! So I glued the pieces of Tibetan Lamb hair on her bold head and with the help of lots of hair spray, I was able to style it in a way she was very happy with.
So far she looked beautiful and and a little bit too sexy. I was afraid a big red dragon tattoo on her back would just push her over the edge, and so.......the cherry blossoms appeared.
Here she is. Asian Beauty
