Let’s show our WIP part 4 (Part 3)

[YelenaRey]

Beautiful!

[chatrat]

I just finished Laila’s painting and will start rooting her tomorrow. She is my Christmas giveaway baby this year♥️

[kareninflorida]

Oh, how precious!

[lynn]

Those lips are absolutely Stunning, how did you manage to get that color? Love it. She is adorable!! Can’t wait to see her finished and dressed, so very realistic!!

[PHehn]

Thank you @YelenaRey and @lynn

Here she is finished

[kareninflorida]

So, so beautiful!

[sim97]

Thank you @lynn @cherielynn09 and @LisaLynn can’t wait to get started on her rooting!

[sim97]

She is such a sweetie!

[Marydi]

Final touches on Esenia. I am adding highlights with yellow ochre.

[chatrat]

Thank you🥰

[YelenaRey]

LOVE your work. Always!

[kareninflorida]

Oh, wow, gorgeous!

[Marydi]

thank you Karen

[cherielynn09]

OoOoOo…she is gorgeous!!!

[jlesser]

Anyone successfully bake a wrap around belly plate without it cracking?!

What’s your secret???

[ellakabella]

Rolled up receiving blanket is my go to. I’ve even put a polyfill stuffed body in there and wrapped the belly plate around it to bake

[jlesser]

I did a stiffer rolled up receiving blanket…

Now I worry about needing to bake again for varnish.

[YelenaRey]

I roll washcloth or a small towel under them - so far I never had that would crack.

[jlesser]

Every wrap around I have done has cracked. So dumb

I even baked less time to try to avoid it. It cracked in 5 places.
Thankfully I have vinyl putty. I used my heat gun to hold it in place and set it.

Then another more liberal layer of putty and a larger rolled up receiving blanket with no give. Then I used another rolled up receiving blanket in a U shape around the bottom and sides so it couldnt try to misshape itself again. Which worked.

But I cant do that with varnish involved…
I was just heat setting thinning medium in the creases and belly button.

[sim97]

Phenomenal!