Online Courses
For anyone wishing to learn dollmaking techniques from master Artist Members of the National Institute of American Doll Artists.
OUR LIST OF COURSES
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$10.00Molding and Casting Paper Embellishments
Create your own simple, one-sided molds and cast feather-weight embellishments with Pat Lillich
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$45.00Sculpting a Paper Clay Head on a Styrene Egg
Step-by-step instructions, photos, text & voice over. Materials list, demos of carving the polystyrene egg , covering it with clay, inserting eyes, building features with anatomy guidance & adding a chest plate. Finally, finishing off and ...
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$99.00Kiln-Fired Raven/Crow
with Connie Smith In this 1st of 2 courses, create a fully articulated Raven or Crow figure from gorgeous Cassius Basaltic Clay, and a fully articulated cloth-and-wire body as Bird or Anthropomorphic Hybrid! Costumes in 2nd Course, coming December!
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$20.00Sculpting bare feet with air-dry clay
In this video course you will learn how to sculpt bare feet step-by-step. The course is about sculpting in air-dry clay and shows you lots of tips and tricks to make your dolls' feet more realistic. The course is ongoing and open for everyone.
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$65.00How to make The Girl from Paris
In this course Ankie Daanen will guide you in making a charming complete doll: The Girl from Paris. Sculpting, painting, and costuming instructions included.
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$30.00LEGACY COURSE: Akira Blount - Creating Cloth Doll Heads and Hands
Internationally renowned doll artist Akira Blount shares her unique philosophies, techniques and skills in creating cloth heads and hands for art dolls.
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$150.00LEGACY COURSE: Robert McKinley's Dollmaking Workshop
A comprehensive teaching tool on Bob McKinley's step-by-step approach to creating a doll using paperclay.
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FreeFREE DEMO Making Hollyhock Dolls
with Shelley Thornton. For kids of ALL ages
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FreeFREE TUTORIAL How to work with air-dry clay
This free PDF tutorial shows you tips, tricks and techniques to help you sculpting with air-dry clay
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$20.00How to Make High Heels
Ankie will show you how to make high heel shoes by means of videos and PDFs. You can make many different models based on a basic process.
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$30.00Polymer Clay Tutorial : Making Shoes
A seven-part tutorial demonstrating methods and ideas for making slipper shoes and boots for small figures using polymer clay. Students can follow the lessons at their own pace and will be able to download the videos for their own reference library.
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$30.00Playing with Synthetic Organza
Synthetic organza makes me happy. Because of the beautiful colors, the transparency and the endless possibilities to play with it. In this class you will learn how to melt and combine synthetic organza into flowers and leaves. Have fun!
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$49.00More Playing with Synthetics
Lots of inspiring patterns, techniques and ideas to work with unexpected materials
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$22.00Painting Faces
This is a short course in which I show how and with what I paint my doll faces. I show this in five different examples.
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$5.00EXPRESSIVE HANDS with Polymer Clay
A two chapter video tutorial demonstrating Kate's personal method for making hands using polymer clay. Many tips and techniques are covered in this 20 minute demo.
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$89.00How to Make a Complete Clown
How to make a complete Clown. In this class you learn how to sculpt the clown's face, his shoes and the gloves. How to paint and how to put the doll together and how to costume him. A bonus lesson is included to convert your clown into a Xmas man.
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$150.00PaperClay-Bird-Wren
with Connie Smith, Content Available February 1, 2021 Here's an unconventional anthropomorphic project: make your own jointed Bird Doll! This version of the Course includes full access to my Private Facebook Group for Q&A sessions/discussion t...
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$100.00Costuming with Ankie Daanen
In this course you can see how Ankie dresses up two dolls in her unique way, how she uses unusual embellishments in her costuming, how to make hats for your doll and also sewing instructions and in addition hundreds of costuming ideas.
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$75.00Make An Artie Bean
Make a complete character beginning with Building the Armature - Sculpting in Paperclay - Sewing the Costume - Painting & Applying the Hair - Assembling the Bean.
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$95.00Hand Sculpting in Porcelain
In this class you will learn how to hand sculpt in porcelain, without using molds. But besides that you can look over Marlaine's shoulder to watch her sculpting faces, hands and feet. The course has both videos for all subjects and an extensive PDF.
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$18.00Making Dolly Necklaces
In this class you learn how to make Dolly necklaces with Ankie Daanen as well as many ideas to create your own. It is a fun class with a quick result.
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$79.00How to Make Mr. Ballwalker
In this course you will learn how to sculpt the face, hands and legs for a Mr. Ballwalker, and also how to paint and how to make his body, and also how to make the base form and how to costume him. So in this course you make a complete standing doll.
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FreeHow Books Can Inspire You
I would like to invite you to see what kind of books I have on my bookshelves that have always inspired me. Because you often need a 'trigger' to stimulate your imagination!
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FreeFREE: TOOLAPALOOZA with Connie Smith
This FREE TUTORIAL is an ongoing, cumulative collection of DIY toolmaking projects. Because sometimes the BEST TOOLS are HANDMADE. Connie Smith.
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NIADA Academy Instructors
Learn dollmaking skills
The NIADA Doll Art Academy courses are taught for all skill levels in techniques such as sculpting, painting, fabric-figure making, textile design, armature design, costuming and more.
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