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My love of Tim Burton movies started with the original release of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” in 1993.
I knew I wanted to make these 2 main characters long before I ever saw Ace of Clay’s fantastic tutorials (links below) but seeing his videos gave me the confidence to go ahead and try them.
I know my daughter also loves these characters, so I decide to make them in pairs and give her whichever set turned out the best.
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It made me feel slightly better that he made the same mistake with his legs.
In the end, there were only a couple things I did differently than the tutorial: I used the very flexible Cos Clay for the skirts as well as the hair. I also baked inbetween each step as I am much more prone to squishing parts that I just finished working on.
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![Printout](https://www.marilynmorrison.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-08-30-14.06.43.jpg)
Making Jack Skellington was pretty simple, I just followed the tutorial, and was pleased with how both of my Jacks turned out.
Sally was a different story, she was definitely harder for me. I made the mistake of not watching the entire tutorial before diving in. I got the legs and skirts all done and cured before realizing I had not put any stitch marks on either. (note to self: always watch the entire tutorial first!) The only option was to break all that clay off and redo them.
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Overall I was pleased with all 4 characters. I let my granddaughter choose which 2 she thought her mom would like the best, and I believe she did!
(Nice job Marissa, love you!)
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Thank you!