Dollmaking Series with Judy Meier

Video#	Title	Time
d1	Before You Begin Dollmaking	45 min.
	Explanations and visual aids of dollmaking terminology. Choosing and casting a simple mold. Mixing your paint and use of both water and oil based methods of painting. The best brushes to purchase, their uses and how to care for them.
d2	Casting Porcelain	30 min.
	Learn how to cast porcelain dolls and avoid such casting problems as collapsed torsos, legs and feet. Trim the spares and open the eyes. Repair a broken mold, attach broken fingers or paste ons and more.
d3	Cleaning Greenware	45 min.
	Explanation of cleaning tools and their uses. Cleaning and detailing dolls with open mouth and applying underglaze to the teeth. Sizing eyes, applying tears, glazed shoes, etc.
d4	Firing Porcelain	45 min.
	Everything you need to know about your kiln and firing. Loading the kiln, refiring porcelain a second time and use of the witness cones.
d5	Babies for the Beginner	70 min.
	Paint 3 very different babies. Stuff and assemble bodies, apply false eyelashes to a sleeping infant and set eyes. Mix paint and learn to blend the colors. Painted hair, wigs and insert stationary eyes.
d6	Painting French Dolls	70 min.
	Painting of a Bru and a Jumeau. Learn easy painting techniques and become aware of the basic differences between these lovely French dolls.
d7	Painted Eyes	60 min.
	Learn to paint the most difficult eyes the easy way! Paint eyes to look like glass, as well as intaglio. This simple method will quickly turn a novice into a professional eye painter.
d8	Composition Bodies	60 min.
	Learn to cast, clean and string composition bodies. Compliment your beautiful porcelain heads. You will also learn to paint and spray them to achieve that wonderful glass finish found on award winning dolls using Judy’s easy techniques.
d9	Making Composition Dolls	90 min.
	Learn how to reproduce the composition dolls of yesterday without spending money on expensive equipment! Learn to cast, clean, paint and string a composition doll with Judy’s easy methods.
d10	Synthetic Wig Styling	60 min.
	Learn to cut, trim and style your doll’s synthetic wig. You will also learn how to straighten and cut synthetic hair along with many other hints and tips that will enhance the beauty and style of your doll’s hair.
d11	Parian Dolls	90 min.
	Parian dolls will open up a whole new dimension to your dollmaking world! Learn to hand decorate these lovely dolls by making and adding porcelain flowers, porcelain ribbons, gold lusters, and much, much more.
d12	Award Winning Dolls	90 min.
	Learn what the judges look for, the process they use for judging and what you have to do to make “award winning dolls”. Judy addresses the “dos” and “don’ts” and actually judges dolls while you observe. This video is geared for dollmakers wanting to win top awards in competition as well as those just wishing to improve their dollmaking skills.

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Our tapes are hosted by well respected professionals who have years of teaching expertise.

You will be impressed by the detail of the “close up” shots which allow you an onobstructed view of the teacher’s methods. Unlike a class, you can rewind to review the information time and time again until your technique is perfected. At your leasure you can learn a new skill without the commitment of a class schedule. If you enjoy taking classes, you will find that our tapwes will expand your knowledge even more. Many of the exclusive techniques shown are only available on these videos.

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Judy shares her knowledge and expertise in this series of videos tailored for use by beginners as well as advanced dollmakers. In Babies for Beginners, Judy paints three different babies-Sugar Britches, Baby Gloria, and Sweetness- using the water base technique. In addition to painting techniques, she shows how to stuff and assemble the bodies, apply false eyelashes, set eyes, mix paint and blend colors, as well as techniques for working with painted hair and wigs. In Painting French Dolls, Judy focuses on a Bru and a Jumeau, using easy painting techniques. The advantage of videocassette instruction is obvious: the viewer can stop, start and review as needed. We found an additional benefit: we could watch a doll’s personality emerge through the painting process. When Judy was working on pieces, the flow of her presentation was excellent. She presented tips and tidbits of information and her personality and love of the craft were evident. This real pro doing her thing makes the process look easy, and after all, isn’t that the point?”