I had always wanted to try and make a BJD (Ball Jointed Doll) but could not find any books on the subject. The ones I found were in Japanese, I guess that system of doll-making comes from there. Don"t know for certain, will have to research and see.
Finally I found a BJD class on Apryl Jenses's website
Making Fairies. The class was awesome. She carefully explains each step in detail and i think I was able to do pretty good for my first one. The process is very tedious and takes a while to make an entire doll but they really turn out beautiful.
The best part is that you make piece by piece so it's easier to sculpt and sand. I had a little trouble with the tiny joints and next time I will make them smaller so that they do not show so much. It was a lot of fun.
Look at the finished product, hope you like it.
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