Ok I didn't remove the entire arm. Since I had let the clay dry it was harder to remove the forearm and hand but I finally got it off without to much damage.
Working with the doll on my tripod, I started my new arm with the hand covering more of the bust. I keep forgetting that the legs of the tripod are pretty long and once again I tripped, the doll hit the floor and needless to say she completely broke in half. Now if I had a better armature inside maybe it wouldn't have been so bad.
I tried putting the body back together just by wetting the pieces and adding some wet clay. This did not work! I wet the pieces so much that they became a little distorted while trying to reattach them. So I decided to let the pieces dry completely before I tried to reattach them again. While they were drying I realized it would be easier to sculpt the arms and hands with just half the torso. This time my accident worked in my favor.
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My not so great armature. |
On the second go around, I filled the pieces with clay added some wires to anchor both pieces together and finally added a little glue to the inside edge.
This worked! I just needed to fill in the seam with clay and then sand it smooth.
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