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CDHM The Minaiture Way, Tutorials, How-to's
CDHM The Miniature Way
How-To
June 2010, Issue 6
 


 

Note
We don't have to be exact, since we're not med students, but this will look more accurate. It will help if you have a photo or illustration in front of you.
 

CDHM and IGMA Fellow Kiva Atkinson shows you a how-to in making a heart for your spooky haunted dollhouse in 1:12 scale

Step 8
Then put a slightly smaller knob next to the blood vessel that you just attached.
 
 

CDHM and IGMA Fellow Kiva Atkinson shows you a how-to in making a heart for your spooky haunted dollhouse in 1:12 scale

Step 9
Make one last blood vessel and attach it to the last knob you just attached. Put a hole at the end and smooth out all attached places.
 
 
CDHM and IGMA Fellow Kiva Atkinson shows you a how-to in makiing a heart for your spooky haunted dollhouse in 1:12 scale

CDHM and IGMA Fellow Kiva Atkinson shows you a how-to in making a heart for your spooky haunted dollhouse in 1:12 scale

Step 10
Now for the fatty tissue, take your fatty blend and roll it out very thinly. Then slice a couple of longish wedges.
 
 

CDHM and IGMA Fellow Kiva Atkinson shows you a how-to in making a heart for your spooky haunted dollhouse in 1:12 scale

Step 11
Place the wedges along the main heart as shown in the photo. Smooth it out with your needle tool.

Then texturize the fat to make it look like fat! Now bake the heart according to the directions on your clay package.
 

CDHM and IGMA Fellow Kiva Atkinson shows you a how-to in making a heart for your spooky haunted dollhouse in 1:12 scale

Step 12 (Optional)
For further realism, thin out your deep red paint a bit, and dab it over the heart, so that the color is not uniform, and so that the fat isn't so starkly standing out. CDHM and IGMA Fellow Kiva Atkinson shows you a how-to in makiing a heart for your spooky haunted dollhouse in 1:12 scale
 
 

Of course the underside is unfinished, since I put it on ice. You can add fat to the under to display in a jar, bowl or a lab dish.

 
 
 

 
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