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Nievesgirl Oct 2, 2013

I am about to start my long over due project. I am making the head of my doll out of polymer clay and I bought some taxidermy glass eyes. Should I add eyes to sculpture as I am sculpting ? would it be ok to bake glass eyes with the clay ?

My section Question is about Lock line. I am going to be working with a 20" long pattern ( I am modding the pattern) it is of a Rottweiler by springtimedesign. I wanted to know what size lock line would work for this ?

Thanks in advance

desertmountainbear Oct 2, 2013

You can bake glass eyes in the oven.  I would think you would need to add them as you are sculpting.  The only other way I know to add them is if you can access them from the back of the head after the baking is done, like a ball jointed doll.  That would mean the head would have to be hollow.

It is hard to say what size lockline to use.  It has to do not only with the length but the width of the body.  I would say if it is a stocky animal you would want at least 1/4".  For my 12-15" bears I use the 3/16 in the spine, and the 1/8 in the limbs.  If I go larger I move up to 1/4" in the spine, and the 3/16s in the limbs.

Elli Oct 2, 2013

I have put taxidermy glass in the oven once and had no problems, yet I would strongly recommend to ask the manufacturer, maybe the paint is not heat-proof.

Nievesgirl Oct 3, 2013

Thank you for the advice !