When your legs have hair ridges: Starfire part 3

Because the base doll I'm using, Clawdeen from Monster High, is a werewolf character she has fur accents above her wrists and ankles.

I told myself that Starfire shoots fire so I’d just try and make those ridges look like fire.

Nope. I started but it didn’t look right.

I then used a new x-acto blade to slice off the ridges, tried a few dremel bits to smooth down the surface (if anyone has a recommendation on what sort of bits to use, I’d looooove advice) and then started to sand down the surface with 600/800/1000/4000 and 6000 grit paper.

The legs got the same treatment:

I sent a LINE message to a friend about the repetitive sanding being somewhat meditative.

This is how I learned my friend has a sandpaper phobia…and that such a thing exists.

Sandpaper, chalk, nailfiles.

I’m not going to understand that phobia (that’s the irrational nature of phobias)  but I assume those textures and the dryness probably bother a LOT of folks.

I'll be working with the legs for a while more. Plenty of little divots and cuts I'll need to avoid making in the future.

I'm happy that Starfire wears boots. 

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