Beautiful doll hands! I love how you get paper clay to stick to the armature wire smoothly. Thank you!

@Nymphaidolls

8 ай бұрын

I love sculpting hands! Hands convey so much character.

It's nice to find current content on making bjd from air dry clay, and from scratch! The information about carving dry clay makes sense... This is awesome! Thanks for posting!!

I am amazed by the level of detail and realism in your doll and puppet creations. They look like they could come to life any moment. You have a remarkable talent and skill!

@Nymphaidolls

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 🫶

I also love using air dry clay, just wanted to say you are incredibly talented and love when you post a new video!

@emilyjohnson5315

8 ай бұрын

could you make a video about your ball joints?

@Nymphaidolls

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! ☺️

@Nymphaidolls

8 ай бұрын

I have a video about knee joints on my Patreon. You can also find a free article on my blog at nymphaidolls.com But thank you for suggestion, I think I can make one in the future. 👏

It's been so hard for me to find a good tutorial on doll making with air dry clay! Thank you so much, this was brilliant! And I love your dolls. ❤

@Nymphaidolls

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! 🫶

This was incredibly helpful. Thank you so much! 👍🏻 i've only just started with sculpting dolls, but it's a lot of fun and i always feel like i'm bringing a little creature to life haha 😀

You´ve got a great talent there, thanks for the tips im suscribed from now and its my first video.

@Nymphaidolls

3 күн бұрын

Welcome aboard! ☺️

thank you so much!! I follow your dolls since a lot of years, you are an really good artist! good luck and kisses from Spain

@Nymphaidolls

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 🫶

Thank you

best video ever,

This video is such a god send! I always come back to reference your super helpful tips! I'm trying out the la doll clay myself and I noticed that even after a few days of the clay being dried out, I'm still able to leave a nail dent? Is that normal and will it go away when varnished/ sealed? I've tried adding a primer as well and after that stage it didn't do much to "harden" the clay to make it no longer dent-able. The exact type of clay I'm using is the La Doll Satin smooth natural stone clay.

@Nymphaidolls

5 ай бұрын

Some dents are definitely possible, but after spraying with primer it shouldn’t be the case anymore. Unless you use force to leave a dent. Maybe the layer of clay is too thin? Or you’re not waiting enough time for the primer to dry? Usually primer is touch-dry after a few hours, but it takes up to 24h to really dry. I feel that my prototypes are quite resistant, because I sculpt in many thin layers and use grey primer in a few thin layers as well. This helps to form a good structure. In the end, the air-dry clay won’t be as strong as resin, porcelain or even air-dry casting slips.

i love it its so detailed and amazing! i have a question tho.. how do you connect them together? is it after they dry or do you glue them in somehow

@Nymphaidolls

5 ай бұрын

Like any other ball-jointed doll you connect it with elastic string or steel springs. For air-dry clay dolls it’s usually the elastic string. ☺️

sorry i am late but i wanna know is activia la natural stone clay good and i really love your dolls

@Nymphaidolls

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! It should be good, but I never tried it. La Doll is from Activia brand and is stone clay as well.

Do you happen to know the difference between ladoll red vs. ladoll blue (premix)?

@Nymphaidolls

7 ай бұрын

It’s a very slight difference. I like both. Premix (blue package) is a mix of La Doll and Premier clays. So it’s a little bit smoother and more pliable. But the difference is quite small.

Hi, thank you very much for the video! Do I understand it right that you prefer porcelain over air dry clay for your dolls? Can you tell why?

@Nymphaidolls

10 күн бұрын

I still sculpt all my dolls from air-dry clay but cast them in porcelain later. For me, it elevates the doll to another level and it becomes this precious art piece. Another factor is longevity. Porcelain can last for hundreds of years if cared for properly. I love the look and feel of porcelain, but still sculpt with air-dry clay every day. ☺️

@olesiabockelie3289

10 күн бұрын

@@Nymphaidolls thank you :)

for the more intricate shapes like the (bottom & top part of the legs) do u shape them naturally?

@Nymphaidolls

4 ай бұрын

Can you elaborate? I’m not sure I know what do you mean.

@kilodeltawhisky1504

4 ай бұрын

​@@NymphaidollsI'm wondering if she means the ball part of the joints...?

@Nymphaidolls

4 ай бұрын

@@kilodeltawhisky1504 If that’s so, then yes, I sculpt them myself. I show how I do it in one of the BJD sculpting videos.

Hi do you know anything about padico stone paper clay?

@Nymphaidolls

6 ай бұрын

I haven’t tried it, but Padico makes La Doll stone clays as well, and they’re my favorite to sculpt with. So I’d think other stuff from them is good quality too.

Mabey I wasn’t listening good enough but how do I make it hollow? U said something about foam but I don’t really understand how I’m supposed to use it?. ❤

@Nymphaidolls

8 ай бұрын

There’s a video on my channel about sculpting ball-jointed dolls from air-dry clay, watch it ☺️ You’ll see a section where I show that I cut biggest parts in half and remove the core. For small parts like arms, you can use paper straws.

@lainify

8 ай бұрын

@@Nymphaidolls thank you so much I’ll go cheek it out!

How do you connect the ball joints together?

@Nymphaidolls

3 ай бұрын

Using elastic string or if it’s a porcelain doll - steel springs.

Hello, how can we get porcelain doll materials?

@Nymphaidolls

7 ай бұрын

I get most of my materials online. Check out The Porcelain Place, they have a lot of stuff for porcelain doll making.

@zehraardal3001

7 ай бұрын

@@Nymphaidolls thank you 😊

Those hands are so cute

@Nymphaidolls

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🫶