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Silicone Magic ADVANCED Masterclass
his series of videos is for those doll artists who have completed the Silicone Magic beginners course, or who are already making silicone baby dolls using basic glove mould techniques and would like to expand your mould making, casting and sculpting skills.
The courses included in this course are:
MOULDING:
Making a two-part mould using several different methods:
Cleaning, seaming, invisibly repairing and prepping the cast doll:
Making advanced adjustments to your mould:
Making a hard silicone replica master of your sculpt:
Adding flocking to your pour silicone to give different tints and depth to flesh tones
Running out of silicone mid-pour? Saving and using up old silicone left in pot.
Different softnesses of silicone
Different sized baby dolls, and making fantasy fae babies
Making partial silicone baby dolls
Silicone doll armatures
Airbrushing using silicone paint
Tips on running your silicone doll business as a professional
The courses included in this course are:
MOULDING:
Making a two-part mould using several different methods:
- Using a clay wall to make a two-part mould
- Using plasti-shim to make a two-part mould
- Making a two-part block, or box mould
Cleaning, seaming, invisibly repairing and prepping the cast doll:
- Invisible repairs to seams, air bubbles, and general flaws in your cast doll
- transplanting a head, hand or foot with secure adhesion and invisible mending
- changing gender of silicone baby
- making a basic tongue
Making advanced adjustments to your mould:
- removing unwanted 'creases' in the inside of the mould due to slight cracks in the original clay sculpt being replicated in the cast
- repairing tears and rips in the mould
- adding a sculpted inner mouth (opening mouth with, gums, tongue, uvula) to the mould of a closed mouth baby
- adding eye sockets to the mould of an open eye baby for easy insertion of eyes in cast doll
Making a hard silicone replica master of your sculpt:
- Casting a replica doll in a hard silicone for future re-moulding of your doll
Adding flocking to your pour silicone to give different tints and depth to flesh tones
Running out of silicone mid-pour? Saving and using up old silicone left in pot.
Different softnesses of silicone
- Demonstration of different softnesses of silicone and their uses in doll making
- Using a tactile mutator / deadener (eg slacker) to get different softnesses to your silicone - including how to work out percentages for adding tactile mutator
- The effect of different solvents and liquids with your silicone for thinning, softening, prepping, cleaning, thickening etc
Different sized baby dolls, and making fantasy fae babies
- How to work out the size of different aged babies including preemies, toddlers and pre-school children including measurements and proportion guide.
- How to make elf ears, and making a baby face extra cute for making fantasy babies and fae children by exaggerating features and proportions.
Making partial silicone baby dolls
- Different types of partial silicones, types of cloth bodies, sculpting a limb or head for a cloth body or cuddle baby.
- Making a flange for a doll in silicone
- Tips on pouring heads and limbs for cuddle baby or partial silicone with cloth body, making a hard silicone flange for the body tie to grab hold of without stretching the silicone
Silicone doll armatures
- Adding a full body armature to your silicone doll
- Adding arms-only armatures and legs-only armatures
Airbrushing using silicone paint
- Mixing silicone paint for airbrush use, taking airbrush apart and getting to know it, cleaning the airbrush
Tips on running your silicone doll business as a professional
- Keeping records and registering as a sole trader (or business)
- UK laws about tax, VAT etc made simple.
How much does it cost?
PLEASE BE AWARE I AM CURRENTLY RECORDING THESE VIDEOS AND WILL BE UPLOADING WEEKLY, AIMING TO HAVE THE WHOLE SERIES COMPLETE BY END OF YEAR 2025. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH ME!
Once all the videos have been recorded and uploaded, the cost will rise to £497 for lifetime access.
As a paid member of Silicone Magic, you will also get access to our SILICONE MAGIC facebook group where our lovely students chat, show photos of their work, ask questions and get help along the way. Carolyn is present to guide and advise you as you work your way through the course.
PLEASE BE AWARE I AM CURRENTLY RECORDING THESE VIDEOS AND WILL BE UPLOADING WEEKLY, AIMING TO HAVE THE WHOLE SERIES COMPLETE BY END OF YEAR 2025. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH ME!
Who is the tutor?
My name is Carolyn Doughty and I’m a doll sculptor, and silicone doll artist, living in Preston in the UK.
I have been making silicone dolls for around 12 years now, and, while I don't claim to know it all, I HAVE helped many people like yourself achieve their dream of making their very own baby in silicone, from start to finish. I help many on their silicone journey through my demo videos on YouTube, I have mentored a handful of artists on their journey to become professional silicone doll artists, and for a good few years I have helped beginner artists through the facebook group Making Silicone Babies.
Many of these artists are now professional doll artists, making a good living from their silicone doll businesses.
I have been making silicone dolls for around 12 years now, and, while I don't claim to know it all, I HAVE helped many people like yourself achieve their dream of making their very own baby in silicone, from start to finish. I help many on their silicone journey through my demo videos on YouTube, I have mentored a handful of artists on their journey to become professional silicone doll artists, and for a good few years I have helped beginner artists through the facebook group Making Silicone Babies.
Many of these artists are now professional doll artists, making a good living from their silicone doll businesses.
PLEASE BE AWARE I AM CURRENTLY RECORDING THESE VIDEOS AND WILL BE UPLOADING WEEKLY, AIMING TO HAVE THE WHOLE SERIES COMPLETE BY END OF YEAR 2025. PLEASE BE PATIENT WITH ME!
