Ann Chluba's Blog

I really hate to sculpt hands!!! I mean, I really, really hate it! I am never ever satisfied with my accomplishments, and I sculpt with a overall feeling of anger and fear... Funny? I can sculpt a fearly good face and feet are also okay, but not hands... I suck at it! My beloved partner in crime is so supportive, and try to make me feel more selfconfident by claiming that there is absolutly nothing wrong with my sculpted hands, they are just a bit too big (every time...!) He also suggested that I could start by sculpting the hands, and sculpt the face that have the correct anatomical measurements afterwards... I always start with the head and the face, but perhaps I should try a new approach? I think I will try that...

Today, I started out by making a fairly reasonable pair of hands for my vampire doll, but after they had been baked, I sadly realised that they were too big... Okay, I cheered myself up, and started making a new pair. I checked the size and it looked okay, but after baking again (!) I realised that they had almost the same size as the first pair!! Oh my God, I had to take a break, because I felt like screaming!!!! How do I do it wrong all of the time? I know that the hands are getting bigger when I work and sculpt the clay, but how do I measure them correct during the process? I am trying to make nice elegant ladylike hands here! My hands all look like they belong to a Norwegian Troll!!

Look at my accomplishments today:

Here I am still pleased with my second pair of hands. They are definite smaller than the first pair, right?

Oh no, not again! They came out almost the same size as the first pair, AGAIN!!!

I must start my third pair!!! ARGH!!! Anyone?? How do you do it?