I use a fine grit barrel sander to sand most of my Hitty, but certain areas of the Hitty needs something smaller. Once I sand the Hitty with my dremel, I do the final sanding by hand using 300 grit or finer sandpaper.
Below is an image of the barrel sander I use for sanding the body, V-Joint, and most areas on the arms and legs.
I use the orange sanding stone bit thingy to sand the knee area.
The ankle area.
The elbow area.
The palm of the hand.
And the wrist area.
Once I get all those areas sanded, I then start sanding by hand. The curls and most of the face is sanded by hand, we’d already sanded most of the smoothness when we were using the sanders to shape the face and curls.
Some areas of the face are very tiny and sandpaper will not reach the crevices. In these areas I use the 600 grit diamond bits, but instead of using the dremel, I hold them in my hand and gently “rub” the areas smooth.
Here’s a photo of my Hitty once she has been sanded and is ready to be painted. In the next tutorial, I share resources where you can learn more about painting your Hitty, advanced carving methods as well information on where you can find help in learning more about carving Hittys whenever you need it!
