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2/22/2017

Yesterday I spent all day working on my Wizard's beard, then trying to trim his hair to match.
It still needs some fine-tuning, but I'm leaving it for now.

He looks pretty good, but I'm thinking he looks a bit too 'biblical', like Moses parting the Red Sea.

I figured he needed a hat to make him look more like a Wizard, so I made one this morning....

That definitely looks better. Now he's a Wizard instead of a 'prophet'.

11 Comments

Laura J. Underwood

2/22/2017 12:54:25 pm

He is So Perfect!!! Congratulations!

Martha

2/23/2017 09:38:34 am

Thanks!

Donna

2/22/2017 06:03:56 pm

He's wonderful, and ever so kindly and wise looking.

It's funny, my first thought was "Moses"; he would just need a less colourful robe. The hat definitely makes him look less like a prophet.

Martha

2/23/2017 09:42:33 am

I'm glad he looks kind and wise, as he's going to be various 'Santa' figures as well, and maybe even a 'Grandpa'.

I personally prefer him with the hat, as it hides the front edge of the wig, which looks a bit too much like the front of one of those 'magistrate' wigs. All the Santa characters wear hats, so that's not a problem. 'Grandpa' will need a toque, which means a sweater too, but that can wait until later.

Brigitte

2/23/2017 09:51:33 pm

Moses was my first thought too. :-)
The hat is perfect.

Jane Dyer link

2/26/2017 11:16:53 pm

Wonderful tutorial. Very helpful to me as I am making a porcelain Merlin and was at a loss about how to attach his beard.
I love your work and am really sorry to read about your eyesight problems.

Martha

2/27/2017 02:34:51 pm

Gluing a beard on is very tedious work. But if you take your time it's quite possible. I take a small amount of mohair, trim the end off flat with the scissors, then apply some Alene's glue, and place the mohair where I want it, then press it down with a toothpick. As the glue dries, I press it again several times to make sure it's actually held down and in place.

Jane

2/27/2017 02:24:58 pm

Wow! So much has happened while I was away! Your wizard is amazing. And how interesting to see just how much the hat is an essential part of his costume.

That wig and beard look fabulous too......you really are so clever.
I am so pleased you got your wizard/Santa/Grandpa doll so early in the year.

Martha

2/27/2017 02:36:11 pm

It's nice to have his first 'incarnation' done now. Then I have plenty of time to make his Father Christmas clothes. Of course, now you just watch, and me still wait too long, right before Christmas.

mica

3/5/2017 05:41:14 am

oh I LOVE the eyebrows and cheek facial hair- wow hard hard to do!
I do not think his forehead looks like a wig at all, just a tad flat from the hat maybe. anyways Stunning job!!

Martha

3/5/2017 05:45:36 am

Thanks! His beard wasn't as bad to do as I had feared, but I do have some experience gluing on beards from my old art doll days. It's just guy's wigs that frustrate me, especially in this case, since he needed a receding hairline.

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