Another Member of the Clay Charm Added : Mr. Doom Dada aka TOP! Happy Birthday :D

Hello, how are you? Since I posted the clay charm I made a few days ago, I've been inspired to make more, but this time I will make a charm of Choi Seunghyun, aka TOP of BigBang, who made me like K-pop. It is his birthday today, so it is more special. I have something to revisit in my past post, and the inspiration for the design comes from his iconic song Doom Dada, in which he is dressed in a blue suit with a big bow and the iconic big microphone. It is my second time making charms, so I can say I am more comfortable doing it, and I've been feeling confident about so if you wanted to see the process, keep scrolling LOL. ----

Materials I Used:

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Craft Time!

The Sketch:

So I like to sketch the reference in a sketchbook rather than digitalize it, this is less stressful, maybe when I have the time, I will. I was staring at it, something was missing on it, and that's a red beard LOL. ----- -----

Conditioning the Clay:

These are the colors I am going to use. Then I condition them one by one. I start with the lighter clay first because the blue one leaves a stain on my hand when conditioning it. ----- -----

Weighing the Clay:

And then I weigh them on their specific weight by parts using this portable weighing scale. ----- -----

Shaping Each Part:

One thing that I discovered is prepping all the parts that are needed for each part of the body. For example, I do the head first, it contains eyes, nose, lips, eyebrows, and ears, and the hands and legs. And then the bow so bows have a lot of parts, so I divided it into each part. ---- And then for the mic, I use aluminum foil to save a lot of polymer clay and to lessen the weight of the clay, too. ---- And last is the clothing. ----- -----

Sculpting the Face:

I shape the head into the specific shape of head I usually do. ---- Before I start adding the other parts, I clean any lint and dust off the clay using a Q-tip and alcohol. --- Then I started to add the eyes, usually the eyes are placed in the middle part of the face. ----- Next are the eyebrows. I did them thick because TOP has really thick eyebrows. ---- For the nose, I use this pinkish color, and then I shape it like a triangle, and then I cut the middle of it just like the shape of a heart. Then I added it in the middle of the face. ----- For the mouth, I cut a tiny piece of black clay and then rolled it into a piece of paper until it became thin, and then I cut it into two lines and then connected them like I do in the photo. ---- For the hair, I grab black clay and divide it into parts according to how the hair flows. I used to not like doing hair, but when I suddenly learned the technique, I got used to it fast. ----- When I fill up the head with hair, I am going to blend then using this dotting tool. ---- This is what it looks like. By the way, I added the beard I forgot to add earlier LOL. ---- -----

Arranging and Sculpting the Body:

I roll some of the blue clay into a thin shape like this. ---- And then I wrapped the body with that rolled clay and shaped it like clothes. ---- And then I added the feet, and then the shoulder part. ----- Then I connected the head and the body by using a wire with a little hook to make each other stick together. ---- And then I added the mic strap and bow. ----- -----

Making the Big Mic:

To make the mic, I first shape aluminum foil into a circle and the handle of the mic. ----- Using this dark grey clay, I wrap the circle foil until it is fully coated. ----- I did the same thing with the handle. Then I added details to it, too. ---- Then I connected the body and the mic. I just pray that the mic will not fall when baking LOL. ----- -----

Adding the Eyepin:

Before I bake the clay, I added the eyepin in the top middle of the head. --- -----

Baking the Polymer Clay:

And then baked in pre preheated oven at the temperature and time on the packaging said. After baking, let it cool down first before proceeding to the next step. ----- -----

Glazing the Clay:

Before I apply UV Resin, I make sure to tape the back of the clay to prevent it not moving when applying UV Resin. I apply the first coat as thin a possible and then carefully spread it using a brush, and then cure it under UV Light until the stickiness is gone, and then keep layering it with UV Resin, and to completely remove the stickiness, I cure it under the sun for about an hour. ---- -----

Adding the Keychain:

Then I added the keychain using the two pliers, and this is how it looks. ---- ----

Mr. Sun Meet His New Friend!

They look cute together! ----- ----- Photoshoot Time! ---- Our cat smells Mr. Doom Dada. LOL ----- ----

Thank you for visiting, see you on my next blog. :D Please take care of your mental health as well. I hope you are okay today :))

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