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Showing posts with label 1/12. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1/12. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Coffee and cigarette


I must have taken a break... Things have come to a critical point, and I didn't have the power to move and work... At least I have cleaned the house! Well, things come, things pass! Time to step over, and restart!

Nobody ever in the world said, that only beautiful things can be miniaturized! Since my mission is to recreate scenes of reality, it totally fits for my style. I got the idea instantly yesterday, so I took my resin to make a mini ashtray. The others just came.

I use polyester resin, simply because it's a whole lot cheaper than epoxy. It took some time, to find the right one, but the seller was really helpful, they answered every stupid question kindly. For this kind of minis, I find it pretty good, and it's easy-coloring by cheap nail polishes - with it, I can manage even the opacity. Great stuff!

I better get back to my work. Since I did nothing for over 2 weeks, it's starting to overwhelm me. I better catch up very soon - this means I'll have more things to write about in the next few days/weeks!



Friday, January 31, 2014

Miniature leather bag - tutorial

I'm learning about leather! Got some scrap leather the other day, and decided to do some a simple sewn bag. This has a simple sketched pattern, nothing difficult. Measured it in 1/12, and planned to pass it for shadow boxes... But I might keep it for myself, and make some others like this. It took about one and a half hours to create completely and a few holes on my hand (can I make something nowadays that doesn't destroy half of my hand skin???). I put a simple sketch of the pattern under, which you can change easily.

Here is a simple tutorial about how to make it:
  • Use the pattern of the size that you like, draw on the backside of the leather (or fabric) of your choice, and cut it.
  • Fold the bag in half, where marked on picture, and saw the sides with the stiches that you like. You can probably use a machine, but I don't have the necessary needles and accessories, so I chose hand sewing.
  • Pinch the holes on the bottom by the sides (as marked), and saw them together;
  • And now you can apply the handle, which, in this case is a simple strip of leather fold in half and sewn. You can use chains, fabric, thread-braids,  satin cords, whatever fits for your design!
  • Apply decorations of your choice- I used simple bronze tone charms, which I got from ebay earlier.
  • Ta-daa!
Hope, you like this project!



20x27mm+handle!


Wednesday, January 29, 2014

I got a package!

I just got a beautiful, awesome, super-duper supply package early this morning! I'm so excited!
This time, I have nothing to do with these creations, except that I will fill them up with clay miniatures! ;)

Just what I needed, just the right size, thanks to Gábor Csepreghy, who made these awesome wooden stuff  one by one!

You all know the feeling, when you get a long waited pack, and open it... I don't know, how you feel about this, but when I get something new, especially some unique and long waited stuff, I must hold it in hands for a while! :D

If you'd like to get your own, you can contact the artist on this e-mail: dskft (at) upcmail (dot) hu

So here comes the photo-bunch! Make sure you check them all, worth it! ;)


Bread case! Dollhouse scale, and with working door :)


Bread case, some rolling boards & pins and a future cookie box

Trays!

It's made this way! ;)

Rolling pins that actually roll!
Size comparison


Cutting board and rolling pin
Now the "family"! Placed on a normal A/4 paper!


Friday, January 24, 2014

Miniature cookies on silver clay tray

I was just trying out a few things... Made some random cookies the other day, and today I played with silver pigment. I made a simple prototype silver tray. It's just silver clay dusted with fimo pigments. I placed on some of my cookies, because: why not? I made too much of them anyways :)


Thursday, January 23, 2014

Miniature cocoa rolls

Cocoa rolls are one of my favourite - well, not to eat, I never liked them too much... :) But it's ideal to miniaturize. These few are flatback rolls, but some more of them are in progress with detailed backside. Actually, these were asked as an earring, but I made a lot more of them, it fits so much everywhere!

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Life in 1/12 and 1/18

I had no time for blogging. Really! In the past days, I was working on lots of small projects, such as garlics, potatoes, plates, hamburgers series, and some more is still in my list. Grapes too...again. I'm also trying to make the perfect doll's eyes, which is not as easy as I thought at first!

I'm really in for dishes and cutlery. For a very long time, I was searching for a good technique for plates, and it took a while, until I managed to make some that fits for my expectations. I feel like I'm going on the perfectionist miniature way, which is not as easy, as the little girl thought at first... 
A few months ago, I ordered a bunch of dollhouse stuff from ebay... Like plates, cups, pots, and also got some others, like flowerpots and eyeshadow trays (this one from a friend, thank you so much again! ;) ). In the past few weeks, I only used them for future shadow box accessories. Since I mostly work with 1/18, I can not find any plates for that measurement. So what? I have to make them myself!

I made a fork, a spoon and a knife at first... with 1cm total length. Baked it, it was almost perfect... until somehow I tossed it from my desk to unbeing :( I couldn't find it, and because it was a few weeks ago, it's nowhere around anymore :(
Then I made two molds, to make saucers. One for 1/12 and one for 1/18... Guess what! I broke the first 1/12 piece, but the 1/18 came out almost perfectly... What's going on guys? Somehow I forgot how to work in a dollhouse scale?

