These
are photos of All the Waxes I Ever Did, Except for
the first Three! Each is shown next to the Sculpy
Original from which it was cast! Every one of these
wax heads were lost in the process of making the
Master Mold. The only Two which might still exist (as
I don't know if they were ever made into Vinyl heads)
are The Yawning doll and the Naughty looking one!
Three
of the photos actually show what the wax heads looked
like when they arrived from the mold maker, before I
re-sculpted the eyes and fattened up all the
shrinkage's, etc. If you look carefully you can see
the many ways these were changed, that on first
glance would not be noticed.
These
waxes had to be "perfect" the slightest
blemish would show up on the final head. I guess your
readers know how a doll head is made. But in case
they don't I'll mention that the wax heads are
immersed in a mild acid bath and
"electroplated"! It's just like
"bronzing" baby shoes!
After
several days the plating is so thick, it a mold. Then
the wax is melted out and "Lost". Vinyl
master heads can now be cast from this mold, and all
future molds are made from these vinyl heads, instead
of wax. The vinyl can be melted out of the new molds
the same as the wax was on the very first mold."
-- Mel
#4
So Loving Laura:
#5
So Funny Natalie:
"Here's
Natalie. I could see from this wax the her mouth was
getting bigger from just the first shrinkage, 3% from
sculpy to wax, so I re-sculpted her entire mouth in
the wax to make it smaller.
Note
how the finished wax looks larger than the first
impression. I did fatten areas on each wax, head, but
what is really happening in these photos is that the
first photo is smaller, and rather than the entire
head getting a lot larger, it's the eyes and mouth
that have become a lot smaller in the wax."
--Mel
#6
So Sorry Sarah:
#7
So Innocent Cynthia:
#8
So Delightful DeeDee
This
Dee Dee shows how extensive the re-sculpting process
really was, the "before and after" in the
eye areas is especially dramatic. What doesn't show
in any photos are the hundreds of air bubbles and
other imperfections that have to be corrected in the
final waxes.
#8
So Delightful DeeDee, showing the finished wax:
#9
So Shy Sherri:
#10
So Playful Penny:
#14
So Cute Carmen or So Tender Tina:
#15
So Caring Karen:
#16
So Silly Sally:
#18
So Excited Naomi:
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