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Materials for Rerooting & Wig Making
Here are the basic materials needed to get started making wigs for dolls and action figures.
Haley Poluchuck
May 17, 20232 min read
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Painting Realistic Metal
In this article, I talk about two simple ways to achieve realistic metal looks.
Haley Poluchuck
Oct 30, 20222 min read
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Customizing Phicen Figures
A few trial-and-error tips and tidbits based on my experience customizing seamless Phicen action figures...
Haley Poluchuck
Oct 29, 20224 min read
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Painting Blood and Wounds
Cuts, stabs, vampire bites, you name it. Here are some tips on how to make realistic-looking wounds, blood, and a little bit of gore....
Haley Poluchuck
Jun 4, 20223 min read
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How to Replace Sculpted Doll Hair
Love the face mold but hate the plastic hair? Here's my method for creating a rounded base that you can use to fit a wig onto. Here's...
Haley Poluchuck
Jun 3, 20222 min read
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How to Increase Your Doll's Articulation
Made-to-Move Barbies are the best for articulation, but their joints aren't the prettiest, and they can get expensive. If you're making a...
Haley Poluchuck
Jun 3, 20222 min read
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Easy Way to Patch a Hole in a Doll or Action Figure's Head
When removing molded hair from dolls and action figures, it's not uncommon to create holes in the head. Here are two easy methods for...
Haley Poluchuck
May 21, 20222 min read
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How to Create Realistic Curls for Dolls and Action Figures
Here is my method for creating realistic curls! For this demonstration, I will be using acrylic yarn. I won't be going into details of...
Haley Poluchuck
Apr 9, 20224 min read
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How to Recolor Doll Skin Without an Airbrush
No airbrush? No problem! I have a way to create awesome-looking skin with just a dry paintbrush, acrylic, and some fixative. Even if you...
Haley Poluchuck
Mar 11, 20223 min read
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How to Articulate Dolls and Action Figures
Here is my method of adding some articulation to toys with no joints. To start, you're going to need: A small saw or saw bit for a Dremel...
Haley Poluchuck
Dec 7, 20213 min read
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How to Make Angel Wings for Dolls
The first thing you're going to want to do is find some reference photos of actual wings. I learned this lesson after being confused as...
Haley Poluchuck
Nov 7, 20213 min read
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How to Give a Doll Gauges
This project is super simple and easy to do. All you need is: An X-acto blade or an equivilant Apoxie Sculpt Paint Mod Podge or clear...
Haley Poluchuck
Sep 24, 20211 min read
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How to Give a Doll Elf Ears
You can always just wing it, sculpting elf ears straight onto the rubber head. I've done this in the past. I've even cut Barbie's ears...
Haley Poluchuck
Sep 21, 20214 min read
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How to Make a Doll Shorter or Taller
A guide for making dolls taller or shorter with example pictures.
Haley Poluchuck
Aug 26, 20213 min read
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Materials Needed for Body Modifications on Dolls
Depending on what kinds of projects you're undertaking, the materials you need are going to vary. Here are some things to get you...
Haley Poluchuck
Jul 26, 20212 min read
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Barbie Arm Transplants
Why would I want this, you ask? The thing that caused me to look into arm transplants was that I was customizing a Mermaid Fantasy...
Haley Poluchuck
Jul 21, 20213 min read
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How to Make Wigs for Action Figures and Dolls
Wigs elevate an action figure's look big time, especially if you're going to repaint it. Of course, you can make wigs for dolls as well,...
Haley Poluchuck
Jul 21, 20218 min read
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How to Turn Yarn into Hair for Dolls and Action Figures
Here is what you'll need: Acrylic Yarn Cat brush Hair straightener Any long, thin object (Stick, barbeque skewer, paintbrush, etc) Many...
Haley Poluchuck
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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Dying Acrylic Yarn for Doll Wigs
Though acrylic yarn is fabulous for making doll hair, it doesn't come in a huge variety of hair tones. While I was looking for a way to...
Haley Poluchuck
Jun 17, 20212 min read
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Best Way to Reroot a Doll's Hair with Acrylic Yarn
There are a zillion videos on youtube out there talking about how to reroot, so I'm not going to go into too much detail on that...
Haley Poluchuck
Jun 7, 20212 min read
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