Eeer... no, fortunately not :D But working in 1/18 is a lot more exciting. Why? Because there are lots of things that are literally impossible to remake in such small size, and also some of the techniques that are common with dollhouse scale are impossible to use here. For example the plates.- as you search up plate tutorials, they're all for around 2-3cm dishes, but here, the maximum is approx. 14mm. In diameter. Thickness? As thin as possible without breaking it!

So it's very exciting, that I only have the idea, but the process is very new, and (as I know it) there are no 1/18 tutorials around online. Might be, but I've never found any. :)

Here are my plates so far... From 'rubbish through 'acceptable' into 'nice and usable'! No perfect yet - can it ever be? - but I'm going on the right road I think!

The second series of 1/18 plates :)
First few of my 1/18 plates.
Some burnt, some bumpy...


Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Teabox inspired miniatures #2

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This is the second part of the Teabox-mini series. I choose Ginger and Lemon by teekanne. The picture contains an apple and some lemongrass (i think it is lemongrass), and tried to copy without modification. Somehow the lemon was burnt, so I had to correct the color. I might change it later too, but it turned out quite cute I think :)



Sunday, January 12, 2014

Nachos

I have some unposted stuff from earlier, like this dish of nachos. Pretty simple, but messed it up with the sour cream. The liquid mixture was too thin, and poured everywhere in the oven... I'll keep this one for myself, but ready to remake it!

I used pre-baked chips. Simply took a sheet of light ecru clay, and brushed on soft pastels. Then placed it on some sandpaper, and poked it with a toothbrush and a ball of tin foil, until it got some texture. At the end, I added a bit of black pastels, just like the real thing has as tiny black spots. Cut into triangles, bake, nachos is ready :)
For meat, I used chopped up brownish clay with liquid fimo and pastels. Tomato is from the tomato cane leftover, to minimize the waste. It's not easily visible, but looks good!

No more writing, let the pictures talk for me! (I managed to recover my camera, finally! No professional around yet, but a lot better photos came out of it.)

Size comparison
Nachos


Friday, January 10, 2014

Teabox inspired miniatures #1

Recently I bought a lot of kind of tea. They have really nice package, so I said myself, why not make a miniature of that scene?

The first one is Winter Time by Teekanne. This has the most complex decoration of them all, and it has an apple in it, so I chose this one, I needed some practice in apple tones. This is far the best of my apples, I think!

But I still have problems with photography. Now I get, why is that a unique profession. I have an old and lame camera, and no talent for catching the light. I said light? Oh, it's winter time after all, no light at all, at least here. Now I see, that this scene fits in multiple ways... ;)

Winter time (1/12)
Not a very clean photo, but the best one of the apple, so decided to show you

This piece is made in 1/12 scale, but recreated it, without measure for the winner of the Kacatgyár's blog-opening contest. I hope the winner likes it! :)


Sunday, December 29, 2013

Chicken dance

Bah, the most ridiculous title, that ever popped in my brain :D
Well, chicken... At first, I got a cabochon base from a friend, whom I had tons of trades so far. Turned it, bent it, watched closely, and I got the idea: Roast chicken! The idea was good, but completion is different... (I was such a beginner that time! This was like the 4th piece, I created!)

The upshot became soooo good, that I decided to keep it! But a few asked for chicken, so, I made another one. Unfortunately, both of them sit still in my mini-box, so... -place of the announcement- The one with the wooden board will be up in my soon-to-open Etsy-shop! I'll let you all know, whenever it's live!


Roast chicken on a cabochone base
Roast chicken, second try!


Saturday, December 28, 2013

Co-production time! #1

Well, let me show you this real co-production job! In this bakery, you can see 3 different person's work. So let's see, who is behind the "crime"!

- The arrangement is my partner's, Tandy's work, who's main line is the Shadow Box decoration, which she does with AMAZING sense for furnishing! She cuts, paints, glue, and does all the messy job for us! You can check her site here: http://tandykacatgyar.jimdo.com/

- The wooden shop is created by Attila Székely, who is an excellent, amazing, jaw-dropping good wood-sculptor! Check his products on his site, and you'll be amazed! http://www.szekelyattilafaszobrasz.hu/

- And finally, my job was the content of the bakery, the miniature bread, baguette, croissant, and all the different stuff you can see! I enjoyed this one soooo much!

Now, you have met the team, take some time, to visit their site, and enjoy the beauty they share! I promise, you'll be satisfied!

Ready, steady, eat!

Miniature bakery

Friday, December 27, 2013

Fast food freak out!

I love hamburger! And hot dogs, and pizza, and all kind of fast food. But only if I make it a home, restaurants have that artifical flavor, that I hate in my food. This one is 100% homemade! 1:12 scale, and the board is made of matches, which took like... forever? I only had superglue at home, so at the end, I was alll sticky, and gooey, and... you know, what superglue does to your skin! I should get some glue that fits for wooden pieces!
...not so fast food!

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Wine-lovers' keychain

This project is pretty simple- I always have a hard time, finding out the gifts of each year. This year, I received some wine-opener charms, which I bid on ebay. That was a lucky bidding, for 30/ 0.83$! :D So I made this keychain for my father-in-law. It took about 3 hours of my life, I think worth the time! Also, I had a chance to improve my baguette-making skills :)

A bit of French feeling :)

...or late harvest...?