To see the progress you need to look at older posts. 

 I started this walker "wanna be" 12 days ago. I have worked on her at least 1-2 hours each day. Some days up to 5 hours.

 Izannah walker dolls were made in the 1800's .

I can not afford to buy one so like so many other dolls on my blog I do "wanna bee's"

I tried the acrylic on the doll. I stopped after just doing the basic shapes because I can see it is NOT going to work for me.

I have done my doll faces with oils and using acrylics is not going to work for me. I like the look and feel of working with oils. The acrylics dry to fast and they do not move like oils.

 It looked so bad -- I repainted it with an oil base coat. 

The oil will have to dry. 

It will take at least a week to dry. Then I will add detail. 

A walker doll was featured in a page of dolls, stamps.

flesh color

 Today I added acrylic base coat. 

Normally my dolls have a very smooth finish. 

Because the walker dolls do not seem to have a smooth finish,  I left the texture of the fabric covering show through.

Not sure I like it but it is what it is. 

Because she is newly made I will not try to make her/him look old. 

Ears and hands

 This morning I added paper clay to the ears to make them blend into the face instead of just being stuck on there. 

When I looked at her last night she reminded me of golem from the hobbit movie LOL

The fingers on the hands were not quite long enough so I added paper clay to them. Messed with this for over an hour. Hours in this girl are adding up.

When she is dry today I will apply the gesso and she will be ready to paint.

I'm not sure the back of her head is big enough but I am just done with making changes. She is what she is. I am ready to do her painting.

Her cloth covering is from a pair of cotton underwear. I used stiffy fabric stiffener to soak the cloth.It worked really well,. There was no need for the messy mix because the head is now very hard.

ears

 Today I finished the seam with paper clay. I made her ears and glued them on. I will use some fabric stiffener on them after they are dry. 

Original walker doll ears are big and ugly. I have an ear pattern I made for my MJ doll pattern. I filled in the holes with paper clay.

I filled in all the seams to make them less apparent.

Arms and legs are sewn on. She is ready for the gesso. Then the painting, then clothes are next.Time spent each day about 2-3 hours.

 Her face cloth layer is on.

And the front shoulder plate.

I used stuffy fabric stiffener instead of glue. 

I am happy so far with how she looks.

There were air pockets so I clipped a small hole to be able to smooth the fabric. 

I will fill in with modeling paste when I do the messy mix.

When looking for sanding paper to sand her down ----I found a pair of antique bootie/socks 

They fit perfectly.

 Not sure if i will paint boots on the legs.

The arms and legs are attached.

 More paper clay on forehead. Done today

The mouth is not right.

More work on that tomorrow.Big snow storm in forecast.

 She will need to be sanded so all the little bumps will be gone.

I'm not sure I want to put a cloth over her. Izannah used glue soaked fabric.I used plaster soaked fabric(rigid wrap. 

She will be covered with Helen Pringles messy mix then oil painted.

Time will tell.

 I thought about her hands and was going to try to make them more detailed then decided they are good enough.

This morning i started adding paper clay to fill in where the rigid wrap did not meet. It will be an all day process. Adding then letting dry to add more. When it is dry I will sand it to remove the imperfections I see in the pictures.

Taking pictures allows me to see better. Not sure why it looks ok then in picture I see what needs attention. She looks pretty good in the dark LOL. 

Not so good in the light but she will get better. I will work on her lips and nose. Forehead needs more rounding.

I am happy with the overall shape. May need a bit more on the back of her head. Time will tell.

The walker doll ears are ugly. i am going to make ears but not sure if they will be cloth or clay.

update Because I was not happy with the hands I ladder stitched along the wrists and fingers It is much better. Fingers are not so fat. The gesso and paint will hide the stitches.