Becky in progress

Tbuilder · Post by **Tbuilder** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:21 am

Ok, first time posting a pic lets see if it works

Edited post for before and after shots.

Tbuilder · Post by **Tbuilder** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 11:27 am

Don't laugh at the nose Im still working on it. LOL
Becky is an attempt to make a doll that is "upgradeable" meaning she can be disassembled and modified without major reconstruction or damage. It's just an experiment at this point and I thought I'd see if you all had an opinion?
As is, I can change her jaw line, eyes, cheeks, color, forehead, and the shape of her lips . The only thing Im stuck with (for now) is her damn nose.

Keithallen · Post by **Keithallen** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:28 pm

Not bad Tbuilder. Keep experimenting, and I'm sure you will come up with a better nose

NamRepaid · Post by **NamRepaid** » Mon Oct 22, 2007 9:48 pm

She has a kinda cro-magnin look that could go hot or ugh with the next look. Cave girl selling car insurance? Post some more, larger pics & more info on the project.
Looks like fun.

Nam

timetraveler1 · Post by **timetraveler1** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:23 am

yeah not to bad the nose is a little pug nosed but you have a good start i think !! keep letting us know of your progress with pics and info .

Tbuilder · Post by **Tbuilder** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:08 pm

Well I love the work of Lisa Lichtenfels sculptures. If you haven't seen her website, check it out http://lisalichtenfels.net/. She creates with nylon stocking and batting etc, creating a sculpture from the inside out. Obviously, nylon skin isn't going to work for what Im trying to get to, so I came up with a form of silicone that is very stretchy and highly tear resistant. That part was pretty easy really. LOL. The hard part is sculpting the few facial traits that aren't formed by the underskull, the nose and lips. Sooo Becky has a goofy ass nose right now, but she is getting a re-cast very soon.
The skin can be stitched without pulling through the silicone so changing shapes and weaving animatronic features into the face is pretty straight-forward.
I figured if I could get the face to work out right, that a full body could be made using this technique. Then if a part were damaged or an upgrade became available, surgery could be done using a needle and thread, kinda like the girl from "Nightmare before Christmas" ,uh, but not as creepy.

Doll_Luvr · Post by **Doll_Luvr** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:39 pm

Tbuilder wrote:Well I love the work of Lisa Lichtenfels sculptures. If you haven't seen her website, check it out http://lisalichtenfels.net/.

Holy crap!

Her stuff is amazing! Thanks for that link.

As far as Becky goes, I don't think it's just the nose... her forehead is short (maybe raise the wig?), and her jaw looks rather square and big. Nothing wrong with that, if that's the look you're going for. My first impression was that she would make a good female dwarf character. And I don't mean that in a bad way, it's just one interpretation.

Sounds like you've come up with a unique way of working with silicone. Please do keep us informed of your progress.

~DL

Crazyhorse · Post by **Crazyhorse** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:53 pm

Doll Luvr wrote:
Tbuilder wrote:Well I love the work of Lisa Lichtenfels sculptures. If you haven't seen her website, check it out http://lisalichtenfels.net/.
Holy crap!

Her stuff is amazing! Thanks for that link.

Yeah she's pretty incredible, there was some discussion of her work in another thread not long ago. Somehow I missed the pic dollluvr posted tho, thats a great one. I'm going to have to go look at the site again now too see if there's more I've got a little bit of a fairy fetish.

Tbuilder · Post by **Tbuilder** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:39 pm

Becky's getting a make-over.

These photos are going to give ya an idea on how the face is being created, very little "sculpting" goes into the skin, everything is done from the skull and muscle tissue. She has no eyes yet or really any sockets, I'm still thinking on how to handle that (I want her to blink realistically)
So really all you've got here is a skin with lips and nose stretched over a halloween skull.

Tbuilder · Post by **Tbuilder** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:44 pm

Nose is better

raysmod · Post by **raysmod** » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:52 pm

She's taking shape. Its like an artist who draws a portrait, The more they do this the better they get. Ideally there is no separation between the sculpter and their creation. They are one, so to speak. Thats quality!

LabRat · Post by **LabRat** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:06 am

I hate drawing noses. It's probably the most annoying part of the face for me to portrait. Eyes, no problem. Lips can be difficult, but I enjoy drawing mouths. Noses should be easy, but I'm never happy with the results.

But an artist is never truely satisfied with their own completed works... They can always see what they perceive as "flaws"...

Tbuilder · Post by **Tbuilder** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 10:52 am

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I took a page from Perry's book and stuck some paper eyes on Becky before I go and cut the silicone. This stuff can be cut and the cut won't propogate but I can only cut the eyes in once.

Any thoughts or ideas on different eye sizes or shapes? You guys are a big help figuring out what this is going to end up looking like.

Tbuilder · Post by **Tbuilder** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:05 pm

Caught this pic of Becky smiling (must have been her cousin Jab R. Jaw tellin' a dirty joke.

Im pretty happy with the way her face is turning out, she can smile and her mouth opens no eye blinks yet but Im still thinking on it.

The body is next I've got a few extra skeletons around the house to experiment with. I need to order some more silicone and I haven't figured out which grade to order. But it will happen pretty soon. In the meantime I'll be busy adding muscle and fat tissue to a skeleton to see what I've got to work with.

timetraveler1 · Post by **timetraveler1** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:08 pm

is this a doll your fixing for yourself ?? or a prototype for a doll that your going to mass produce ?? if so are you going to have the skeletons and fat tissue inside all of them . ??

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