The base coat of the crown was complete and ready from me to begin forming details. After applying a smoother coat the crown's prongs I added a blob of clay to the end of each and formed them into tiny balls. Once they were dry I added a second coat to the balls to make them rounder. Finally I added a rim around the base of the crown to make it look more regal.
To give the bag character, I built up the Winterstone around the neck and arms to create the appearance of holes in the bag.
Next I applied the first layer of Winterstone icing to the face. Icing is similar to clay but is less grainy when dry and can be sanded into a beautifully smooth surface. I applied the icing with a knife, shaped and smoothed it as much as possible then smoothed and shaped it with my fingers. After shaping her forehead I used my right index finger to shape her left eyebrow then with my left index finger I shaped her right eyebrow. I find that I achieve better symmetry when using whichever hand has the best angle. Fortunately I'm ambidextrous and my left hand is almost as good as my right when sculpting.
Travelling down I shaped her nose to look cuter, built up her cheeks to look happier, shaped her chin to be longer and smoothed the lines of her neck. Over and over, my fingers traveled up and down her face, removing imperfections and accentuating details. When the clay on my index fingers dried and started scratching the sculpture I switched to using my middle fingers, then ring fingers, then little fingers, then thumbs. By the time I was finished, each finger was covered in dry icing. While smoothing the back of her neck, my fingers were too fat to reach up under the hair. Too bad of my young helpers with small fingers wasn't here to help out.
To give the bag character, I built up the Winterstone around the neck and arms to create the appearance of holes in the bag.
Next I applied the first layer of Winterstone icing to the face. Icing is similar to clay but is less grainy when dry and can be sanded into a beautifully smooth surface. I applied the icing with a knife, shaped and smoothed it as much as possible then smoothed and shaped it with my fingers. After shaping her forehead I used my right index finger to shape her left eyebrow then with my left index finger I shaped her right eyebrow. I find that I achieve better symmetry when using whichever hand has the best angle. Fortunately I'm ambidextrous and my left hand is almost as good as my right when sculpting.
Travelling down I shaped her nose to look cuter, built up her cheeks to look happier, shaped her chin to be longer and smoothed the lines of her neck. Over and over, my fingers traveled up and down her face, removing imperfections and accentuating details. When the clay on my index fingers dried and started scratching the sculpture I switched to using my middle fingers, then ring fingers, then little fingers, then thumbs. By the time I was finished, each finger was covered in dry icing. While smoothing the back of her neck, my fingers were too fat to reach up under the hair. Too bad of my young helpers with small fingers wasn't here to help out.
For the final layer of Winerstone on the feet I created tiny knobs on the sides where the ankle bones are and elongated the backs of the heels to create the Achilles tendons. I added clay to the underside, top and instep of each foot to create strength and proportion. Next I thickened the big toes and once they had dried I used a Dremmel tool (a small electrical grinder) to cut slices between the toes.
With the Dremmel tool I also carved fingers onto the hands. These slits will guide me when applying icing layers to the hands and feet.
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